Four Jackets Are All State
Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine name Jeff Davis High Head Coach Paul Glass and junior shortstop Britt Metts as the Class 2A Coach of the Year and Player of the Year after the Yellow Jackets won the 2019 Class 2A Baseball Championship.
In making the announcement, the magazine said, “Glass guided Jeff Davis to the Class 2A title in what was supposed to be a rebuilding season in Hazlehurst. The Yellow Jackets captured their second state championship in three years.”
With the Jackets losing only one senior from the 2019 team, the prospects for 2020 are bright.
Of Metts, the magazine said, “Metts excelled in everything he did this past season for Jeff Davis to help the Jackets to the state championship. The leadoff hitter provided contact and power at the plate, but his pitching in clutch situations was just as valuable. Metts recorded saves in both Games 2 and 3 to help Jeff Davis defeat Rockmart in the best-of-three state championship series.”
Metts, junior catcher Colby Marchant and junior outfielder/pitcher Caleb Leggett were named to the Georgia Dugout Preview Class AA First Team All State. And most of the First Team players were 2019 opponents of the Yellow Jackets.
Junior pitcher/second baseman Garrison Miles drew an Honorable Mention All State honor, which most Jacket fans would find a slight on the right-hander who led the team with an 11-1 record, and was the winning pitcher in the championship game against Rockmart.
In another perceived slight, while Jeff Davis’ championship team had four All-State honorees, runner-up Rockmart led all schools with eight selections; Thomasville, eliminated in the second round by Bacon County, had six; and Bacon County, eliminated in the third round by Callaway, had five.
Score Atlanta
Class AA Final Rankings
1. Jeff Davis
2. Rockmart
3. Bleckley County
4. Bremen
5. Harlem
6. Callaway
7. Westside-Augusta
8. Bacon County
9. Social Circle
10. Thomasville
Class AA First Team All State
Name Year Pos. Team
Dylan Bailey Sr. 3B Rockmart
Cooper Brown Sr. P Bacon
Jumbo Brown Jr. 1B Bremen
Carson Cook Sr. P Bremen
Ty Floyd Jr. P Rockmart
Andrew Henry Sr. OF Social Circle
Lane Kitchens Sr. OF Bleckley
Kody Drause Sr. OF Fitzgerald
Daniel Lavender Sr. 1B Elbert
Caleb Leggett Jr. OF Jeff Davis
Colby Marchant Jr. C Jeff Davis
Landry Mead So. SS Vidalia
Britt Metts Jr. SS Jeff Davis
Adam Newberry Sr. OF Bacon
Bubba Newell Sr. P Fitzgerald
Tray Owens Jr. DH Heard
Logan Shelton Sr. RP Rockmart
Davis Smith Sr. P Social Circle
Nathan Smith So. C Thomasville
Mason Spivey Sr. P Harlem
Jonah Stout Sr. Util. Lamar County
Drake Wade Sr. SS Callaway
Hurston Waldrep Jr. P Thomasville
Class AA Second Team All State
Peyton Adams Jr SS Elbert
Bennett Arney Jr. OF Bacon
Chandler Ball Sr. P Social Circle
Jacob Bradshaw Jr. P Thomasville
Reede Couch Jr. OF Rockmart
Brison Creech Sr. P Westside-Aug.
Brayden Eavenson Jr. OF Elbert
Carter Glenn Jr. OF Dade
Brooks Hardie So. C Bremen
Skyler Ivey Jr. P Bacon
Cullen Lee Jr. DH Putnam
Brody Little So. C Bleckley
Brody Parkerson Sr. 3B Bremen
Mason Rollings Jr. 1B Heard
Dylan Smith Jr. P Harlem
Jonathan Suppes Sr. RP Rockmart
Caleb Veitch Sr. 1B Chattooga
Harley Walker Dt. P Dade
Carson Waters Jr. SS Bleckley
Bryson Whited Fr. Util. Vidalia
Justine Whitehead Jr. 2B Banks
Brannon Whitlock Sr. P Chattooga
T.J. Wright Sr. OF Westside-Aug.
Class AA Honorable Mention
Calum Banks Anderson Jr. 1B S. Atlanta
Maylon Cochran Sr. SS Thomasville
Brayden Cole Jr. 3B Rockmart
Gabe Duncan Fr. Of Thomasville
Rett Edwards So. 2B Model
Jack Fernandez Jr. 3B Bleckley
David House Sr. 2B Social Circle
Caleb Houston Jr. C Bacon
Cole Hudson Fr. C Elbert
Colton Lopez Jr. SS Harlem
Colby Masters Jr SS Westside-Aug.
Garrison Miles Jr. P Jeff Davis
Ryan Mimbs So. OF E. Laurens
Braelin Mitchell Sr. DH Callaway
Justin Moore Fr. P Callaway
Andrew Morris So. OF Rockmart
Trent Shepard Sr. OF Callaway
Harrison Stewart Jr 3B Thomasville
Brodie Swader Fr. SS Dade
Wesley Wade Sr. SS Pepperell
Cooper Yanzetich Fr. 2B Rockmart
