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Baseball: Forsyth Central opens against North Oconee in matchup of elite pitchers
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Forsyth Central's Ethan Hankins is the No. 3-ranked junior high school pitcher in the country and verbally committed to Vanderbilt. - photo by Micah Green
After an appearance in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs last season, Forsyth Central opened up their season at home on Monday night and fell by a score of 3-1 to North Oconee in a game that featured two of the top high school pitchers in the entire country. According to PerfectGame.org, North Oconee’s Kumar Rocker is the top ranked junior in the nation while Central’s Ethan Hankins is the third ranked pitcher and fifth overall player. And each is committed to Vanderbilt University.