The opening round of the GHSA Class 6A-1A state baseball playoffs delivered no shortage of standout performances as teams across the state began their championship quests. From dominant pitching to explosive offensive outbursts, players stepped up in big moments to lead their teams to crucial first-round victories. Here’s a look at some of the top individual performers who made a major impact and helped set the tone for what’s shaping up to be an exciting postseason.

We released our 6A-4A Round 1 recap yesterday you can click HERE to check that out.

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Class 1A-II Top Performers

• Hudson Coronati (Baconton)
  6 IP, 9 K’s. 4 for 6, 5 RBI, 2 BB
• Griffin Thomas (Charlton County)
  6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
• Stone Carey (Lanier County)
  5-for-7, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R
• Kendrick Noble (Lanier County)
  .500, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 BB
• William King (Lake Oconee Academy)
  4-for-6, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R; 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
• Korbin Dietrich (Bowdon)
  4-for-6, 2 HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB

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Class 1A-I Top Performers

• Aiden Goodwin (Gordon Lee)
  7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
• JR Zeimet (Gordon Lee)
  .500 AVG, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB
• Veer Patel (Vidalia)
  6-for-7, 3 2B, RBI, R, BB; 7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, No-Hitter
• Clayton Beck (Bleckley County)
  9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
• Cooper Dean (Model)
  6-for-7, 2 HR, 2B, 7 RBI, 7 R, 2 BB
• Reece Grodeman (Model)
  6-for-7, 3B, 2 2B, 5 RBI, R, 2 BB
• Cade Middleton (Pepperell)
  7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K; 2 2B, 5 RBI
• Ty Mobley (Washington County)
  7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K; 2 RBI

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Class Private Top Performers

• Pierce Wilson (GAC)
  4 for 10, 2 HR, 4 RBI
  
• Jakobi Bowens (GAC)
  5 for 13, 2B
  
• Matthew Lazarus (GAC)
  3 for 8, HR, 4 RBI
  
• Ian Cobbs (GAC)
  3 for 9 2 2B, 6 RBI
  
• Jared Givins (GAC)
  3 for 10, 2 HR, 4 RBI
  
• Brice Gillis (Wesleyan)
  3 for 6, 3 HR in game 2
• Adam Cantrell (Providence Christian)
  6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 8K, W
• Owen Harris (Providence Christian)
  5.0 IP, 10 K, W
• Eli Attaway (Prince Ave Christian)
  5-for-6, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
• Cole Broxton (Prince Ave Christian)
  5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
• JD Aufderheide (North Cobb Christian)
  3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 HBP
• Dalton Kelley (Calvary Day)
  5-for-8, 2 2B, 4 R, 2 BB, SB
• Joe Crenshaw (Lovett)
  3-for-7, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
• Weston Hughes (Savannah Christian)
  4-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R

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Class 2A Top Performers

• Ty Tillery (Morgan County)
  7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K; 4-for-6, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB
• Hudson Reed (Morgan County)
  3-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, BB
• Jarrod Deen (Appling County)
  7 IP, 5 H, 0 R
  
• Nathan Nance (Appling County)
  3 for 6, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 BB, 5 R
  
• Ethan Baltazar (Appling County)
  3 for 6, 2 2B, 1 HR
• Hudson Huff (Franklin County)
  2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB, SB
• Parker Moorhead (Franklin County
  5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
• Jaxon Harris (Pierce County)
  6.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 15 K
• Luke Taylor (Callaway)
  5-for-7, HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
• Slade Hunt (Callaway)
  7.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, No-Hitter
• Braiden Rouse (Crisp County)
  .500 AVG, 2B, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB
• Rob Yagyu (Rockmart)
  5-for-7, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R

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Class 3A Top Performers

• AJ Rice (Pickens)
  7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 17 K; 2B, RBI, R
• Christian Starks (Pickens)
  6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K; 2 H, RBI, BB
• Walker Spivey (Harlem)
  3-for-8, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB; 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K
• Steven Harshbarger (Harlem)
  4-for-7, HR, 2B, RBI, R, 2 BB
• Eli Primm (Jefferson)
  4-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, SB
• Ryan Reed (Jefferson)
  5-for-7, RBI, 2 R, 2 SB
• Daniel Coker (Jefferson)
  3-for-5, 3B, 4 RBI, R
• Branson Crawford (North Hall)
  5-for-7, 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB, SS; 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K
• Cody Bridger (Cherokee Bluff)
  3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB
• Ethan England (Cherokee Bluff)
  4-for-7, 3 2B, 4 RBI, SB
• Brady Christman (Mary Persons)
  2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 5 R, SB, BB
• DJ Hudson (Peach County)
  6-for-7, 2 HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB

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Class 4A Top Performers

• Tate Altman (Wayne County)
  7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• Nic Thomas (Wayne County)
  6-for-9, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
• Zach Simmons (Kell)
  6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
• Michael Dee (St. Pius X)
  .333 AVG, HR, 3B, RBI, 2 R
• Mckale Stevenson (St. Pius X)
  6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
• Andrew Purdy (Cartersville)
  6-for-6, 3 HR, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB; 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
• Caden Dawson (Blessed Trinity)
  4-for-7, 5 RBI, 4 R, 5 SB
• Joseph Contreras (Blessed Trinity)
  6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 13 K
• Aiden Zagryn (Blessed Trinity)
  5-for-8, 3 2B, RBI, 3 R
• John Loudon (Marist School)
  3-for-7, HR, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 R
• Noah Gerrick (Marist School)
  5-for-7, 5 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 SB
• Jamie Vicens (Marist School)
  5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 13 K
• Cooper Underwood (Allatoona)
  5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K; 56 pitches
• Sam Clower (North Oconee)
  7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

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Class 5A Top Performers

• Carson Adomnik (South Paulding)
  7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 12 K’s, 66/90 strikes
• Luke Edwards (Effingham County)
  6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
• Connor Johnson (River Ridge)
  7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Jaden Hill (Newnan)
  6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K; 67 pitches
• Dax Kilby (Newnan)
  5-for-9, Grand Slam, 5 RBI, 3 R, SB
• Callum Spivey (Habersham Central)
  HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
• Nick Bobrowski (Pope)
  7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
• Jensen Morneau (Pope)
  3-for-4, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
• Isaiah Galason (Houston County)
  HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB, 5 SB
• PJ Fitzpatrick (Creekview)
  6-for-12, 2 RBI, 2 R; 6.1 IP, 3 ER, 7 K
• Jackson Stanley (Creekview)
  7-for-12, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB
• Myles Tate (Woodward Academy)
  3-for-7, 2 HR, 2B, 7 RBI, 3 R, BB
• Carson Ray (Woodward Academy)
  5-for-11, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
• Hudson Gailey (Habersham Central)
  .426, .529 OBP, 4 R
• Maverick Chitwood (Habersham Central)
  .300, 1 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
• Lucas Machado (Habersham Central)
  7 IP, 1 ER
• Kaiden Howell (Loganville)
  5-for-8, 3 R, 2 RBI

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Class 6A Top Performers

• Garrett Moon (Lowndes)
  7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K
• Matthew Kerrigan (Lowndes)
  4-for-7, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 SB
• Porter Berryman (Parkview)
  6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 K no-hitter on 62 pitches
• Joseph Soto (Brookwood)
  7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
• Matthew Sharman (Etowah)
  6.0 IP, 2 ER, 11 K; HR, 4 RBI, R, 2 BB
• Caden Borcherding (Etowah)
  5-for-6, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
• Logan Wideman (Walton)
  5-for-8, HR, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R
• Jake Gaskill (North Gwinnett)
  6-for-7, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 5 SB, BB
• Ryan Hall (North Gwinnett)
  6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K; 3-for-7, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
• Yenli Nolasco (North Paulding)
  7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
• Dominic Stephenson (Harrison)
  HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB
• Xavier Hill (Harrison)
  5-for-7, RBI, 2 R, BB

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