2014 ghc baseball media guide

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OUTLETS RADIO WYXC 1270AM Radio John Underwood 470- 315-2411 NEWSPAPER Daily Tribune Jason Greenberg 770-382-4545

BASEBALL COMMUNICATIONMike Marra [email protected] 678-872-8142

Gil Suarez [email protected] 845-701-1395

Tim Havas [email protected] 845-794-4467

Ray Baker [email protected] 404-512-6083

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Mike Marra 1st year Alma Mater Brockport St.

Associate Head Coach Gil Suarez 1st yearAlma Mater Kaplan University

Special Asst. to the HC Tim Havas 1st yearAlma Matter University of Albany

Volunteer Asst. Ray Baker 1st yearAlma Matter Campbell University

Athletic Trainer Jay Mills

GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGEINFORMATION

Location Northwest GeorgiaEnrollment 5,490Nickname ChargersTeam Colors Blue & OrangeNational A�iation NJCAA Region 17Conference GCAAPresident Dr. Renva WatersonAthletic Director Phil Ga�neyMailing Address 5441 Hwy. 20 NE Cartersville, Ga. 30121

Midea Information ...........................................................................1Opening Day .................................................................................... 2Letter from Coach Marra ............................................................... 3ASMI ..................................................................................................... 42014 Schedule .................................................................................. 52014 Players Preview ..................................................................6, 7Facilities ............................................................................................... 9Meet Coach Marra ......................................................................... 10Meet Coach Suarez .........................................................................11Meet Coach Havas ..........................................................................12Meet Coach Baker ........................................................................... 12Meet the players ..................13,14, 17, 20, 22,24, 26, 29, 30, 33Thank you sponsors ........................................................................36

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A new era in Georgia Highlands Athletics is underway with the inaugural home opener of Charger Baseball scheduled for Sunday, February 2 at Richard Bell Field in Cartersville, Georgia. The Chargers will take on the Cougars of Cleveland State Community College from Cleveland, Tennessee in a historical doubleheader to open the 2014 season. The �rst game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

Coach Mike Marra is looking at this game and the following 13 games as valuable experience for a very young team before conference play gets underway on March 4. As the inaugural team for Georgia Highlands, many of the players are freshmen and won’t be used to the speed of the game at the college level. Only six sophomores are on the 30-man roster, bringing limited, but valuable experience to the team. Of the projected nine starting hitters for Sunday, eight are freshmen and will have the rare opportunity of making their college debut in a program’s inaugural game.

What they lack in experience, they make up for in pitching and defense. A con�dent Coach Marra said of his team, “We’re going to be a pitching team this year. The o�ense will come along as the season progresses and these kids gain experience. But we’re going to rely on our pitching and the speed of our defense to keep us competitive.” The goal for Coach Marra is to make the postseason in the program’s �rst year. “Short term, our goal is to use the next month or so to get better, to shorten the gap between the high school and college level,” said Marra. “If we can do that, I think we can be very good and have a chance to compete for the one of the six postseason berths for our conference.” The top six GCAA conference teams will make the postseason conference playo�s.

Until a permanent home �eld can be established, all home games will be played either at the East Cobb Baseball Complex, located at 4617 Lee Waters Road in Marietta, or at Woodland High School, located at 800 Old Alabama Road SE in Cartersville. Weekday games will be played at East Cobb and weekend game at Woodland High School. The only exception will be this weekend’s double-header at Cartersville High School’s Richard Bell Field, located at 11 Sugar Valley Road in Cartersville.

For more information on Chargers Baseball visit their website: http://www.highlands.edu/athletics/mens/baseball/

You can call visit Coach Marra’s blog at: http://ghcbaseball.weebly.com/

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Pictured L to R: Dr. Renva Watterson, President Georgia Highlands College; Michael Marra, Chargers Head Coach; Matt Santini, Mayor of Cartersville.

Dear Georgia Highlands College baseball fans,

As I enter my �rst year at the helm of the Georgia Highlands College baseball program, I am excited to get the ball rolling and take a step forward in de�ning what it means to play Charger baseball.

Physical athletes who compete hard will de�ne Charger baseball. Georgia Highlands College baseball team will earn a reputation for giving 100 percent each pitch. We will make plays, not excuses.

Coaching baseball has been a passion of mine for the past 22 years, and now I have the opportunity to lead a team that competes in one of the Nation’s most competitive conferences.

As we continue the new era of Charger baseball, my sta� and I are looking for players who are the right �t for our style of baseball. We want players who play for the name on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back. I want players who appreciate the opportunity to be a student-athlete and a role model. We are looking for players who “bring it” every day and compete with relentless toughness and tenacity.

We expect a diligent work ethic and a passion for playing hard. We expect our players to carry a lunch box to the ballpark every day. Talent doesn’t equal success, preparation does. My sta� and I can develop talent. The development comes easier to players who are fueled by a passion and fearlessness.

That fearlessness will be re�ected in the schedule we play. After facing us once, opponents are going to respect Georgia Highlands College baseball’s will to win. They’ll remember the way Georgia Highlands competed from the �rst pitch to the �nal out.

This year we will build the foundation for the future and this season we will continue to make the foundation stronger brick by brick. Wins and losses will take care of themselves, but I can GUARANTEE we will come to the �eld hungry to compete and motivated every day. There’s no question we’ll work to make the NJCAA Region 17 playo�s a reality.

Baseball builds character; be part of the construction crew,

Michael Marra

Georgia Highlands College5441 Highway 20 NECarterville, GA 30121Michael Marra,Baseball [email protected]@GHCbaseball

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Mike Marra, head baseball coach for the Georgia Highlands College Chargers, believes in taking care of his players. He has recently taken all the pitchers on the inaugural team to Birmingham for biomechanical pitching evaluations at the renowned American Sports Medicine Institute. The primary purpose is to prevent injury, but as an added bene�t the analysis will also show weaknesses in a player’s pitching mechanics, allowing him to work on improving his throwing motion.

Once at ASMI, the athletes visit a lab where their range of motion is assessed. That process lets the analysts understand the limits of a player’s mechanics – metrics like how far his stride can reach or how far back his arm can swing before the forward motion begins and the ball is released. Then the pitcher is out�tted with nearly two dozen re�ective markers, which are placed at key anatomical landmarks on his shoulders, torso, arms, legs, feet and head. As the pitcher throws the ball, his motion is recorded by eight high-speed, infrared cameras that pick up the re�ective markers and transmit them to a computer with a software program designed by ASMI. The program then calculates the body angles, joint velocities and timing mechanisms (kinematics) of the movement as well as the joint forces and torques (kinetics).

The results of the biomechanical pitching evaluation are based upon the motion analysis data as well as ASMI's knowledge of biomechanics, baseball, orthopedics, physical therapy, and strength & conditioning. Researchers also study the data to determine shoulder and elbow comfort during the pitch.

The group has collected a database of mechanics from elite athletes – pitchers who throw at a velocity of 85 miles per hour or higher over an extended period of time and have avoided injury. ASMI has studied these pitchers’ stride length, pelvis rotation, lead knee �exion and shoulder extension rotation to evaluate how their movements keep them injury-free. They then compare the movements of the pitchers who come to be evaluated to see how their mechanics di�er. Because

they know how likely certain mechanics are to cause injury, they can provide information on how to change the pitch for greater safety and e�ciency.

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Tyler Elwer at the ASMI lab being �tted with re�ectivemarkers used with infrared cameras to record andanalysis his pitching mechanics.

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LE2014 CHARGERS BASEBALL SCHEDULESun., Feb. 02 1:00 - Cleveland St. (DH) at GHC TBA 3-9, 8-7Fri., Feb. 07 3:00 pm - GHC at Piedmont Demorest, GA 12-10Sat., Feb. 08 12:00 pm - GHC at Piedmont Demorest, GA Sat., Feb. 08 2:30 pm Baseball - 6-5, 9-10Sun., Feb. 09 1:00 pm - Piedmont at GHC Woodland High School 5-3Fri., Feb. 14 2:00 pm - GHC at Chattahoochee Valley CC Golden Park 3-6Tue., Feb. 18 5:30 pm - Chattahoochee Valley CC at GHC East Cobb 5-14Fri., Feb. 21 7:30 pm - Cecil vs. Georgia Highlands, Florence, SC 5-2Sat., Feb. 22 9:30 am - FDTC vs. Georgia Highlands , Florence, SC 7-10Sat. Feb. 22 5:00pm - Georgia Highlands vs. Potomac St., Florence, SC 4-7Sun., Feb. 23 12:00 pm - USC-Lancaster vs. Georgia Highlands, Florence, SC 3-6Tue., Feb. 25 3:00 pm - Walters State (DH) at GHC East Cobb 3-9,2-11Wed., Feb. 26 2:00 pm - GHC at Shorter University Rome, Ga 9-2

Tue., Mar. 04 3:00 pm - GHC at South Georgia College Douglas, Ga 2-9Fri., Mar. 07 5:30 pm - South Georgia College at GHC East Cobb Sat., Mar. 08 1:00 pm - South Georgia College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School Tue., Mar. 11 6:00 pm - ABAC at Georgia Highlands East Cobb Fri., Mar. 14 6:00 pm - GHC at ABAC Tifton, Ga Sat., Mar. 15 6:00 pm - GHC at ABAC Tifton, GA Tue., Mar. 18 6:00 pm - Andrew College at GHC East Cobb Fri., Mar. 21 3:00 pm - GHC at Andrew College Cuthbert, Ga Sat., Mar. 22 1:00 pm - GHC at Andrew College Cuthbert, GA Tue., Mar. 25 5:00 pm - GHC at Middle Georgia College Cochran, GA Wed., Mar. 26 2:00 pm - GHC at Cleveland St. Cleveland, Tn Fri., Mar. 28 5:30 pm - Middle Georgia College at GHC East Cobb Sat., Mar. 29 1:00 pm - Middle Georgia College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School

Tue., Apr. 01 5:00 pm - Darton College at GHC, East Cobb Fri., Apr. 04 6:00 pm - GHC at Darton College, Albany, GaSat., Apr. 05 12:00PM - GHC at Darton College, Albany, Ga Sat., Apr. 05 2:00 pm - GHC at Darton College Albany, Ga Tue., Apr. 08 3:00 pm - GHC at East Georgia College Swainsboro, Ga Fri., Apr. 11 2:00 pm - East Georgia College at GHC East Cobb Sat., Apr. 12 1:00 pm - East Georgia College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School Tue., Apr. 15 6:00 pm - Georgia Perimeter College at GHC East Cobb Fri., Apr. 18 6:00 pm - GHC at Georgia Perimeter College Covington, Ga Sat., Apr. 19 1:00 pm - GHC at Georgia Perimeter College Covington, Ga Tue., Apr. 22 5:30 pm - Gordon College at GHC East Cobb Fri., Apr. 25 5:00 pm - GHC at Gordon College Barnesville, Ga Sat., Apr. 26 1:00 pm - GHC at Gordon College Barnesville, Ga Tue., Apr. 29 1:05 pm - GHC at West Georgia Technical College Douglasville, Ga

Fri., May 02 2:00 pm - West Georgia Technical College at GHC East Cobb Sat., May 03 1:00 pm - West Georgia technical College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School May 07 - May 10- TBA - GCAA TOURNAMENT at Darton St. College May 14 - May 17- TBA - NJCAA East District Tournament- Region 17 Winner May 24 - May 31 - NJCAA College World Series - Grand Junction, Colorado

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The Chargers in�eld should be one of the team’s strongest assets heading into the 2014 season. All of the in�elders can make all the routine plays and sprinkle in a few web gems to solidify the “D”.

Khari Anderson (Atlanta.Ga/Carver HS), Camden McGill (Cartersville, Ga./Woodland HS), Blake Oxenreider (Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown HS), Matt Reynolds (Hiram. Ga./Hiram HS), will anchor the middle of the diamond. All are capable of playing both SS and 2B.

Dalton Geekie (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS) and Maxwell Watkins (Hiram, Ga./McEachern HS) will man the hot corner for the Chargers.

Chap Lindstrom (Cumming, Ga./Central Forsyth HS) will be the Chargers primary 1B and Ed Lott (Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mt. HS) will spell Lindstrom.

OUTFIELDERS

The out�eld will be anchored by the “human eraser”, Freddie Beamon (Dahlonega, Ga./Lumpki n Co. HS) in center �eld. Beamon can take hits away from opposing hitters with this great athleticism. Ty Fowler (Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville HS) will start in right �eld and provides punch at the plate. Gavin Peters (Douglasville, Ga./Alexander HS), Elijah White (Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb HS), Chris Baker (Calhoun, Ga./Sonoraville HS) and Mikhail Cazenave (Rainbow City, Al/Westbrook Christian HS) will platoon in left �eld and spell Beamon and Fowler.

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2014 Season PreviewC A T C H E R S

The Chargers enters the 2014 season with four players on the roster that can see time behind the dish. Moorehead St. transfer, Andy Mocahbee, (Ringgold, Ga./Ringgold HS/Moorehead St.) headlines behind the dish. Sophomore, Brad Sansing (Woodstock, Ga./Etowah HS), and Freshmen Alec “Sunshine” Arnsdor� (Clyo, Ga./E�ngham HS) and Trey Silmon (Rossville, Ga./LFO HS) will also compete for time behind the plate for the Chargers this spring.

DESIGNATED HITTERS

Several candidates will compete for the DH spot, including the only pitcher who can handle the bat. Nick Constan (Opelika, Al./Lee Scott Academy) can drive the ball with power from the left side of the plate along with Camden McGill (Cartersville Ga./Woodland HS) and Blake Oxenreider (Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown HS).

From the right side of the plate, Andy Mocahbee (Ringgold, Ga./Ringgold HS/Moorehead St.) will be the leading candidate when not wearing the tools of ignorance behind the dish. Out�elders Gavin Peters and Elijah White will also get some opportunities in the DH spot.

P I T C H E R S

The success of the 2014 Georgia Highlands baseball season will ride on the arms of the pitching sta�. The Chargers have experience with the addition of two sophomore transfers; Dillon Swaggerty (Marietta, Ga./The Walker School/LMU) and Jamie Thaggard (Acworh, Ga./Etowah HS/Gordon CC) will anchor the sta� along with Freshmen Albert Harless (Dallas, South Paulding HS) and Parker Acu� (Woodstock, Ga./Etowah HS).

The bullpen will be a critical part of the Chargers sta� as Coach Mike Marra likes to play match ups late in the game. Freshman Mitchell Mannino (Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove HS) will start the inaugural season as the Chargers closer. The submariner makes it di�cult on hitters with his unorthodox delivery.

LHP, Jeremy Brown (Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek HS), will be called on to be the lefty specialist out of the pen.

Mikhail Cazenave (Rainbow City, AL/Westbrook Christian HS) will be used as the bridge to Mannino to hold down the 8th inning as well as get out of jams in the middle innings.

Tyler Elwer (Roswelll, Ga./Lassiter HS), John Hood (Cartersville, Ga./Woodland HS), Gregory Gerard (Bremen, Ga./Bremen HS), LHP, Brent Kyzar (Leesburg, Ga./ Lee County HS) Ed Lott (Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mt. HS) and LHP, Nick Constan (Opelika, AL/Lee Scott Acadmey) will all compete for the 5th starting spot and long relief stints as the season progresses along.

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FacilitiesEast Cobb Baseball ComplexThe complex itself is a 30-acre, eight diamond, multimillion-dollar facility complete with indoor and outdoor batting cages. The complex has meeting rooms for players, covered dugouts and living quarters for out of town players and families who sometimes spend weeks on the premises. It is located about twenty miles away from downtown Atlanta.

There are two weeks in July when the complex holds one of the biggest tournaments in all of amateur baseball for ages 17-and-under and 18-and-under. Perfect Game USA organizes tournaments like this throughout the entire country. Perfect Game leases the East Cobb Baseball facility, with many other �elds in the area, and hosts over 2,000 players to play in this major tournament. More than 125 teams from around the country attend the event. Major league and college scouts from around every come to the event to recruit these young players.

Woodland High School Woodland High School is a public high school in Bartow County, Georgia, serving grades 9 through 12. The school also has a pre-Kindergarten program The total enrollment is 1,500, usually comprising students from two nearby public middle schools.

This school has the most students of any school in Bartow County. The school o�ers a wide range of academic and extra-curricular programs, including interactive clubs, performing arts programs, and competition against other schools in each of Woodland's sports programs. Since Woodland has such a large student intake, all of its sports are in 5A Classi�cation in Region 5.

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Phone: 678-872-8142Email: [email protected]

M.S. Cortland St.Graduate Studies; San Diego St.B.S. Brockport St.

Marra comes to GHC from New York State, where he taught physical education for 22 years and coached for 12 in a high-school environment. Most recently, he coached baseball at Sullivan County Community College in New York, where he resurrected the college's baseball program, which had not �elded a team since 1986.

In creating that program he outlined a three-year plan for success. In the program's second year the college's team reached the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XV Final Four, then won the NJCAA Region XV championship the following year. Marra also served as assistant director of athletics and as an adjunct instructor in the physical education department at Sullivan County Community College.

While coaching high-school teams, Marra was named the 2004 American Baseball Coaches Association Region I High-School Baseball Coach of the Year. He was named coach of the year three times by the Kingston Daily Freeman and once by the Times Herald Middletown Record. He was also recognized by his peers as the as the American Baseball Coaches Association NJCAA Region XV Baseball Coach of the Year in 2008.

Marra holds a Master of Education from the State University of New York at Cortland and a Bachelor of Science in physical education from SUNY Brockport. He and his wife Ann now reside in Cartersville, Georgia.

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Meet Coach Suarez

CHARGER COACHING STAFF

Before making the jump to Georgia Highlands College, Suarez, a native of Monticello, NY, joined head coach Mike Marra as an associate head coach at Monticello High School for the 2008-2012 seasons. While at Monticello, Suarez handled the in�elders and assisted in hitting and coaching third base, helping the Panthers to Sectional berth in 2010.

Suarez's responsibilities at Georgia Highlands will include coaching third base, working with the middle in�elders and serving as Future Chargers Baseball Camp Director. Additionally, Suarez helped the Chargers recruit their �rst ever recruiting class.

Suarez began his playing career at Monticello (NY) HS where he started for three seasons as SS/RHP. He spent two seasons at Orange Co. CC (NY). Suarez played with the Sullivan Spartans of the CBL and eventually signed a pro contract with the Montreal Expos in 2004 and played for the Expos Class A team in the Apple Valley League (MN).

"Gil and I worked together for four years during our time at Monticello (NY), so I know �rsthand what a tremendous person and baseball coach he is," Marra said. "Gil shares the vision I have for this program and he will work relentlessly to help us achieve the goals we have for the future of Charger Baseball."

Phone: 845-701-1395Email: [email protected] A.S. Kaplan University

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Tim is a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, NY and a graduate of Monticello High School. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law School in 1988 and since has practiced law in Monticello. Havas has coached youth baseball for the past 25 years having participated with the Monticello Little League, Collegiate Baseball League, Hudson Valley Wood Bat League and Middletown Babe Ruth. Havas spent the past �ve seasons on GHC's head coach, Mike Marra's coaching sta� at Monticello HS.

Baker has been a part of baseball in Cobb County for over 15 years developing and preparing players for the next level. For the last 6 years Ray has directed the Georgia Fierce 18u travel team with multiple players reaching the college level.

Ray is a native of Portsmouth, Va where he played high school baseball. He advanced his playing career as a member of Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. He served one year as an associate in the Player Development program with the Montreal Expos. Baker holds a BA Degree in Communications Management from Campbell University. His professional career he has worked in sponsorship and advertising associated with Major League Baseball, NCAA College World Series, BCS Bowl Games and Final Four.Ray has resided in Kennesaw, Ga for the last 25 years. Has a son attending Georgia Southern University.

CHARGER COACHING STAFF

Phone: (845) 794-4467Email: [email protected]

B.S. State University of New York at AlbanyJ.D. Hofstra Law

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Meet the 2014 Chargers

Pre-Game Meal- Chick-Fil-APlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper Jones/Derek JeterCelebrity that freaks me out: Lady GagaFavorite Movie: Seven PoundsFavorite TV Show: baseball tonightI wish I were better at: Ping PongMy game most resembles: Dustin PedroiaFR- 5'10" 165LBS. L/R

Cartersville, Ga. / Woodland HS@BMac_McGill

1 Camden McGill-2B

Major: General StudiesFavorite Midnight Snack: Steak N ShakeFavorite Food: SteakPre-Game Meal: Chicken FingersPlayer my game most resembles: Tim LincecumFavorite Pro Team. New Orleans SaintsFavortie TV Show: Breaking BadPlayer I idolized growing up: Mark McGwire

Fr.- 5'10" 160LBS. Rainbow City, AL./ Westbrook Christian@mmmikhail

3 Mikhail Cazenave- RHP/OF

Major: Criminal JusticeFavorite Midnight Snack: Taco BellFavorite Food: Lobster & SteakPlayer I idolized growing up: Ozzie SmithFavorite Pro Team: NY YankeesFavorite Vacation Spot: Colorado

Fr. 6'3" 205LBS. Kennesaw, GA,/North Cobb HS@FinallyFamous_4

5 Elijah White - OF

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Major: BiologyFavorite Food: PizzaFavorite Midnight Snack: CerealPre-Game Meal: SpaghettiPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper JonesI'm as good as anyone at: NBA 2K13Favorite Movie: Man of SteelFavorite TV Show: SportscenterOn my Ipod: Country

Fr. 5'11" 175LBS. R/RCalhoun, GA./Sonoraville HS@chrisdoecuz

6 Chris Baker-OF

Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: Powdered DoughnutsPre-Game Meal: Moe'sFavorite Holiday: Thanksgiving Nickname: FrogFavorite Movie: The NaturalPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper Jones

6'3" 190LBS. R/RCartersville, GA./Cartersville HS@SuperTy7

7 Ty Fowler- OF

Major: General StudiesFavorite Midnight Snack: Taco BellFavorite Food: ChickenPre-Game Meal: SubwayPlayer I idolized growing up: Jose ReyesPlayer my game most resembles: Dustin PedroiaNickname: OxAdvice to Kids: Come early, leave late

FR. 5'9" 175LBS. L/RCedartown, GA./Cedartown HS

8 Blake Oxenreider - 2B

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Major: BiologyFavorite Midnight Snack: CookiesFavorite Food: ShrimpPre-Game Meal: Turkey SandwichesPlayer my game most resembles: Jimmy Rollins/Brandon PhillipsNickname: K-DogFavorite Movie: Despicable MeFavorite TV Show: Scooby DooPlayer I idolized growing up: Michael Jordan

FR. 5'8" 175LBS. R/RAtlanta, GA./Carver HS@I_AM_Khari

9 Khari Anderson- SS

Major: Special EducationFavorite Midnight Snack: Fudge RoundsFavorite Food: MexicanFavorite Color: OrangeI'm as good as anyone at: Corn HoleOn my Ipod: John MayerPlayer I idolized growing up: Jason HeywardPre-Game Meal: Chick-Fil-AFR. 6'2" 180LBS. R/R

Dahlonega, GA./Lumpkin Co. HS@Freddie_Beamon

11 Freddie Beamon III-OF

Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: Pudding Cups/OreoesFavorite Food: ShrimpPre-Game Meal: Chick-Fil-APlayer I idolized growing up: Johnny DamonPlayer my game most resembles; Chad Bradford,Pete RoseI wish I was better at: Time ManagementNickname: DirtFavorite Movie: Waterboy/ Forrest Gump

FR. 5'10" 170LBS. R/RPowder Springs, GA./Hillgrove HS@mitchellmannino

12 Mitchell Mannino- RHP

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Major: HistoryFavorite Midnight Snack: BananaAdvice to kids: Lift weightsFavorite Food: PizzaPlayer my game most resembles: Brian McCannNickname: Sunshine Favorite Website: TwitterFavorite Movie: Bull DurhamPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper Jones

FR. 5'11" 195LBS. R/RClyo, GA/E�ngham HS@alecarnsdor�

15 Alec Arnsdor�- C

Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: waterFavorite Food: steakPre-Game Meal: Lots of carbsWeirdest thing you've ever eaten: KangarooNickname: CuffPlayer I idolized growing up: Randy Johnson

FR. 6'3" 195LBS. L/LWoodstock, GA./Etowah HS@ParkerAcu�

18 Parker Acu�- LHP

Major: ChemistryFavorite Midnight Snack: ChipsCan't imagine a week without: PhoneFavorite Food: SushiPre-game meal: SubwayPlayer I idolized growing up: Tom GlavineOn my Ipod: CountryFavorite Movie: Dark Knight RisesFR. 6'0" 190LBS L/L

Dacula, GA./Mill Creek HS@13JeremyBrown

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Major: CommunicationsFavorite Midnight Snack: CerealFavorite Food: SteakPre-Game Meal; Chicken SandwichPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper JonesPeople don't know this about me: I can solve Rubik's Cube Favorite Movie: The RookieFR. 6'4" 195LBS. R/R

Bremen, GA./Bremen HS@therealGtard

19 Gregory Gerard- RHP

Major: Physical EducationFavorite Midnight Snack: McDonald'sFavorite Color: BluePre-Game Meal: Peanut Butter and JellyPlayer I idolized growing up: Evan LongoriaCelebrity that freaks me out: Miley CyrusMy game most resembles; Mark TexieraNickname: GeekFavorite Movie: Breakfast ClubFR. 6'5" 190LBS. R/R

Powder Springs, GA./McEachern HS@Geeked_2013

20 Dalton Geekie- 3B/RHP

Favorite Midnight Snack: Snickers/PaydayCan't Imagine a week without: The SunFavorite Food: Mac & CheesePre-game meal: SubwayPlayer I idolized growing up: John SmoltzOn my Ipod: Call me maybeFavorite Movie: 42Favorite TV Show: Intentional TalkFR. 6'3" 195LBS. L/R

Dallas, GA./South Paulding HS@a_harless18

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SO. 6'3" 220LBS. R/RCumming, GA./Central Forsyth HS

24 Chap Lindstrom- 1B

Major: BusinessBorn: Miami, FLFavorite Midnight Snack: PB & JFavorite Food: Taco SaladPre-Game Meal: Zaxby'sI'm as good as anyone at: Video gamesFavorite Pro Team; Oakland RaidersFavorite Movie: IncrediblesFR. 6'4" 210LBS. R/R

Kennesaw, GA./Kennesaw Mt. HS@edlott_33

25 Ed Lott- RHP/1B

Major: General StudiesFavorite Midnight Snack: PB & JFavorite Sport other than baseball: MotorcrossPre-Game Meal: Snickers and Mt. DewFavorite Food: SushiPlayer my game most resembles: Kelly JohnsonFavorite Movie: Bull DurhamFavorite Vacation Spot: Denver, Co.FR. 6'3" 180LBS. R/R

Douglasville, GA./Alexander HS@gavz_here

26 Gavin Peters- OF

2014 chargers baseball scheduleSun., Feb. 02 1:00 pm Baseball - Cleveland St. (DH) at GHC TBA 3-9, 8-7Tue., Feb. 04 2:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Chattanooga St. Chattanooga, TN Fri., Feb. 07 3:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Piedmont Demorest, GA Sat., Feb. 08 12:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Piedmont Demorest, GA Sat., Feb. 08 2:30 pm Baseball - GHC at Piedmont Demorest, GASun., Feb. 09 1:00 pm Baseball - Piedmont at GHC Woodland High School Fri., Feb. 14 2:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Chattahoochee Valley CC Golden Park Tue., Feb. 18 5:30 pm Baseball - Chattahoochee Valley CC at GHC East Cobb Fri., Feb. 21 7:30 pm Baseball - Cecil vs. Georgia Highlands, Florence, SC Sat., Feb. 22 9:30 am Baseball - FDTC vs. Georgia Highlands , Florence, SC Sat. Feb. 22 5:00pm Baseball -Georgia Highlands vs. Potomac St., Florence, SCSun., Feb. 23 12:00 pm Baseball - USC-Lancaster vs. Georgia Highlands, Florence, SC Tue., Feb. 25 3:00 pm Baseball - Walters State (DH) at GHC East Cobb Wed., Feb. 26 2:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Shorter University Rome, Ga Tue., Mar. 04 3:00 pm Baseball - GHC at South Georgia College Douglas, Ga Fri., Mar. 07 5:30 pm Baseball - South Georgia College at GHC East Cobb Sat., Mar. 08 1:00 pm Baseball - South Georgia College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School Tue., Mar. 11 6:00 pm Baseball - ABAC at Georgia Highlands East Cobb Fri., Mar. 14 6:00 pm Baseball - GHC at ABAC Tifton, Ga Sat., Mar. 15 6:00 pm Baseball - GHC at ABAC Tifton, GA Tue., Mar. 18 6:00 pm Baseball - Andrew College at GHC East Cobb Fri., Mar. 21 3:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Andrew College Cuthbert, Ga Sat., Mar. 22 1:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Andrew College Cuthbert, GA Tue., Mar. 25 5:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Middle Georgia College Cochran, GA Wed., Mar. 26 2:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Cleveland St. Cleveland, Tn Fri., Mar. 28 5:30 pm Baseball - Middle Georgia College at GHC East Cobb Sat., Mar. 29 1:00 pm Baseball - Middle Georgia College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School Tue., Apr. 01 5:00 pm Baseball - Darton College at GHC, East Cobb Fri., Apr. 04 6:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Darton College, Albany, GaSat., Apr. 05 12:00PM Baseball - GHC at Darton College, Albany, Ga Sat., Apr. 05 2:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Darton College Albany, Ga Tue., Apr. 08 3:00 pm Baseball - GHC at East Georgia College Swainsboro, Ga Fri., Apr. 11 2:00 pm Baseball - East Georgia College at GHC East Cobb Sat., Apr. 12 1:00 pm Baseball - East Georgia College (DH) at GHC Woodland High School Tue., Apr. 15 6:00 pm Baseball - Georgia Perimeter College at GHC East Cobb Fri., Apr. 18 6:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Georgia Perimeter College Covington, Ga Sat., Apr. 19 1:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Georgia Perimeter College Covington, Ga Tue., Apr. 22 5:30 pm Baseball - Gordon College at GHC East Cobb Fri., Apr. 25 5:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Gordon College Barnesville, Ga Sat., Apr. 26 1:00 pm Baseball - GHC at Gordon College Barnesville, Ga Tue., Apr. 29 1:05 pm Baseball - GHC at West Georgia Technical College Douglasville, Ga Fri., May. 02 2:00 pm Baseball - West Georgia Technical College at GHC East Cobb Sat., May. 03 1:00 pm Baseball - West Georgia technical College (DH) at GHC Woodland High SchoolWed., May 07 - Sat. May 10-TBA Baseball- GCAA TOURNAMENT at Darton St. CollegeWed. May 14- Sat. May 17- TBA Baseball - NJCAA East District Tournament- Region 17 WinnerMay 24-May 31 - NJCAA College World Series- Grand Junction, Colorado

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Major: General StudiesFavorite Food: SpaghettiCan't imagine a week without: ClothesPlayer my game most resembles: Billy WagnerPre-Game Meal: TunaCelebrity that freaks me out: EllenI wish I were better at: CookingFavorite Movie: Joe DirtOn my Ipod: RockFavorite College Team: Auburn

FR. 5'10" 180LBS. L/LOpelika, AL./Lee Scott Academy@nick_constan

33 Nick Constan- LHP/DH

Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: Waffle HouseFavorite Food: SteakPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper JonesFavorite Movie: MoneyballFavorite TV Show: DexterPre-Game Meal: PastaFavorite College Team: LSUFR. 6'5" 195LBS. L/L

Leesburg, GA./Lee Co. HS@brentkyzar

27 Brent Kyzar- LHP

Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: OreosFavorite Food: Cheese burgersPre-Game Meal: PastaPlayer I idolized growing up: Derek JeterFavorite Pro Team: YankeesFavorite TV Show: Law and OrderFavorite Movie: Pitch PerfectFR. 5'10" 210LBS. R/R

Hiram, GA./McEachern HS@MaxWat_23

28 Maxwell Watkins- 3B

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Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: avacadosFavorite Food: Fried RicePre-Game Meal: grilled chickenFavorite Pro Team: Red SoxFavorite Movie: Rambo First BloodFavorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother

So. 6'0" 185LBS. L/RWoodstock, GA./Etowah HS/Gordon CC@BradSansing

40 Brad Sansing- C

Major: CommuicationsFavorite Food: SubwayPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper JonesPeople don't know this about me: I'm a twinFavorite Movie: Forrest GumpFavorite TV Show: Walking DeadFavorite Sport other than baseball: bowling

FR. 6'1" 195LBS. R/RRinggold, GA./Ringgold HS/Morehead St.@amoc8

37 Andy Mocahbee- C

Major: BusinessNickname: HollywoodFavorite Midnight Snack: Steak N ShakeFavorite Food: PastaFavorite Sport other than baseball: VolleyballPre-Game Meal: Mac N CheeseFavorite Pro Team: SF GiantsFavorite Movie: Major League/ MoneyballFavorite Vacation Spot: MexicoPlayer I idolized growing up: Barry Bonds

FR. 6'3" 185LBS. R/RRoswell, GA./Lassiter HS@tyler_elwer

44 Tyler Elwer- RHP

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Major: Physical TherapyPlayer I idolized growing up: Derek JeterFavorite Holiday: ChristmasFavorite Color: Sky BlueFavorite Pro Team: ATL Braves

FR. 5'8" 170LBS. R/RHiram, GA./Hiram HS@matt_reynolds

45 Matt Reynolds- INF

Favorite Midnight Snack: PizzaPre-Game Meal: PastaPlayer I idolized growing up: Peyton ManningPlayer my game most resembles: Craig KimbrelPeople don't know this about me: I'm a prettygood singerNickname: SwaggOn my Ipod: CountryFavorite Movie: ArmegedonSO. 6'4" 180LBS.

Canton, GA./The Walker School/LMU@swaggertydillon

46 Dillon Swaggerty- RHP

Major: General StudiesFavorite Food; PastaPre-Game Meal; Protein and FruitFavorite Holiday; ChristmasOn my Ipod; Country and RapFavorite TV Show; Family GuyFavorite Player; Josh Hamilton

FR. 5'10" 180LBS. R/RCartersville, GA./Cartersville HS@battle_harris

50 Lee Harris Battle- RHP

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Major: BusinessFavorite Midnight Snack: GoldfishCan't imagine a week without; my phoneFavorite Color: BlueFavorite Food: PizzaPre-Game Meal: 5-hour energyPlayer I idolized growing up: John SmoltzMy Game Resembles: Matt HarveyI'm as good as anyone at: GuitarNickname: HoodyFavorite Movie: Lord of the Rings

FR. 6'3" 205 LBS. R/RCartersville, GA./Woodland HS@datguyhood

51 John Hood- RHP

Major: BiologyFavorite Midnight Snack: StrawberriesFavorite Food: Moe'sPlayer I idolized growing up: Chipper JonesPlayer my game most resembles: Tim HudsonFavorite Holiday: July 4th

SO. 6'4" 185LBS. R/RAcworth, GA./Etowah HS/Gordon CC@j_thagg

55 Jamie Thaggard- RHP

Major: CommunicationsFavorite Midnight Snack: Protein ShakeFavorite Food: Grilled ChickenPre-Game Meal: Oatmeal/Grilled ChickenPlayer I idolized growing up: Mark McGwire Favorite TV Show: Sister SisterOn My Ipod: TupacMy game most resembles: Jarrod Saltamoccia FR. 6'3" 225LBS. R/R

Rossville, GA./LFO HS@trey_silmon14

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