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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.

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