With a productive offseason behind them and much of the roster returning, the Greene County baseball team enters the 2026 season focused on growth, experience, and competitiveness.
Head coach Brad Evans said offseason participation stood out as one of the program’s biggest positives as preparations wrapped up.
“We have had great participation in our offseason programs and workouts,” Evans said. “We have a majority of our starters returning, and while those guys are still young, we’re excited to see what they can do this year with that year of experience under their belt.”
That experience is expected to show up across the lineup, particularly among a group of underclassmen expected to take on major roles. Evans said the Tigers will lean heavily on several juniors and sophomores as the season progresses.
“Lucas Edwards, JJ Thomas, Quincy Robbins, and Jordan Walton are just some of the guys we are going to lean on this season,” Evans said. “We’re expecting big things from them.”
Rather than labeling strengths or weaknesses before opening day, Evans said those answers will come once games begin.
“You can do all the selfscouting you want before the season, but you really don’t know until games start and things show up on the field,” he said. “I hope that at the end of the year, we’re able to say competitiveness is one of our strengths.”
That mindset sits at the center of Greene County’s expectations this spring.
After playing a non-region schedule the past few seasons, which prevented postseason eligibility, the Tigers return to a full region slate in 2026, giving them a path to the state playoffs with a top-four finish. The challenge will be steep in a region featuring Lake Oconee Academy, Lincoln County, Towns County, and Washington-Wilkes.
Still, Evans said success will be measured less by projections and more by consistency.
“My expectation is that we are competitive in all aspects of the game,” Evans said. “That the teams we play know they’re in a battle for at least seven innings.”
With experience returning and an identity beginning to take shape, Greene County enters the season determined to prove that effort, toughness, and growth can carry the Tigers forward. The team opens the season at home against Hephzibah on Feb. 9.