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.

Stay in tune with the GHSA season by following us on Twitter @PBRGeorgia and on our home page.

Team: Ridgeland
2018 Record: 16-9
Area Number: 6
Area Finish: 2nd
GHSA Classification: 6-AAAA
Head Coach: Scott Harden
Playoff Run: Lost in 1st Round
Returning Seniors: 12

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Experience. Coach Scott Harden returns 12 seniors to his squad and returns all but one of his pitchers from a year ago. With 12 seniors and 12 juniors on the roster, depth will be one of the strengths of this year's team. The swiss army knife of the team, Tanner Hill, returns to fill any role needed. Riley Harris is going to be called upon to excel on the mound, as well as up the middle at shortstop. A long list of impact returnees give the Panthers a chance at making a deep run in 2019.

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