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Miller Grove foursome leads Dugout Club list

Miller Grove leads the way with four players on the first team of the DeKalb County Dugout Club’s all-county team.

The 19 players selected to the first team come from nine schools. Dunwoody and Redan, which qualified for the Class AAAA state playoffs, each had three players chosen. Miller Grove did not make the playoffs despite posting a 15-8 record.

Players from all public schools in DeKalb County, including Decatur, were eligible to be selected. DeKalb private school teams Marist and St. Pius do not participate in the Dugout Club.

The Wolverines had three of the top hitters in the county this past season. Senior Sean Charleston hit .531 with 23 RBIs; junior James Moody led the county with 39 stolen bases and batted .436; and senior Jabari Gayle hit .407 with three home runs.

Moody leads a strong group of underclassmen who made the team. Eleven of the 19 players chosen to the first team were freshmen, sophomores or juniors. Miller Grove pitcher Trey Nelson was one of two sophomores to make the team.

Two freshmen—Dexter Neal of Stephenson and Trenton Nash of Columbia—were selected to the team. Nash led all freshmen in the county with a batting average of .530, fifth-best overall. He also drove in 31 runs and had 12 doubles. Neal helped Stephenson post a team earned run average of 2.80 for the season.

The top underclassmen to make the team were Wesley Jones of Redan and Patrick Gaulden of Chamblee. Jones, who pitched and played outfield, batted .553 with 34 RBIs and a county-high 42 hits. He also led public school pitchers with a 1.58 ERA. Gaulden went 9-2 and set a school-record for wins. He also had a 1.63 ERA with 38 strikeouts.

 

DeKalb Dugout Club All-County Team


Player

Grade

School

Position

 

 

 

 

Kyle Newsome

SR

Lakeside

Catcher

Jared Martin

Sr

Dunwoody

Catcher

Wesley Jones

Jr

Redan

Infield

Yannick Williams

Sr

Stone Mountain

Infield

Jerric Johnson

Sr

Dunwoody

Infield

Deion Sellers

So

Cedar Grove

Infield

Jabari Gayle

sr

Miller Grove

Infield

Sean Charleston

Sr

Miller Grove

Outfield

Joseph Graves

Jr

Redan

Outfield

James Moody

Jr

Miller Grove

Outfield

Denzel Washington

Sr

Cedar Grove

Outfield

David Coble

Sr

Chamblee

Outfield

Trey Nelson

So

Miller Grove

Pitchers

Patrick Gaulden

Jr

Chamblee

Pitchers

Dexter Neal

Fr

Stephenson

Pitchers

Brandon Baker

Jr

Redan

Pitchers

Ryan Gaines

Jr

Dunwoody

Pitchers

Trenton Nash

FR

Columbia

Utility

Jack Thomas

JR

Lakeside

Utility


Comments (2)

JerryMyer Jackson Jr
Said this on 8/8/12 At 07:12 pm
So sad that this article and a few more are the last reports from Robert Naddra. His tragic passing leaves a great void in the rooms of all neighborhood news papers and the hearts of many ! Kindest thoughts once again for the family, friends and staff of this paper.
Prinnies
Said this on 7/12/12 At 03:49 pm
Go James Moody we will be looking for you in the NBA lineup very soon. Keep up the good work. Prinnies

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