Top stars, best performances in the second round of the Georgia high school baseball playoffs

Here are some stars from the past week’s high school baseball playoff games across Georgia.

By Darren Nichols | Photo by Jamie Spaar

Here are some stars from the past week's high school baseball playoff games across Georgia.

If you know of a top performance we should include, please send an email to swanson@scorebooklive.com.

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Landon Stripling, Parkview

Stripling was a monster in the second-round series versus Lambert. He went 6-for-7 with three homers and six RBIs. He also pitched five innings with eight strikeouts and didn’t allow a run.

Go 🗳 for @striplinglandon’s performance last week -

At the plate: 6-7, 💣💣💣, 6RBI

On the mound: 5IP, 0R, 8K 💨 #ViewBoys | #Grit https://t.co/soMIwdNhSh

— Parkview Baseball (@ViewBoysGA) May 9, 2022

Druw Jones, Wesleyan

Jones showed off his power once again, hitting two home runs as the Wolves swept Calvary Day.

Druw Jones’ Second Round goes the same as the first round. 2 home runs and a series sweep@jones_druw @withpolanco @BaseballAmerica #MLB #baseball #draft #prospect pic.twitter.com/nwZrIEarBO

— Full Count Baseball (@FullCountGA) May 5, 2022

KJ Moon, North Oconee

Moon was killing it at the plate versus Columbus. He went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored.

Titans sweep in the Sweet 16!
4 for 5 at the plate (double, 3RBI, 2R, and 1BB) @NOHS_Baseball @TEAMELITENATION @Camfritz5 pic.twitter.com/E7KnEfAjQi

— KJ Moon (@kjmoon34) May 5, 2022

Drew Fields, Allatoona

Fields was stellar on the mound in Round 2. He shut out South Effingham, going seven innings as he struck out five batters and didn’t walk any.

Final:

Allatoona 3
South Effingham 0

Win:@DrewFields19 7 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

Allatoona advances to the Elite 8 and will host Alexander at Buccaneer Field on May 9th

— Allatoona Baseball (@ahsbucsbaseball) May 4, 2022

Braeden Smith, North Oconee

Smith went to work at the plate versus Columbus. He had four hits in the series, including a home run and four RBIs.

Titans advance to the ELITE EIGHT with a sweep of Columbus in the 2nd Round last night

Big time performance by Gavin Black in Game 1 on the mound

💣 Jones 2R ~ 3H ~ 2RBI ~ HR
💣 B.Smith 2R ~ 4H ~ 4RBI ~ HR
🧨 Fabris 3R ~ 2H ~ 2RBI
💰 Moon 2R ~ 4H ~ 3RBI
🦅 Byrd 4R ~ 3H ~ 2RBI pic.twitter.com/L14cH2mhIW

— NorthOconee Baseball (@NOHS_Baseball) May 4, 2022

Kent Schmidt, Pope

Schmidt’s hot bat helped Pope advance to the quarterfinals, going 5-for-7 with five RBIs in the series.

@GeorgiaBombers 16u @MarucciDugout and @WinthropBasebal Commit @kentschmidt_ goes 5-7 with 5RBIs leading @Pope_Baseball to the Great 8 in the State Playoffs!! @FlatgroundBats #GeorgiaBombers #WeGotDudes pic.twitter.com/zqMe8CSTh4

— Wes Rynders (@WesRynders) May 4, 2022

Ethan Sutton, Allatoona

Sutton threw a complete game with seven strikeouts and allowed only one run and four hits.

Final (Game 2):

Allatoona 7
South Effingham 1

Win:@ethansutton2023 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K

Multi-Hit:@wmosley37 3-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R@Blake_Wootton17 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R@EthanCrawley2 2-4

Game 3 will be tomorrow at 4:30pm

— Allatoona Baseball (@ahsbucsbaseball) May 4, 2022

Levi Clark, Decatur

Clark had three hits in the series sweep of Veterans. He had a double, a home run and three RBIs.

Traver Park, Apalachee

Park went 3-for-5 in a win over Whitewater. He had a double, single and a two-run homer.

Collin Strovinskas, Lassiter

Strovinskas went 3-for-7 in the series versus Richmond Hill. He had a two-run homer, a double and drove in three runs.

Caleb Bennett, Evans

Bennett refused to get out versus Carrollton. He went 4-for-4 and helped Evans advance past Carrollton.

Conrad Cason, Greater Atlanta Christian

Cason shut out Long County and helped the Spartans advance to the semifinals. He pitched five innings of shutout ball and had three strikeouts, plus went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs.

Javy Garcia, Harlem

Garcia had a monster day at the plate versus Jefferson. He went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and five RBIs.

Ethan Seipts, Harlem

Seipts was dominant on the mound as he shut out Jefferson. He didn’t allow a single run and struck out 10 batters. At the plate he helped himself out with two RBIs.

Paul Farley, Mount Paran Christian

Farley had a strong outing versus Tattnall Square. He went seven innings and struck out seven batters and got the win.