2025 Georgia Preview: Northside Eagles
January 23, 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: Northside Eagles
Head Coach: Joey Walker
Classification: GHSA Class 5A
Region: 2-5A
2024 Record (Finish): 7-22
No. of Returning Positional Starters: 8
Team Strengths: Leadership comes from strong senior class and disciplined defense.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
- 2025 C Justin Canceran
- 2025 LHP Marty Dietrich
- 2026 OF Caden Nelson
- 2026 MIF/RHP Emerson Rugama
- 2026 SS Daniel Valdes
- 2026 INF/OF Chandon Shugart
TOP UNDERCLASSMEN
- 2027 1B Jeremiah Rozier
- 2027 OF Elijah Rozier
TEAM OUTLOOK
For the upcoming spring, this Northside squad looks to turn things around from their season in 2024. This year's senior class is led by Justin Canceran behind the dish, and Marty Dietrich on the bump. As the season rolls on into the late season, this team will have the depth to be able to go into the playoffs especially with a disciplined defense. This year’s junior class is led by OF Caden Nelson, RHP Emerson Ruguma, middle-infielder Daniel Valdes, and Chandon Shugart as an infield/outfield utility player. The upcoming season will be tough sledding with a heavy middle to back-end schedule, facing some of the fiercest talent the state has to offer. With this teams’ senior class leadership, the ceiling is very high for this year's Eagles unit. They will be a talented and mature team that looks to lean on its seniors to carry them into the GHSA state playoffs.
Find more information on the 2025 Northside program below:
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+ Visit the Prep Baseball Georgia, 2025 HS Team Previews
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Upcoming Events
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