GHSA Team Preview: Southeast Whitfield
February 4, 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: Southeast Whitfield
2018 Record: 11-19
Area Number: 4
Area Finish: 4th
GHSA Classification: 4-AAAA
Head Coach: Brad Lofton
Returning Starters: 10
Returning Pitchers: 8
TOP PLAYERS
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
| Javier Favela | GA | Southeast Whitfield | 2019 | SS/RHP | |
| Murphy Flood | GA | Southeast Whitfield | 2019 | UTL | |
| Omar Chavarria | GA | Southeast Whitfield | 2019 | INF/RHP | |
| Bryson Lofton | GA | Southeast Whitfield | 2021 | INF |
SEASON SNAPSHOT
Coach Brad Lofton enters 2019 in a position that not many coaches find themselves. The Raiders bring back their whole starting lineup in addition to thier entire pitching rotation. Leading the way for the will be standout two prospect Javier Favela. Favella is coming off a 2018 campaign in which he struck out 64 batters in 54 innings. Murphy Flood and Omar Chavarria return to pace the offense. Flood batted .354 with 10 doubles, one triple and 23 RBI in 2018, while Chavarria had a .419 batting average with 12 doubles, one triple and 28 RBI. Sophomore infielder Bryson Lofton made an impact as a freshman and will be called upon to do so once more.