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Season Recap: Baseball
It didn't end in a playoff spot, but the Indians' 2022 season was still one to admire, especially in terms of offensive output. The team shattered school records in nearly every category at the plate, and closed the season just one win shy of the school single season record of 13 set last season.
In total, the Indians under coach Justin Pollock, went 12-13 overall and ended just shy of a second straight playoff appearance. With a lineup brimming with talent offensively, TFS set new school records in runs scored (217), homeruns (20), 10-plus run games (11), and single-game records for homeruns (7), hits (20), and runs (23), while even tying school records for win streak (4) and shutouts (2).
The team's ability to put up runs was exhibited a number of times, including a record 23-run outburst in a win over George Walton that featured a school record seven homeruns, and a thrilling 18-11 win over Rabun Conty that saw TFS notch five homers. In the win over George Walton, TFS blasted four round-trippers in the same inning, and had another inning with a pair of homers. In the Rabun win, the team had three homeruns in a single inning, and two in another.
A season-opening scrimmage win of 17-3 over Clarke Central set the tone early on, as the Indians opened the season officially with a 12-0 blanking of Rabun County. A 2-3 start was righted when TFS went 5-1 over the next six games. Region play was a bit tougher going for TFS, though of the nine losses, an extra inning loss to Athens Academy and a walkoff loss to them the next day was the only thing that stood between Tallulah Falls and a playoff berth.
New single-season records were set individually by several players, including Drew Bates (5 HR, 34 RBI, 37 runs), Norman Bastian (36 hits), and Malique Charlton and Joel Miller (14 SB). Several players set single-game marks, including Miller's 7 RBI game and Tate Shaw's first known grand slam in TFS history. Aubrey Higgins also struck out a record 13 batters in his first start, which included an immaculate inning, the first in TFS history. An immaculate inning is striking out the side in the minimum nine pitches.
Those who now are the career statistical leaders include: Bates in homeruns (5), Miller in stolen bases (26) and walks (34), Higgins in wins (10), strikeouts (145), ERA (3.22), and shutouts (2), and Aiden Gragg in saves (2).
The Indians graduate 11 seniors, including several who are going to play college ball. That list includes Bastian (Olivet Nazarene University), Higgins (Berry College), and David Medina (Mid Atlantic Christian University), with others still deciding where they will play. Despite the massive turnover, the team will return such standouts as Zaiden Cox, Danny Grant, Jeremy Medina, Frankey Moree, Chase Pollock, and Caden Walker among others.
Meanwhile, the JV baseball team went a stellar 7-1-1 overall, with players like Davante Brown, Rohajae Pinder, Ashton Roache, Andrew Skvarka, Will Greene, and many others showing plenty of promise for what the future holds.
STATISTICAL LEADERS (Top 3)
AVERAGE
- Norman Bastian - .424
- Drew Bates - .415
- Tyler Popham - .386
HITS
- Norman Bastian - 36
- Drew Bates - 34
- Malique Charlton - 20
HR
- Drew Bates - 5
- Miller/Charlton/Bastian - 4
- Frankey Moree - 2
RBI
- Drew Bates - 34
- Norman Bastian - 30
- Joel Miller - 25
RUNS
- Drew Bates - 37
- Joel Miller - 31
- Frankey Moree - 24
SB
- Miller/Charlton - 14
- Drew Bates - 12
- Walker/Popham - 8
BB
- Joel Miller - 18
- Drew Bates - 16
- Tyler Popham - 10
OBP
- Joel Miller - .538
- Drew Bates - .525
- Jeremy Medina - .500
WINS
- Higgins/J Medina/Bastian - 3
- Aiden Gragg - 2
- Cole Bonitatibus - 1
ERA
- Norman Bastian - 4.62
- Aubrey Higgins - 4.86
- Jeremy Medina - 7.69
K
- Aubrey Higgins - 46
- Jeremy Medina - 34
- Norman Bastian - 30
SAVES
- Norman Bastian - 1
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