As of Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Who: Sam Clay
School: Buford
Class: Senior
Position: LHP/OF
Favorite athletes: Todd Helton and John Elway
Favorite movie: "Forrest Gump"
Favorite music artist: Led Zeppelin
Favorite career moments: Winning the state championship last year and beating Lovett after losing 10 straight times to them over the last five seasons
Noteworthy:
-- Was a second-team All-County selection by the Daily Post after going 7-2 with a 2.03 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 48 innings in helping the Wolves to the Class AA state title a year ago
-- Named to Junior Team Georgia that participated in the Junior Sunbelt Classic last summer
-- Named first-team preseason Class AA All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club
-- Has signed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech
Who: Mason Felt
School: Hebron Christian
Class: Senior
Position: LHP
-- Favorite athlete: Clayton Kershaw
-- Favorite movie: "Hardball"
-- Favorite music artist: Biggie Smalls
Favorite career moment: Recording 17 strikeouts at Yankee Stadium
Noteworthy:
-- Was a first-team All-County selection by the Daily Post last year after going 11-1 with a 1.30 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 70 innings and helping the Lions to the Class A state championship
-- Named first-team preseason Class A All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club
-- Played with the Hank's Yanks travel program in New York last fall
--Has signed to play college baseball at Oregon State
Who: Austin Meadows
School: Grayson
Class: Junior
Position: OF
Favorite athlete: Jason Heyward
Favorite movie: "Friday Night Lights"
Favorite music artist: Drake
Favorite career moment: Winning the gold medal with Team USA (at the IBAF World Championships)
Noteworthy:
-- Hit .388 with 1 HR, 18 RBIs, 19 runs scored and 11 stolen bases in just 49 at bats for the Rams as a sophomore last spring
-- Named to USA Baseball's U16 National team that played in the IBAF World Championship tournament last fall
-- Set a tournament record by driving in 28 runs over eight games and tied another tournament record with seven RBIs in one game
--Hit .537 (22-for-41) with a home run, five doubles, three triples, a 1.446 OPS, six stolen bases, 36 total bases and 16 runs scored for the tournament
--Named second-team preseason Class AAAAA All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club
Who: Matt Olson
School: Parkview
Class: Senior
Position: RHP/OF
Favorite athlete: Adrian Gonzalez
Favorite movie: "Inception"
Favorite music artist: 'Lil Wayne
Favorite career moment: Winning the state championship last year
Noteworthy:
-- Named the Daily Post's Co-Player of the Year last season after hitting .426 with 17 HRs and 53 RBIs, and went 8-3 on the mound with a 3.65 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 69 innings to help the Panthers to the Class AAAAA state title
-- Played with Junior Team Georgia in the 2011 Junior Sunbelt Classic last summer
-- Played in the 2011 Under Armor All-American Baseball Game
-- Named first-team preseason Class AAAAA All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club
-- Has signed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt
-- Listed as the No. 52 draft prospect among the nation's high school seniors by minorleagueball.com
Who: Lucas Sims
School: Brookwood
Class: Senior
Position: RHP/SS
Favorite athlete: Nolan Ryan
Favorite movie: "Semi-Pro"
Favorite music artist: Mac Miller
Favorite career moment: Closing out the Lassiter series in the (second round of the) state playoffs as a junior last year
Noteworthy:
-- Was a first-team All-County selection last season by the Daily Post after hitting .429 with 3 HR, 21 RBIs, 19 R and a 1.145 OPS and going 4-1, with 3 saves, a 2.38 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 32 innings last year
-- Was a member of USA Baseball's 2010 U16 National Team and was a finalist for the 2011 U18 National Team
-- Named first-team preseason Class AAAAA All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club
-- Played with Junior Team Georgia at last summer's 2011 Junior Sunbelt Classic
-- Played in the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic
-- Has signed to play college baseball at Clemson
-- Is listed as the No. 12 draft prospect among the nation's high school seniors by minorleagueball.com
-- Has signed to play baseball at Georgia
Who: Christin Stewart
School: Providence Christian
Class: Senior
Position: C/DH
Favorite athlete: Hank Aaron
Favorite movie: "Law Abiding Citizen"
Favorite music artist: Drake
Favorite career moment: Breaking the single season home run record in Georgia
Noteworthy:
--Named the Daily Post's Co-Player of the Year after hitting .500 batting average, with 26 HRs, 70 RBIs, 65 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in helping the Stars to a Class A state runner-up finish last season
--The 26 HRs set a new Georgia state record, while the 70 RBIs set a new Gwinnett County record
--Has hit 54 HR with 167 RBIs for his career in three seasons
--Played with Junior Team Georgia last summer at the 2011 Junior Sunbelt Classic
--Named first-team preseason Class A All-State by the Georgia Dugout Club
--Has signed to play college baseball at Tennessee

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