The Georgia Highlands Baseball season came to an end on Wednesday when a late rally erased their 5-3 lead and eliminated the Chargers from the NJCAA Region 17 tournament. Despite going home earlier than they hoped, GHC skipper Dash O'Neill had nothing but praise for the 2019 edition of the Chargers. "These guys battled through a ton of adversity to pick up the 3 seed in a very competitive league this season, and I'm proud of them. Not many teams can survive losing key pieces and still put together a solid campaign, and we did that this year. This was a resilient group that cared about one another and will go down as one of the best teams we've had thus far."
The 2019 team set a bevy of program records this season as well as pulling in some impressive accolades along the way. Highlights include Skylar McPhee earning the first Player of the Year honor in program history, Travis Sands being named Male Scholar Athlete, and 8 Chargers earning post season awards. Here is a list of all of the accomplishments and awards earned during the 2019 season:
AWARDS
GHC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year - Travis Sands
GCAA Player of the Year - Skylar McPhee
All GCAA - Skylar McPhee, IF
All GCAA - Bryson Horne, IF
All GCAA - Malik Spratling, OF
All GCAA - Parker Orr, C
GCAA Gold GLove - Skylar McPhee, 1B
Region 17 All Tournament Team - Malik Spratling, OF
Region 17 All Tournament Team - Bryson Horne, IF
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Batting Average - Skylar McPhee, .427
Hits - Skylar McPhee, 79
Home Runs - Malik Spratling, 15
Stolen Bases - Lavoisier Fisher, 26
Extra Base Hits - Skylar McPhee, 30
Total Bases - Skylar McPhee, 133
Slugging Percentage - Skylar McPhee, .719
Strikeouts (Pitcher) - Dalton Rhadans, 71
Fielding Percentage - Alex Marquand, 1.000
Runners Caught Stealing - Parker Orr, 23
TEAM RECORDS
Slugging Percentage .472
Home Runs 55
Extra Base Hits 161
Total Bases 790
Conference Wins 15
GAME RECORDS
First No-Hitter in Program History - Stevie Szucs, Ryan Smithson, Trace Twardoski, Skylar McPhee, and Logan Ward (combined) vs East Georgia 4/27/19
Consecutive Games With a Home Run - 6
Hits - 23 vs ABAC 4/15/19
Total Bases - 40 vs ABAC 4/15/19
Home Runs - 5 vs Andrew 4/12/19
Stolen Bases - 11 vs Emmanuel 4/1/19
SOPHOMORES COMMITTED AS OF 5/12/19
PARKER ORR - EASTERN KENTUCKY, NCAA DI
BRYSON HORNE - COLUMBUS STATE, NCAA DII
TRAVIS SANDS- EMORY UNIVERSITY, NCAA DIII
MALIK SPRATLING- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY- NCAA DI
BRADY BARKER- GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, NCAA DII
BRANT BROWN- ECKERD COLLEGE, NCAA DII
ANTONIO RENEO- TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE, NAIA
ZACH FORDHAM- USC-AIKEN, NCAA DII
SKYLAR MCPHEE- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY, NCAA DI
LOGAN WARD- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GREENVILLE, NCAA DII
DALTON RHADANS- WOFFORD COLLEGE, NCAA DI
JACOB MEYER- UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, NCAA DI