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Top stars, best performances in the past 2 rounds of the Georgia high school baseball playoffs

Here are some stars from the past week’s high school baseball playoff games across Georgia.
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By Darren Nichols | Photo by Ed Turlington

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

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Ethan Sutton, Allatoona

Sutton helped send Allatoona to the state championship round. He pitched seven innings with 10 strikeouts and allowed only four hits.

Landon Perkins, Allatoona

Perkins came out of the bullpen and was lights-out for the Buccaneers. He went two innings with three strikeouts and didn’t allow a run.

Nate Taylor, Buford

Taylor got the win for the Wolves versus Houston County. He went four innings, allowing only one run and striking out five batters.

Justin Byrd, North Oconee

Byrd was phenomenal on the mound, pitching six innings and striking out 14 batters against Thomas County Central, leading to a sweep of Benedictine to advance to the 4A state championship.

Bryce Toci, North Oconee

Toci capped off his great series with a walk-off home run against Thomas County Central to help send the Titans to the semifinals and eventually the championship round.

Brayden Davis, Woodstock

Davis paced Woodstock’s first win over Parkview. He threw a complete game with four strikeouts and gave up only two earned runs.

KJ Moon, North Oconee

Moon went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run to knock off Benedictine and punch North Oconee's ticket to the state championship.

Danny Hershberger, Etowah

Hershberger pitched a gem versus North Gwinnett. He picked up the win after going five innings and allowing only two hits.

Will Curcio, Etowah

Curcio was red-hot at the plate to send North Gwinnett home. He went 3-for-3 with two homers and five RBIs.

Grant Hudson, Fellowship Christian

Hudson was dominant on the mound versus Savannah Christian. He threw a shutout and allowed only three hits while striking out 11 batters.

Wilson Long, Fellowship Christian

Long pitched 5⅔ shutout innings versus Savannah Christian, striking out seven batters.

Dawson Campbell, Pope

In Game 1 versus Buford, Campbell went five innings to earn the win on the mound and went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Game 2 as Pope eliminated Buford for the second consecutive year.

Carson Kerce, Pope

Kerce put the nail in Buford’s coffin with a great game at the plate. He went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in Game 2. He also earned the save in Game 1.

Landon Stripling, Parkview

Parkview defeated Colquitt County in the third round, and Stripling went off to close out the Packers. He pitched six innings, giving up one run and striking out eight. At the plate we went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs.

Andrews Opata, Parkview

Opata was a beast at the plate and on the base paths versus Colquitt County. In the close-out game he went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and two stolen bases.

Trevor Bagwell, Pike County

Bagwell closed out Greater Atlanta Christian with a gem on the mound. He pitched six innings and struck out 10 batters.

Conner Partin, Lovett

Partin went 6.1 innings with five strikeouts in a win over Model to advance to the semifinals.

Cole Brewer, South Paulding

Brewer threw a complete game versus Lassiter and gave up only three hits in the win.