GHSA Team Preview: Woodland-Cartersville
January 22, 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: Woodland-Cartersville
2018 Record: 16-15
Area Number: 7
Area Finish: 4th
GHSA Classification: 7-AAAAA
Head Coach: Colby Coursey
Playoff Run: Lost in 1st Round
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 5
TOP PLAYERS
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Koby Stansel | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2019 | RHP/INF | |
Bailey Ward | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2019 | C/RHP | Young College |
Marco Haro | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2019 | INF/RHP | |
Toby Queen | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2019 | OF/RHP | |
Peyton Posey | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2021 | UTL | |
Scotty Smith | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2021 | RHP/INF | |
Jakob Foss | GA | Woodland-Cartersville | 2021 | RHP/OF |
SEASON SNAPSHOT
Woodland-Cartersville is in a good position heading into the 2019 season with seven returning starters. Coach Colby Coursey has a good mix of youth and experience on this year's club. Seniors Koby Stansel, Bailey Ward, Marco Haro and Toby Queen will provide leadership and a plethora of experience. Returning underclassmen Peyton Posey, Scotty Smith and Jakob Foss are going to be counted on to have a bigger role and impact.