GHSA Team Preview: Peachtree Ridge
January 17, 2019
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: Peachtree Ridge
2018 Record: 21-11
Area Number: 6
Area Finish: 4th
GHSA Classification: 6-AAAAAAA
Head Coach: Nick Hogan
Playoff Run: Lost in 1st Round
Returning Starters: 4
Returning Pitchers: 8
TOP PLAYERS
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
| Jack Rasmussen | GA | Peachtree Ridge | 2019 | RHP/SS | West Georgia |
| Thomas LeMaster | GA | Peachtree Ridge | 2020 | LHP | |
| Ryan Nauert | GA | Peachtree Ridge | 2019 | RHP | |
| Dominick McIntyre | GA | Peachtree Ridge | 2020 | 2B/OF/C | |
| Matthew Gill | GA | Peachtree Ridge | 2020 | INF |
SEASON SNAPSHOT
Peachtree Ridge comes into 2019 looking to eclipse their 21-wins from a season ago. RHP/SS Jack Rasmussen (2019; West Georgia signee) will give the Lions a chance in any game, as he leads a strong pitching staff. LHP Thomas LeMaster (2020; uncommited) will be expected to step-up to fill the role as number two starter and RHP Ryan Nauert (2019; uncommitted) will be relied upon to eat up innings out of the bullpen. One question mark for Peachtree Ridge will be where does the offensive production come from? Juniors Dominick McIntyre (2020; uncommitted) and Matthew Gill (2020; uncommitted) will play a large factor in rgar if the Lions are to succeed.