Prep Baseball Report

GHSA Team Preview: Duluth


PBR Georgia Staff

The Georgia High School Association has announced that opening day of the 2019 season will commence on Feb. 11. Programs were allowed to begin practicing in an official capacity on Jan. 14, meaning it's time for the PBR Georgia staff to break down the high school baseball scene in the state in the countdown to the first pitch thrown in 2019.

Our staff sent out a preseason questionnaire to the head coaches across the state. Leading up to opening day, we'll be publishing their responses. Eventually, these team previews will bring us to our Preseason Power 25 ranking, a list of the top-25 programs in the state, updated each week.

Until then, with the help of the submitted questionnaires and our staff's research, we'll be providing you a snapshot of the prep baseball scene in Georgia. We're publishing region-by-region breakdowns along the way on the site, but allow these team preview posts to provide for you a more detailed look at the program, with some first-hand insight from the head coach, too.

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Team: Duluth
2018 Record:
7-19 
Area Number: 6
Area Finish: 6th
GHSA Classification: 6-AAAAAAA 
Head Coach:
Ryan Turner
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 4

TOP PLAYERS

Name State School Class Pos Commitment
James Sattler GA Duluth 2019 RHP/1B  
Matthew Helmstetter GA Duluth 2019 C  
Deshaun Richardson GA Duluth 2021 SS/RHP  

SEASON SNAPSHOT

Coach Ryan Turner heads into the 2019 season with higher expectations than last season's seven win team. With seven returning starters and four pitchers, the Wildcats will not be short on depth. Coach Turner will have the leadership of standout seniors RHP/1B James Sattler and C Michael Hemlstetter to guide his team. Sophomore SS/RHP Deshaun Richardson will be relied upon heavily and has the potential to be a real impact player.

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