Mt. Zion High School Baseball

Post-Season accolades continue to roll in for these two Eagles! Congratulations to Knox Israel and Brody Gabriel for making the GHSA Single A Division II All-State Teams! 🦅⚾️ Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA. WGTV Gradick Sports Hometown Sports Media Times-Georgian Carroll County Schools

And another one!!! Mount Zion Recreation Department 10U are district champions too! We are proud of these young men and coaches!! Good luck at state! Bright future for MZ baseball with these young men on the way! Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA. WGTV Gradick Sports Hometown Sports Media Times-Georgian Mt. Zion Elementary School

Congratulations to your 2026 District Champions Mount Zion Recreation Department 8U!! Congratulations players and coaches!! We are proud of you all! The future of MZ baseball looks bright with these young guys coming up! WGTV Gradick Sports Hometown Sports Media Times-Georgian Zion Elementary School Mount Zion Pto

Day 2 of little Eagles camp was a blast today!! All the little eagles worked extremely hard and had a good time too! Thank you to everyone who made this years camp the best yet!! 🦅⚾️ Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA. WGTV Gradick Sports Hometown Sports Media Times-Georgian Carroll County Schools Mount Zion Pto

Great first day of camp today with over 40 kids working hard and getting better! It was a great day to be an Eagle. We had Kindergarten all the way through alumni in the house today getting better. Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA.WGTV Gradick Sports Hometown Sports Media Carroll County Schools Times-Georgian Mount Zion Pto Mt. Zion Elementary School. We can’t wait for tomorrow and day 2!!!

Proud of the way these three guys competed and represented Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA. Tonight in the West Georgia All-Star game! Gradick Sports WGTV Times-Georgian Hometown Sports Media@

‼️Another Eagle gaining more post-season accolades, Brody Gabriel great job!!🦅⚾️ Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA. Gradick Sports Times-Georgian

YOUR HSM ALL-AREA FIRST TEAM PITCHERS 🔥

Congratulations to Jonas Wigley, Cooper Mincey, Ben Gardner, Trent Harrison, Carter Allen, and Brody Gabriel on completing our First Team selections for the season! 🏆

👀 Knox Israel picking up another post-season accolade!! Well deserved no doubt‼️ Mount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA. Hometown Sports Media Gradick Sports Times-Georgian

We had many Eagles gaining post-season recognition! Great job by all the Eagles🦅⚾️!!

Region Player of the year‼️And first team catcher- Knox Israel

Captain Award and first team outfield- Ryder
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First Team Pitcher- Brody Gabriel
First Team Infield- Mathew Dever
First Team Infield- Brison Alexander
First Team Utility- Cale Cody

Honorable Mention- Briggs Dinning, Kaleb ElmoreMount Zion Eagles - High School Carrollton GA.!WGTVnHometown Sports MediaSGradick SportsoTimes-GeorgianeCarroll County Schoolsick Sports Times-Georgian Carroll County Schools

🦅⚾️ congratulations to our three Eagles who gained post season recognition from WGTV

WGTV is proud to present our Precision Pipe & Fabrication All-Area Awards for Baseball 2026

SUPERLATIVES

BROOKS HARDIE HEART OF A CHAMPION: This award goes to an outstanding senior who has demonstrated themselves to and has a Heart of a Champion mentality on and off the field

Berkley Perkins (Bowdon)
404 AVG | 44 H | 40 R | 20 SB
Pitching: 1.63 ERA | 5 Wins | Tremendous person on and off the field, quiet leader that leads by example. Does things the right way. Berkley is a perfect example of what this award is all about

Berkley will receive a $1000 Scholarship courtesy of WGTV & The Brooks Hardie Foundation

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Carter Allen (Bremen)
465 AVG | 40 Hits | 9 DBLS | 4 HRS | 28 RBIS | 37 Runs Scored. Pitching: 0.646 ERA | 79 K | 9 W | 4 Earned Runs Allowed over 44 Innings Pitched | Has all the tools to pitch and hit @ the next level and is a tremendous outfielder. Just a Junior

SILVER SLUGGER AWARD
Knox Israel (Mt. Zion)
536 AVG | .633 OBP | 1.358 OPS | .725 SLG % | 37 Hits | 10 Extra Base Hits | Tremendous leader, that leads by example. Maybe one of the most underrated player’s in our area, that can hit a ton and is a very good defensive catcher that can pitch

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Henry Brookshire (Villa Rica)
973 FPCT | 184 TC | 165 PO | 14 A | 2 DP
393 AVG | 35 H | 28 RBI | 19 SB | Definitely one of the best defensive SS to ever play in the WG Area. This kid will make a serious run at going to the Show. Sky’s the limit for this one. Serious candidate for POY

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR
Grant Chaffin (Central)
457 AVG | 40 Runs Scored | School Record 44 SB | 1.238 OPS | 11 Extra Base Hits | .657 SLG % | Tremendous talent, that can go as far as he wants in baseball. Just a Sophomore with a couple more years to break records

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Ben Gardner (Villa Rica)
1.068 ERA | 57 K | 7 Wins | Allowed only 6 Earned Runs in 40 Innings Pitched | Tremendous kid and great pitcher. Ben has been the heart and soul of this 2026 VR Team, and is one of the best catchers in our area

CATCHER OF THE YEAR
Keaton King (Haralson County)
341 AVG | 31 HITS | 9 DBLS | 3 HRS | Very good defensive catcher that can hit and gives 100% no matter the outcome

OUTFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Brody Cofield (Heard County)
351 AVG | .525 OBP | 36 Runs Scored | 10 Extra Base Hits | 20 Stolen Bases | Best all around outfielder with great speed, arm and range, makes playing CF look easy

INFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Cooper Mincey (Bremen)
349 AVG | 30 Hits | 15 Extra Base Hits | 3 HRS | 30 RBIS | 37 Runs Scored | Great Defensive Player @ 3rd & SS can pitch and hit with the best

UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR
Jackson Gribben (Temple)
Tremendous young man who has represented himself, his family and his school with great character and class for 4 years

HEAD COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Brown (Bremen)

ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
Michael Best (Villa Rica)

1ST TEAM ALL-AREA

PITCHERS
Jonas Wigley (Bowdon)
Brody Gabriel (Mt. Zion)
Trent Harrison (Central)

CATCHERS
Carson Bowen (Bremen)
Grayson Bryant (Bowdon)

INFIELD
1B: Bradyn Grimaldi (Central)
2B: Asher Allen (Central)
3B: Max Lasseter (Heard County)
SS: Jaylon Allen (Central)

OUTFIELD
River White (Heard County)
Eli Harris (Bowdon)
Bradon Beckwith (Bremen)
Austin Wilson (Villa Rica)
Dylan Bradd (Villa Rica)

DH
Luke Kilgore (Haralson County)

UTILITY
Nolan Sosebee (Bremen)
Matthew Dever (MZ)