2025 Georgia Preview: Lassiter Trojans
January 9, 2025
The 2025 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement abounds throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Georgia.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in the GHSA or GIAA state playoffs, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Georgia. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews and by continuing our scheduled podcasts and releasing our preseason top-10 rankings in each GHSA classification and Power 25.
Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state.
Each week we will be releasing our Players of the Week, updating the top-10 ranks in each GHSA classification, as well updating our Power 25 overall rankings. One thing, especially, you don’t want to miss are our scheduled podcasts with guests from across the state, as well as the recaps and previews of the big games we’re covering.
*Please note the information has been gathered from head coaches across the state, based on their replies to the questionnaire we distributed over this offseason.
High School: Lassiter Trojans
Head Coach: Kyle Rustay
Classification: GHSA Class 5A
Region: 6-5A
2024 Record (Finish): 21-16, Quarterfinals
No. of Returning Positional Starters: 2
Team Strengths: Deep pitching depth
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
- 2025 RHP DJ McDowell, Tennessee commit
- 2025 RHP Parker Wilson, Auburn-Montgomery commit
- 2025 LHP/1B William Whitlock
- 2025 OF Preston Dean, Berry College commit
- 2025 OF Quinn Hughes
- 2025 C/IF Will Michaels
- 2026 LHP/1B Caden Lenzi
- 2026 1B Caden Fox
TOP UNDERCLASSMEN
- 2027 C/3B Kyle Montgomery
- 2027 IF/C Chase Campbell
TEAM OUTLOOK
The Trojans come into 2025 replacing seven everyday starters from last year’s lineup but Coach Kyle Rustay will not be short of talent with big-time arms in the staff and veteran underclass bats ready for their chance to shine. Former Future Gamer and Tennessee commit RHP DJ McDowell has sky-high upside as SP1 for the Trojans, with the type of arsenal to be one of the top senior arms in 5A. Senior RHP Parker Wilson gives Lassiter a formidable duo to lead a rotation, as Wilson is coming off a big summer campaign as well as earning great experience as a junior. Uncommitted Caden Lenzi has to chance to round out the rotation as a durable LHP with pitchability that helped lead to 32 K in 25 IP as a sophomore. The bullpen returns its top arm in senior closer LHP William Whitlock, who could have double-digit save potential after notching eight last year. OFs Quinn Hughes and Preston Dean with C Will Michaels give Lassiter senior bats that can reinforce the lineup and provide stability at the top. 6-foot-6 junior 1B/DH Caden Fox has present plus raw power and can be the main source of power for this club in the cleanup spot. MIFs Sean Wilson and Connor Lee provide solid floors up-the-middle with quality bat-to-ball skills as well as sound defensive actions to be high-level double play combo. Sophomores Chase Campbell and Kyle Montgomery could be two underclassmen to watch for the Trojans with good positional flexibility and considerable upside to tap into at the plate. Region 6-5A will be chock-full of good pitching with the likes of Pope, River Ridge, Sequoyah, and others but Lassiter has the arms to contend with any of them. If the bats can find their groove early, the Trojans could be one to watch.
Find more information on the 2025 Lassiter program below:
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+ Visit the Prep Baseball Georgia, 2025 HS Team Previews
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Upcoming Events
SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
East Georgia Preseason ID |
1/12 | Infinite Vision Sports Academy - Flowery Branch, Ga |
Preseason All-State: Underclass | 1/18 | Infinite Vision Sports Academy - Flowery Branch, Ga |
Preseason All-State: Upperclass | 1/19 | Infinite Vision Sports Academy - Flowery Branch, Ga |
East Georgia Rising Stars ID (2029 and 2030 grads) | 2/1 | Infinite Vision Sports Academy - Flowery Branch, Ga |
LakePoint Rising Stars ID (2029 and 2030 grads) | 2/17 | LakePoint Sports |
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