GHSA Team Preview: Cambridge
January 21, 2019
The Georgia High School Association has announced that opening day of the 2019 season will commence on Feb. 11. Programs were allowed to begin practicing in an official capacity on Jan. 14, meaning it's time for the PBR Georgia staff to break down the high school baseball scene in the state in the countdown to the first pitch thrown in 2019.
Our staff sent out a preseason questionnaire to the head coaches across the state. Leading up to opening day, we'll be publishing their responses. Eventually, these team previews will bring us to our Preseason Power 25 ranking, a list of the top-25 programs in the state, updated each week.
Until then, with the help of the submitted questionnaires and our staff's research, we'll be providing you a snapshot of the prep baseball scene in Georgia. We're publishing region-by-region breakdowns along the way on the site, but allow these team preview posts to provide for you a more detailed look at the program, with some first-hand insight from the head coach, too.
Stay in tune with the GHSA season by following us on Twitter @PBRGeorgia and on our home page.
Team: Cambridge
2018 Record: 15-16
Area Number: 7
Area Finish: 3rd
GHSA Classification: 7-AAAAAA
Head Coach: Evan Tieles
Playoff Run: Lost in 1st Round
Returning Starters: 4
Returning Pitchers: 10
TOP PLAYERS
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Mitch Fleming | GA | Cambridge | 2019 | C/1B | Montevallo |
Ross Friedrick | GA | Cambridge | 2019 | C/1B | Army |
Cody Rech | GA | Cambridge | 2020 | C/MIF | Western Carolina |
Ryan Todd | GA | Cambridge | 2020 | OF/RHP | Navy |
Michael Polk | GA | Cambridge | 2019 | RHP/3B | Georgia |
Blake Renner | GA | Cambridge | 2019 | RHP/MIF | Lincoln Memorial |
Casey Young | GA | Cambridge | 2020 | RHP | Gardner-Webb |
SEASON SNAPSHOT
Coach Evan Tieles enters 2019 with high expectations for his ball club. He returns a deep pitching rotation and infield that is loaded with college commitments. Seniors RHP Michael Polk (Georgia recuit), C/1B Ross Friedrick (Army recruit), C/1B Mitch Fleming (Montevallo recruit) and RHP/MIF Blake Renner (Lincoln Memorial recruit) will look to to go out with a bang and improve on last season's 15-16 record. Giving aid will be juniors OF/RHP Ryan Todd (Navy recruit), C/MIF Cody Rech (Western Carolina recruit) and RHP Casey Young (Gardner-Webb recruit).