Power 25 HS Preview: #10 Lowndes

January 30, 2023
PBR Georgia Staff
Hudson Graham

The 2023 Georgia high school baseball season is less than a month away. With the season getting pushed up one week the coaches and players have an extra week to prepare for opening day. Will it be sunny and 75? Or below freezing for opening day? The Georgia weather is unpredictable, just like trying to predict who will come out on top of each classification. The talent in the State of Georgia continues to be one of the best in the country. Some regions have a fresh new look, and some region foes will continue to battle for that top spot to earn the best road to the state championship.

We will begin to preview our Power 25 rankings each day until the season begins. Each week we will be releasing our players of the week, updating the Top 10 in each GHSA classification as well as a Power 25. Be sure to follow PBR Georgia on twitter for live action each week, as our staff travels throughout the state to cover baseball in the great state of Georgia.

High School Name: Lowndes

Coach’s Name: Ryan Page

Classification: 7A

2022 Record: 27-9

Region: 1-7A

No. of Returning Starters: 7

Team Strengths: Winning Culture, Depth

Top Returning Players:

OF Qrey Lott (2023)
1B Cooper Melvin (ABAC, 2023)
SS Weston Turner (2023)
OF Cooper Scruggs (2023)

Top 2024 Prospects:

3B Tate Sirmans (South Carolina)
2B Carson Page (Georgia Tech)
RHP Noah Thigpen (Troy)
SS Ashton Bohler
OF Jordan Hudson
OF Jude Jaramillo

Top 2025 and 2026 Prospects

OF Coleman Lewis (2025)

Team Outlook
The talented south Georgia squad is poised to make another postseason run. The heavily relied on sophomores are now a year older, and ready to finish the job in 2023. The core seniors, Qrey Lott, Cooper Melvin and Weston Turner will lead the offense. Turner has been a favorite at LakePoint the past few summers. The athletic right handed hitter always seems to find a way to get on base. ABAC commit Cooper Melvin will supply the power in the line up.

Qrey Lott OF / RHP / Lowndes, GA / 2023

Rankings StateRank: 294 / POS: 42

2023 Qrey Lott- #Uncommitted

Really like the way the swing works from Lott. Long, lean athletic frame. Long levers, but uses hands well through the zone, staying compact and on plane. Hard lineout here. @PBRGeorgia @_Gatorball_ @PBRTournaments pic.twitter.com/gsc0xBaROY
— Doug Freeman (@DougFreemanPBR) June 30, 2022

Cooper Melvin 1B / 3B / Lowndes, GA / 2023

Rankings StateRank: 259 / POS: 11

2023 Cooper Melvin@_Gatorball_

Sturdy, developed frame. Efficient mover, clean actions w/lift. Melvin pulls one to LF for an RBI 1B. @PBR_Uncommitted | @PBRGeorgia pic.twitter.com/s4u8FKw47p
— PBR Florida (@PBRFlorida) July 2, 2022

Weston Turner MIF / OF / Lowndes, GA / 2023

Rankings StateRank: 221 / POS: 5

‘23 SS Weston Turner (@_Gatorball_; @lowndesbaseball) battled to a 3-2 count before flicking an RBI line drive 1B into CF. Aggressively looks for the extra bag. Lanky, athletic 6-3, 175. @PBRGeorgia #PBRnpi pic.twitter.com/CQEBMmGfXm
— Phil Kerber (@PhilKerber) June 12, 2021

Juniors Tate Sirmans and Carson Page are two of the top hitters in the 2024 class. They will need another big season to get the Viking back to the playoffs. Noah Thigpen was one of the top arms at the campus tour this fall. Thigpen has a high ceiling and the velo only continues to climb. Their first big test this year will be against Houston County, the second game of the season. The Vikings have been a staple in the GHSA playoffs the last few years. This team could have the deepest run the last few years.

Tate Sirmans 3B / SS / Lowndes, GA / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 29 / POS: 2 OverallRank: 269 / POS: 22

Really like the approach from ‘24 3B/SS Tate Sirmans (@TEAMELITENATION; @lowndesbaseball) got his swing off early in the count and then toned things down to poke a 1B thru the left-side. @PBRGeorgia @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/BBZejOunwK
— Phil Kerber (@PhilKerber) June 13, 2021

Carson Page SS / 2B / Lowndes, GA / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 54 / POS: 10

#WreckHavoc commit ‘24 2B/SS Carson Page (@baseballlowndes) comes thru with a huge RBI 1B to extend the lead over N Paulding 3-1. Page fell down 0-2 before lining one into CF. Gamer. Advanced approach.@PBRGeorgia @ShooterHunt #GDC pic.twitter.com/EfOMsPDw2t
— Phil Kerber (@PhilKerber) February 19, 2022

Noah Thigpen RHP / 3B / Lowndes, GA / 2024

Rankings StateRank: 48 / POS: 15

‘24 RHP Noah Thigpen (@TEAMELITENATION)

Elite deliv w/ rhythm, perf sequence & backside connection. Uber athletic thru up+down+out phases. Vast hip/shoulder separation @ landing. Clean, mid depth 3/4 AA repeats!

FB 88-90 bore
SL 77 sweep+depth
CH 80@ShooterHunt @PBRGeorgia pic.twitter.com/7Kh9I0AUfh
— Justin Goetz (@JGoetzPBR) November 8, 2022