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GHSA Daily Round Up: Tuesday, April 14th

April 15, 2026
Prep Baseball Georgia
Staff

The high school baseball season is officially underway. This is our favorite time of the year and we can’t wait to cover the state from now until the state championship. Be sure to to be tuned in daily for content on the season.

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Here we will take a look at the games our scouts went to from the previous day and highlight key moments, standout players and our takeaways from the game.

Lagrange @ Trinity Christian

Score: Trinity Christian win, 7-2

Standouts:

Colin Knowles, 2B, 2026, Trinity Christian

Fran-J Confesor, 3B, 2027, Trinity Christian


Zazil Schoop, C, 2027, Trinity Christian


Woods Carter, OF, 2028, Lagrange


Riley Cockrell, SS, 2028, Lagrange

Key Moments: The Lions jumped out to an early lead in the first, thanks to a Thomas Thigpen RBI double as the offense didn’t look back from there. Colin Knowles added an RBI double in the 2nd to make it 2-0. Lagrange answered back in the top of the 3rd as they tied it at 2 a piece. Riley Cockrell got Lagrange on the board with an RBI single and Adam Burns tied it with a SAC Fly. Fran-J Confesor jumped all over a fastball during his at-bat in the 3rd inning and sent a towering shot over the LF fence to make it 3-2. Trinity tacked on 2 more runs behind a Zazil Schoop 2 RBI 2B extending the lead to 5-2. Schoop would come through later in the 6th inning for an RBI single and another run came across as well to make it a 7-2 victor for Trinity.

Avery’s Takeaway: I was able to get the chance to see Trinity to open the season and furthermore in a late season victory before playoffs. This is a put together lineup that could make noise in the private classification if they can carry over the momentum and get quality innings on the mound. Upperclassmen Colin Knowles, Thomas Thigpen, Evan Osterman, Fran-J Confesor, and Zazil Schoop power this offense and could do damage on any given night. This was our first look at Lagrange this season and it was clear to see that they have a couple of talented sophomores that will be the core to this team for the coming years led by names like Riley Cockrell and Woods Carter.

Dalton @ Cartersville

Score: Cartersville win, 14-4

Standouts:

Cooper Reynolds, OF, 2027, Cartersville

David Vargas, SS, 2028, Cartersville

Charles Chappelle, OF, 2026, Dalton

Cole Crawford, C, 2027, Cartersville

Nate Russell, RHP, 2026, Cartersville

J.B Nichols, RHP, 2029, Cartersville

Key Moments: Dalton would come out hot thanks to a Caine Woods leadoff barrel and error would put him at 3B quickly before a Charles Chappelle sac fly. Canes would answer back in a hurry with the first 6 batters reaching base in the bottom half of the inning with Cole Crawford, Cooper Reynolds, and Nolan Elrod all adding RBI hits to take the early 4-1 lead after one and wouldn’t look back from there. 5 more runs in the 2nd and 3rd would put things out of reach early with Elrod, Crawford and David Vargas all coming through with more RBI swings for Cartersville. Nate Russell showed pitchability and ability to escape some jams in the big win. Generated swing-and-miss with all four pitches while striking out 7 over 4.0 IP and JB Nichols was equally impressive to shut the door out of the bullpen with 4 K in 2.0.

Ian’s Takeaway: The offense was running on full cylinders for Cartersville Tuesday night with impact coming throughout the lineup. The trio of Cole Crawford, Cooper Reynolds and David Vargas would be outstanding as they combined 10-for-13 with 5 XBH, 9 RBI, and 6 R while Reynolds would lead the way with his 5-for-5 performance. Nolan Elrod and Brayden Logan provide the veteran leadership while showing the clutch gene often then you see early impact out of underclassmen like Tyler Hickman, Gianni Gandy and more. While the offense has carried this team to a 19-0 record in region play, having a guy you can depend on at the top of the rotation is just as valuable and Nate Russell provides that and then some. Pitch mix is deep with strong command and ability to generate soft contact often with a quality defense behind him. Coach Tucker knows how to get the most out of his team and the Canes are rolling at the right time with their eyes set on yet another final-four run.

Newnan @ Northgate
Score: Northgate wins, 15-5
Standouts:
Max Threlkeld, INF, 2027, Northgate


Cooper Spencer, 2028, Northgate


Sam Lowe, SS, 2027, Northgate


Ben Roche, OF, 2026, Newnan


Key Moments:
Newnan jumped out to an early lead after a leadoff single by Hayes Maginnis. Northgate answered back with a big knock by Cooper Spencer with the bases loaded in the 2nd. Newan took the lead back in the 3rd after singles by Caden Truitt and Joey Pfister and back to back doubles by Ben Roche and Reid Davis. It looked like Newnan was in control early with a 5-1 lead, but Northgate was patient at the plate and rattled off 5 free bases in the 3rd, then Sam Lowe finally delivered a hit that would make it 7-5. Turner Houston and Max Threlkeld would follow him up to cap off a 9 run inning for the Vikings. From there Justin Cosme came in and shut the door on the mound. Junior Max Threlkeld would come through again in the 5th to walk it off (run rule) and take home the region title.

Huddy’s Takeaway:

I was at this exact game and exact series nearly a year ago to the date. The table was turned this year and Northgate only needed to win 1 game, whereas Newnan needed the sweep to win the region. The Cougars dog piled on their field a year ago for the title, so Northgate was ready to cap off their stellar 2 loss season this year and they did just that. This Northgate team had freshman up and down the line up this time last year and now those sophomores are ready for the moment and ready to make a run in the playoffs. There have been seniors like Justin Cosme and Sam Marvin that have really stepped up this year on the mound and at the plate. The Vikings are going to be fun to follow in the playoffs, but be sure not to count out the Cougars as they 2 seed with the experience they have in their state championship run last season.

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