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WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
WOLVERINES
2020 MEDIA GUIDE
WELCOME WOLVERINES FANS
WEST FORSYTH 2020 MEDIA GUIDE PRODUCED BY:
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GO WOLVERINES!
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#2 BRYCE HAWKINS
#8 WYATT CROWELL
#12 BLAKE WHITFIELD
#6 GRIFFIN CLARK
VARSITY SCHEDULE
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
2:00 PM 5:30 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 5:55 PM 5:55 PM 12:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM
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TIME
TBA (Scrimmage) TBA TBA (Baseball at the Beach) TBA (Baseball at the Beach) TBA (Baseball at the Beach) Lakepoint Lakepoint Lakepoint LakePoint Norcross West Forsyth Alpharetta Alpharetta West Forsyth West Forsyth West Forsyth West Forsyth South Forsyth HS West Forsyth Milton West Forsyth Lambert Forsyth Central West Forsyth North Forsyth West Forsyth West Forsyth West Forsyth West Forsyth North Forsyth North Forsyth
TOURNAMENT
LOCATION
Creekview Effingham County Alexander Sandy Creek Gainesville Troup County Marietta Chattahoochee Denmark Norcross Cambridge Alpharetta Grayson Roswell Kennesaw Mountain Lanier South Forsyth South Forsyth Milton Milton Lambert Lambert Forsyth Central Forsyth Central North Forsyth North Forsyth South Forsyth Milton Lambert Forsyth Central North Forsyth
AWAY GAME
OPPONENT
2/08 2/13 2/14 2/14 2/15 2/21 2/22 2/22 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/29 2/29 3/03 3/05 3/07 3/13 3/16 3/18 3/20 3/23 3/25 3/27 3/30 4/01 4/03 4/06 4/08 4/10 4/13 4/15
HOME GAME
DATE
SEASON PREVIEW
HEAD COACH A MESSAGE FROM THE
As the Head Coach of the West Forsyth High School Baseball Team, I am extremely excited about this upcoming season. We take great pride in our program and our goal is to establish a standard of excellence the entire community can enjoy. As coaches, we ask a lot from our players and hold them to high standards in the classroom, on the field and in the community. With the hard work of our kids and the support of those around them, I'm confident that we will take the necessary steps this season to achieve our goals. We have a talented group of returning players this year combined with some promising underclassmen. I believe we have the experience, drive, character, and work ethic it takes to win and our goal this year is simple - a Region Championship. However, our success cannot be defined by titles alone. Over the years, we have developed the skills as well as the character of our kids as we continue to support the Forsyth County Miracle League. The character and development of our athletes is a non-stop effort from a dedicated and determined staff of coaches and supporters. 2020 is shaping up to be an exciting season as we continue building a Standard of Excellence at West Forsyth High School. I would like to invite you to come out and see our team compete this season!
Mike Pruitt Varsity Head Coach
Mike Pruitt >> VARSITY HEAD COACH Coach Pruitt originally hails from Gainesville. This is Coach Pruitt’s 8th year at West Forsyth High School; he is a veteran coach with 28 years of experience not only coaching baseball but football, as well. After playing baseball for Piedmont College, Coach Pruitt started coaching at Forsyth Central where he coached for 10 years—5 of those years as the head baseball coach, leading the Bulldogs to 5 consecutive state playoff appearances and one Final 4. After leaving FCHS, Coach Pruitt spent 8 years at Gainesville High School and then went on to Flowery Branch where he coached for 4 years. Coach Pruitt and wife of 23 years, Cindy, have three beautiful children: Kel (22), Cade (20), Anna Reese (14). Coach Pruitt has won over 200 games in his coaching career!
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
COACHING STAFF
Jim Ernst
ASSISTANT VARSITY
Kevin Enns
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
Steve Bohn
Will Skidmore
ASSISTANT VARSITY
ASSISTANT VARSITY
Griffin Caracciolo
Byron Orr
ASSISTANT JV
FRESHMAN HEAD COACH
Jacob Rickett
Brent Odum
Morgan Pawich
Ruth Talbot
Sierra Edmondson
ASSISTANT FRESHMAN
MANAGERS
Ashley Bentley
ASSISTANT VARSITY
Rachel Smolin
“BASEBALL IS ABOUT TALENT, HARD WORK, AND STRATEGY, BUT AT THE DEEPEST LEVEL, IT’S ABOUT LOVE, INTEGRITY, AND RESPECT.” - PAT GILLICK
#21 BROCK IMBORNONE
VARSITY ROSTER
#10 COLLIN EKERBERG
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
#
NAME
YR
HT
WT
POS
1
GAVIN CULBERSON
SO
5'10
160
INF
2
BRYCE HAWKINS
SR
6'0
185
RHP, INF
3
GRANT BENEFIELD
JR
5'7
165
OF
4
CARSON BOLDT
JR
5'11
180
C
5
DREW SOUTHERN
JR
6'0
185
3B, INF, RHP
6
GRIFFIN CLARK
SR
5'9
140
2B
7
ASHTON VAN HORN
SO
6'0
170
OF
8
WYATT CROWELL
SR
5'11
170
LHP, OF C
9
KYLE PETERSON
JR
5'11
200
10
COLLIN EKERBERG
SR
5'11
185
C
11
ETHAN VAUGHAN
SR
6'6
190
RHP LF, RHP
12
BLAKE WHITFIELD
SR
6'0
180
13
ROBERT BOTTOMS
JR
5'11
165
INF
14
HUDSON POSEY
JR
6'3
195
1B SS, RHP
15
LUKE CARTENUTO
SR
6'0
180
16
JAKE FERNANDEZ
SO
5'11
160
SS, RHP
17
DYLAN REILLY
SR
6'3
190
RHP
18
DALTON ROUSH
SR
5'8
155
2B
19
DYLAN BAGGETT
SO
5'10
175
OF
20
BRIAN GARMON II
SO
6'1
190
RHP, 1B
21
BROCK IMBORNONE SR
6'1
215
1B
22
ZACH SCOTT
JR
6'1
150
OF, RHP
23
PETER BERG
JR
6'2
175
RHP, OF
24
BRADY OWEN
JR
6'5
225
LHP
27
LUKE FERNANDEZ
SO
6'2
190
RHP, OF
28
MILLER JONES
SR
5'10
220
OF
29
ANDREW MAURER
JR
6'1
190
RHP
"I FEEL THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT IN SUCCESS IS LEARNING TO OVERCOME FAILURE. YOU MUST LEARN TO TOLERATE IT, BUT NEVER ACCEPT IT.” - REGGIE JACKSON
#28 MILLER JONES
2020 SENIORS
VARSITY TEAM PHOTO
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
VARSITY SENIORS
HAWKINS
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
VARSITY SENIORS
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
VARSITY UNDERCLASSMEN
1
Gavin Culberson
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL
3
Grant Benefield
4
Carson Boldt
SO 5'10 160 INF
JR 5'7 165 OF
JR 5'11 180 C
7
Ashton Van Horn
9
13 Robert Bottoms
SO OF
JR 5'11 200 C
16 Jake Fernandez SO
5'11 160
23 Peter Berg JR
6'2
175
Kyle Peterson
19 Dylan Baggett
SO 5'10 175 OF
SO
24 Brady Owen
27 Luke Fernandez
JR 6'5 225 LHP
SO
6'1
6'2
190
190
Drew Southern
JR
6'0 185 3B, INF, RHP
14 Hudson Posey
JR 6'3 195 1B
20 Brian Garmon II
SS, RHP
RHP, OF
JR 5'11 165 INF
5
RHP, 1B
RHP, OF
22 Zach Scott JR
6'1
150
OF, RHP
29 Andrew Maurer JR 6'1 190 RHP
JUNIOR VARSITY
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL #
NAME
YR
#
NAME
YR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Donny Garmon William Bottoms Joseph Downes Evan Dixon Ryan Mohesky Christian Vasquez Ryan Campbell AJ Rodriguez Brady Poppe
SO SO JR JR SO SO SO SO SO
10 11 12 13 17 20 22 24 26
Trevor Cooper Gavin Culberson Jadyn Crane Mark Daly Ashton Van Horn Eric Koehler Hunter Cook Billy McAllister Will Armstrong
JR SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
2/12
Creekview
West Forsyth
TIME
5:55 PM
2/13
Blessed Trinity
Blessed Trinity
5:00 PM
2/15
Dawson County
West Forsyth
1:00 PM
2/19
Creekview
Creekview
5:55 PM
2/26
Lumpkin County
Lumpkin
5:00 PM
2/27
Blessed Trinity
West Forsyth
5:00 PM
3/09
North Forsyth
North Forsyth
7:00 PM
3/10
Denmark
West Forsyth
7:00 PM
3/11
North Forsyth
West Forsyth
4:30 PM
3/13
South Forsyth
South Forsyth
6:15 PM
3/16
South forsyth
West Forsyth
5:55 PM
3/17
Lumpkin County
West Forsyth
5:00 PM
3/18
Milton
Milton
7:00 PM
3/20
Milton
West Forsyth
TBA
3/24
Lambert
Lambert
5:00 PM
3/25
Denmark
Denmark
TBA
3/26
Lambert
West Forsyth
7:00 PM
3/26
Lambert
West Forsyth
7:15 PM
3/27
Forsyth Central
West Forsyth
7:30 PM
3/28
Forsyth Central
Forsyth Central
1:30 PM
HOME GAME
AWAY GAME
TOURNAMENT
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#15 LUKE CARTENUTO
#18 DALTON ROUSH
#11 ETHAN VAUGHAN
#17 DYLAN REILLY
FRESHMAN TEAM
TEAM PHOTO
WEST FORSYTH BASEBALL #
NAME
YR
#
NAME
YR
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11
Braylan Bull Destin Coursey Shane Carroll Billy Mason Griffin MacAllaster Truett Davis Gabe Cuellar Jackson Slider Maddox Cauley Aiden Cook
FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
12 13 14 18 21 22 23 25 28
Mekiah Hawkins Aiden Ponte Cam Garfield Colin Seabold Lucas Meehan Jackson Moore Reese Strickland Sean Totten Tyler Wentzel
FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
2/11
Cambridge
Cambridge
5:55 PM
2/13
Cambridge
West Forsyth
5:55 PM
2/15
Dawson County
West Forsyth
11:00 AM
2/21
Dawson County
Dawson County
5:30 PM
2/22
Alpharetta
Alpharetta
11:00 AM
2/25
Centennial
Centennial
5:55 PM
2/27
Centennial
West Forsyth
7:00 PM
3/09
North Forsyth
North Forsyth
4:30 PM
3/10
Denmark
West Forsyth
5:00 PM
3/11
North Forsyth
West Forsyth
7:00 PM
3/14
Johns Creek
Johns Creek
12:00 PM
3/14
Johns Creek
Johns Creek
2:30 PM
3/18
Milton
Milton
4:30 PM
3/20
Milton
West Forsyth
7:00 PM
3/24
Lambert
Lambert
7:15 PM
3/25
TBA
West Forsyth
5:00 PM
3/26
Lambert
Lambert
5:00 PM
3/27
Forsyth Central
West Forsyth
5:00 PM
3/28
Forsyth Central
Forsyth Central
11:00 AM
HOME GAME
AWAY GAME
TOURNAMENT
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SCORING ABBREVIATIONS
WAYS TO GET ON BASE
SINGLE
DOUBLE
TRIPLE
FIELDER’S CHOICE
ERROR
WILD PITCH (3RD STRIKE)
HOME RUN
PASSED BALL (3RD STRIKE)
BASE ON BALLS
HIT BY PITCH
CATCHER’S INTERFERENCE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE
BATTER MAKES AN OUT
STRIKEOUT (SWINGING)
STRIKEOUT (CALLED)
STRIKEOUT (SWINGING)
STRIKEOUT (CALLED)
LINE OUT (TO 3RD BASE)
UNASSISTED PUT OUT
GROUND OUT
FORCED OUT OR TAG (3RD THROWS TO 1ST)
RUNNER MAKES AN OUT
FLY OUT (TO LEFT FIELD)
INFIELD FLY RULE
FLY OUT (TO RIGHT FIELD)
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
W O L V E R I N E S
Take me out to the ball game Take me out with the crowd Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks I don't care if I never get back Let me root, root, root For the home team If they don't win it's a shame Aahh. For it's one,Two, Three strikes you're out At the old ball game