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Teamwork Takes Everybody On And Off The Field
2009 AAAAA FINAL FOUR TEAM
CONGRATULATIONS 2009 EAST PAULDING RAIDERS
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| EP Batting Facility Offers Many Options
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Tuesday, August 26
EAST PAULDING BATTING FACILITY NOW AVAILABLE FOR RENT
It has just been announced that East Paulding Batting Facility is now available for rent to area High School, Rec and Travel teams. Here are some basice but for more information please e-mail. Address listed.
EAST PAULDING BASEBALL
Indoor Baseball Facility
Hitting and Pitching
September 14, 2009 to February 12, 2010
Weekdays: 5:00PM – 9:00PM Saturday: 10:00AM – 8:00PM Sunday: 1:00PM – 8:00PM
The East Paulding Baseball Program is offering our Indoor Baseball Facility to local teams for off-season training. Our facility includes:
Hitting Cages with Netting and protective L screens (4) Pitching Lanes with mounds (2) Soft Toss areas
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Facility Options |
Price Per Hour |
| One Hitting Lane/ Two Hitting Lanes |
$35.00 / $70.00 |
| One Pitching Lane/ Two Pitching Lanes |
$35.00 / $70.00 |
| One Hitting Lane & One Pitching Lane |
$70.00 |
| Two Hitting Lanes & One Pitching Lane |
$100.00 |
| Two Hitting Lanes & Two Pitching Lanes |
$110.00 |
| Four Hitting Lanes |
$110.00 |
| Four Hitting Lanes & One Pitching Lane |
$120.00 |
It is the intent of East Paulding Baseball to promote and enhance the training and instruction of our local youth programs. Rental fees are necessary to maintain the facility. Any extra income will be used to help pay for our new facility.- Each team must be approved by the Paulding County Board of Education before renting.- All scheduling and payments must be done in advance.- All teams must have a Certificate of Insurance with Paulding County BOE listed on form.- Any team choosing to schedule 10 or more practices will receive a 10% discount. For information on renting our facility please contact Coach Tony Boyd at (404) 281-1856 or by e-mail at tboyd@paulding.k12.ga.us.
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| #45 Zack Wheeler 6th Pick - SFO Gaints (Photo Bridgette Carruth/Infocus Photo
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Wednesday, June 10
Zack Wheeler Signs With The San Francisco Giants AND Fall Ball Ready To Start
Zack signed last week with the SFO Giants. Congratulations and we will be pulling for you. Hard Work and Dedication pays off and could not happen to a better guy and a better family. THANKS ZACK AND RAIDER BASEBALL PROGRAM FOR THE MEMORIES.........GOOD LUCK ZACK....WE WILL BE WATCHING
FALL BALL SET TO START 8/31. This year will feature a Varsity and JV team. The schedule is full of great match ups and this year we will have home games. All Games are at 6PM.
Varsity Home Dates Are- Sept 1,8, 15, 22, 29 Oct 6, 8,13 , 20
JV Home Dates Are- Sept 2, 16 , 23, 30 Oct 7, 19, 26
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090609&content_id=5228744&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf
SEE SFO GAINTS WEBISTE
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sf
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| Pam Mathews, Stuart Young, Coach Popp and Coach Boyd
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Monday, July 6
EAST PAULDING CENTERFIELDER SIGNS WITH REINHARDT COLLEGE
Congratulations to Stuart Young who this week signed to play baseball at Reinhardt College. Stuart has played well for EP the past 2 years and we are all excited about his future. Stuart will join former EP Players Jeremy Roberts and Bryan Wallace. Good Luck and we will be keeping a eye on you guys up there in Waleska.
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| #18 Raider Slugger Michael Goodman (Photo Courtesy Brigette Carruth)
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Wednesday, June 10
Congratulations Michael Goodman and Zack Wheeler
Congratulations to Michael Goodman and Zack Wheeler for being selected to the 2009 400 Club. John Shuerholz and the Atlanta Braves welcomed both of these players to the 755 Club Facility for this special presentation. The Atlanta Braves honor top rated High School Baseball Players from all different regions. In addition Zack Wheeler was selected and Georgia 400 Club Player Of The Year. WAY TO GO GUYS.
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| #5 Bobby Rednour Over Powers Kennesaw MT. 9-5
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Saturday, May 30
Congratulations To Bobby Rednour For Being Selected to Team Georgia Junior Team
Congratulations to Bobby Rednour for being selected to the Team Georgia Junior Team that will compete at Kennesaw State University on June 9-10. Bobby has been a big reason for the teams huge success this year. This team consist of the to 20 Junior High School Players in the State. The team will also fly to Mcallister Oklahoma June 11-18 for games. Give Bobby a pat on the back and lets get some Raider support to the games at KSU.
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| Raiders Playoff Game 3 at South Forsyth
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Tuesday, May 26
Raiders Fall To South Forsyth 5-2 State Championship Bid Falls 1 Win Short
Curtain Closes on the Raiders 2009 Season Raiders fall 5-2
East Paulding gave it all they had today but fell short as a very good South Forsyth team beats us 5-2 and ends the best season that East Paulding Baseball has ever seen. Raiders led the game till the 6th inning 2-1. South Forsyth scored 3 runs and went ahead 4-2. Final was 5-2. East Paulding was the only team to beat South Forsyth in this playoff run and several SF players were heard to say the East was the toughest team they had played in the playoffs.
WOW .....what a year.....It is tough being one game away from a State Championship Game but what this team has done in its first year in AAAAA has been awesome. Congratulations to the Coaches and Players for a season to remember. 32 of 74 teams make the playoffs and EP was one of the last 4 standing. Also 31 of those 32 will have a ride home like we had today. At least ours was one of the last rides in the playoffs. GOOD LUCK TO THE WAR EAGLES AS THEY FACE EITHER POPE OR BROOKWOOD FRDAY.
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| Raider Seniors Honor Anna and Coach Green At Ceremony
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Friday, April 24
Game Rained Out But Ceremony For Coach Green Goes On
RAIN-HAIL-FOG you name it it came. So we moved the Coach Green Ceremony and the large crowd indoors to the facility he wanted to build. The Ceremony went on and was very nice. Thanks to the many Alumni and Faculty that came out to honor our Former Coach. Also thanks to Etowah for their support also. We will reschedule this game Saturday at 1PM. Very Disapointing but thats the way it goes.
EP Vs. Kennesaw Mt....Rematch with the Mustangs will be Friday Night at KMHS. After the last game between the two teams this promises to be a hot contest. Raiders need as many fans to support the effort on the road as we can get. Game time 5:55.
So Here is The Schedule for Next 2 Days
Friday Varsity at Kennesaw Mt. 5:55 VERY IMPORTANT GAME
Saturday JV Home 10:00AM Alexander Last Game. Varsity Folks Come Out and support this team and congratulate them on a great season.
Saturday Varsity 1PM Vs. Etowah JV stay and support Varsity as this could decide the Region lead depending on Fridays outcome. See latest standings after Harrsion Loss Thur.
Sunday, May 18
Salem Knocks out Raiders 8-7
The Raiders were knocked out of the playoffs by Salem on Friday night 8-7. We held a 7-1 advantage early on but could not maintain it. Salem hits a two out two strike 3 run home run in the 7th to break all our hearts and end our season. Great job by the kids and you guys had a great seaon, giving all of us some wonderful memories for years to come. Good luck to all the seniors as they played their last game in a Raider uniform. We will miss each and every one of you.
Saturday, May 10
RAIDERS SWEEP FIRST ROUND GAMES...ON TO ROUND TWO!
Friday night the Raiders took two from Ridgeland behind great pitching and great hitting. Zach Wheeler shut the door on the Panthers in game 1 with a 4 inning perfect game, striking out 11 of the 12 batters he faced. The offense did the rest, piling up 15 runs on 11 hits. Andy Almonte went 3 for 3 with a home run, Matt Aultman went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's. Eric Gaylord had 2 hits and 3 RBI's, Stuart Young a triple and an RBI, Adam Brazenas a hit and an RBI, and Zach Gonosz also had a triple and an RBI. A great effort in Game 1.
In game 2, with Adam Hall on the hill to start, we piled up 4 in the second and never looked back. Another game with lots of hits (13) too. Adam Brazenas went 3 for 3 with an RBI and 3 runs scored. Eric Gaylord continued his torrid pace with 2 more hits and 2 RBI's, Matt Aultman had a triple, Trent Glover a double and a single, Andy Almonte had a double, Stuart Young a triple and 2 RBI's, Justin Griswell a single, Zach Gonosz a single and an RBI, and Jacob Forrest had a hit too. On the hill, Adam Hall went 5 innings for the win, allowing just 4 singles and 1 earned run.
The fans were great (albeit a bit rowdy), their coach got tossed in game 2, and we had a great turnout! Pretty much a little of everything last night. Next up is Salem at home on Wednesday. They will be a much more formidable foe. Lets keep the place rockin! Show up and cheer for the good guys. Man I felt sorry for their catcher though!
Cherokee and Alexander were eliminated last night and Sequoyah is playing their rubber game today. Let's pull for that other region 5 team, eh? See you soon!
Monday, April 28
Raiders win Second Region Championship!
We beat Sequoyah 7-3 to win our second consecutive region championship. With a record of 20-1, we have clinched first place! We drew first blood as we scored 2 in the first inning on just 1 hit. An RBI single by Rudy Rodriguez plated the first run and a wild pitch got the second run across. We opened the lead to 4-0 in the 3rd inning on another hit by Rudy, driving in 2 more. In the 4th, with Wheeler cruising on the hill, we widened the lead to 5-0 on a single by Steven Nix and an RBI double by Geraldo Mancilla. They scored 2 in the bottom of the 4th or 5th (can't exactly remember..mad cow and all that) to make it 5-2, then added another in the next inning to make it 5-3. Then, with a runner at second and two out, they hit a tough ball down the first base line that looked like a double, but Rudy snared it and beat the runner to first to end the inning and the threat. Erick Gaylord hit a big insurance two run homer in the 7th to make it 7-3 and it looked good for us. But then in the bottom of the 7th, they loaded the bases with no outs. The next batter hit a grounder to third that was thrown wildly to home. Somehow, catcher Adam Brazenas dove, stretched, and picked the ball out of the dirt to get the out and preserve the momentum. Adam Hall, who had come on in relief in the 6th, then proceeded to strike out the next two batters and the threat and the game was finally over. Region champs! Rudy 2 hits 3RBI, Gaylord 1HR 2RBI, Mancilla 1 2B 1 RBI, Nix 1 hit, Young 1 hit, Almonte 1 hit. Wheeler WP 5IP 9K's 0ER, Hall 2IP, 0ER, 3K's, Save.
Thursday, April 10
ADAM BRAZENAS COMMITS TO OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY
Adam Brazenas, senior catcher and first baseman for the Raiders has agreed to a scholarship to attend Oglethorpe University and continue his playing career at the Buckhead (Ga) university next year. Adam has been a varsity starter at East since the end of his freshman season. He has also played for Team Georgia and was a pre season first team all state selection this year. His parents, Jeff and Lisa are very proud of him. Go get em Adam! Click on the underlined caption for the Oglethorpe writeup on Adam.
Adam's commitment makes a total of 3 Raiders (so far) who will be playing at the next level in 09!
Monday, April 7
ERICK GAYLORD SIGNS WITH DARTON COLLEGE
Second baseman Erick Gaylord has just recently signed a scholarship with Darton College in Albany Georgia. Erick has been a mainstay at 2B for the Raiders since he showed up in Dallas his sophmore season. A 3 year varsity starter, Erick will be continuing his baseball career next year at Darton. They are lucky to get him. Erick's parents Anna and Eric Gaylord are very proud of him. So are we. Go E!
Monday, April 7
MATT AULTMAN SIGNS WITH BLUE RIDGE CC
Matt Aultman, senior left fielder for the Raiders has signed on to play college baseball at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina next season. Matt is an all around great player who can hit, run, and field. Blue Ridge is very fortunate to get such an outstanding young man. Matt's parents, Jeff and Amanda are very proud of him as are the rest of us in Raiderland. Good luck next year Matt!
Wednesday, June 6
SEASON OFFICIALLY OVER /SO LONG STEVO'S!
We had our season ending banquet on the 4th and officially said goodbye to our beloved seniors. At the banquet individual and team awards were passed out. The JV was recognized for their perfect season (18-0) and the coaches and parents had nice wall plaques made for each player saluting their great season.
The varsity players were also given similar wall plaques recognizing their great season too, including coach telling them that no team at EP has ever won 25 games before. It was really nice. Then he handed out individual awards for the season.
Most Valuable - Bryden Moeller
Offensive POY - Rick Strickland
Pitcher Awards - Adam Hall (POY) and Zach Wheeler.
Defensive POY - Adam Brazenas
Coaches Awards - Justin Norment, Jamie Rednour
ALL the players were awesome this year. We had a great time as parents and fans and we really will miss you guys..(seniors)..and we do love you guys. (me too)
Shawn, Rick, Bryden, Jamie, Josh, JB, and Norm...Good luck to you guys. We will never replace you.
Saturday, February 17
Recent Raider Grads and where they are currenly attending college
David Hornback (2006) Shorter
Brett Denny (2006) Gordon
Matt Goodman (2006) Piedmont
Jeremy Roberts (2005) Reinhardt
Nick Wallace (2005) Andrews
Monday, May 30
2004/2005 Varsity Season Recap...Raiders Reach Elite 8
The spring season of 2004-2005 started out with great expectations and high hopes. Coach Green and Coach Wall were looking at a stellar group of 9 seasoned seniors to lead the defense and offense, while returning two young gun, relatively untested sophmores to anchor the pitching staff. The rest of the roster was filled with other good players, leaving eveyrone very optimistic. Did they have the talent to win their region? Did they have the talent to advance in the state playoffs? Everyone certainly thought so. The team started out of the gate quickly, winning 7 of their first 8. Things were looking good heading into the spring break trip to Florida, with the team sitting at 7-2. The trip was fun and the team escaped with a 2-2 record, beating Miami Dade, and losing to the host team and a powerful (AAAAA 2005 State Champs) Chattahoochee team from here.
After Spring Break, the region season was to begin. The first game was against arch rival Hiram HS. Returning from the Florida trip on Friday, the game had been scheduled for that Saturday. A tired Raider squad dropped the game 3-0. Hiram had entered the game with a 1-10 record, which made the loss even harder to swallow. But the group did not get down, and reeled off 5 consecutive region wins to stay in contention for the top spot. Then came another disappointing loss to our other rival, Paulding County HS. They too were a sub .500 team we had expected to beat. Having two losses against teams we should have beaten made things very difficult as the league powers still lie ahead. We won the next game, but followed that with two poundings from 3rd ranked NW Whitfield and then Ringgold 13-0. At this point we sat at 6-4 in league play with 2 games left and quite deflated. They were clearly two must win games if we wanted in the playoffs. After some shakeups in the lineup and a few days off, the team responded with an emotional come from behind win over Ridgeland, and followed that up with a season ending win at Dalton to guarantee a 4th seed and spot in the playoffs. We were in!
The playoffs started out at Forrest Park, the #1 seed from Region 3. Coach Green had come down with a mysterious illness and was forced to miss the games. Coach Wall and Coach Cagle handled the team quite well in Coach's absence as we took both games easily (17-1 and 13-5).We were now in the 2nd round and the "Sweet Sixteen". Another road trip lie ahead, this time to Eastside HS in Covington to play round 2. In two incredibly exciting games, the Raiders prevailed. Game 1 took extra innings to win, and game two was a 4-3 thriller. We were in the "Elite 8". One of the top 8 teams in the state! That early season optimism had been right on. But we were now looking at the top team in the state. Previously a 5A team that had just recently dropped to 4A. The Lee County Trojans had been written up in most publications as the team to beat in Georgia. And they were right. A chartered bus took the boys down to Lee county during finals week to settle it up. Game 1 was an incredible pitcher's dual, but they beat us in a heartbreaker 2-1. Game 2 had more offense, but unfortunately Lee had more than us (10-5 final score) and the playoffs and season were over. But not before the 2004-2005 Raiders had proved that they truely were one of the top teams in the state and school history. Only one other time had a Raider team advanced as far.
Congratulations to the team. They deserve it.
Final 2004-2005 Raider Roster
Head Coach: Ronnie Green
Ass't Coach: Kevin Wall
JV Coach: Bo Cagle
David Hornback
Taylor Rampley
Jeff May
Andrew Fredrickson
James Cash
Brett Denny
Josh Fretz
Adam Brazenas
Dylan Merritt
Blake Lenane
Rick Strickland
Matt Goodman
Nick Wallace
Jeremy Roberts
Brian Wallace
Josh Francis
Chris Kurtz
Bryden Moeller
Jason Wilkins
Jamie Rednour
Monday, June 13
ROBERTS AND WALLACE INK SCHOLARSHIPS
Jeremy Roberts, our favorite SS from the 2005 Spring team has just signed on to continue playing baseball at the next level with Reinhardt College in Waleska, Ga. (Just up the road, near Canton) For those who don't know, the Reinhardt baseball program is an up n commer, and they are getting one good player in Jeremy. He batted cleanup and was instrumental in the team reaching the "elite 8" this past season, fielding and hitting with great consistency.
Nick Wallace, our favorite 2nd baseman from the same team, has also signed a scholarship offer from Andrews College in South Georgia. Also known as a baseball school, they are getting a solid and consistent player in Nick. He batted either second or third in the order all season and was a monster in the playoffs, knocking the snot out of the ball and playing a mean 2B.
On top of all that, they are best friends!
Congratulations to both of you! We now look forward to hearing good things about you two at the next level and in the years to come.
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