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Georgia-commit Avery Shiflett’s uncompleted journey to the Bulldogs
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Georgia-commit Avery Shiflett’s uncompleted journey to the Bulldogs

CALHOUN, Ga. — Avery Shiflett was always ahead of the curve when it came to baseball. He was just one and a half years old when his parents would give him a bat and show him how to swing. From there, Shiflett got pretty good at hitting wiffle balls from his dad.

“He’d throw me some foam ones at the end, so I could hit them farther,” Shiflett said.

As Shiflett matured and developed more, it would become clear that his future would more than likely be on the bump. His control and feel for pitching has stood out enough to allow him to commit to the University of Georgia before he has even stepped on a high school mound.

“I didn’t know they would think of me as highly as they did so early on,” Shiflett said. “It feels pretty good.”

The Bulldogs were the first school to contact Shiflett a year and a half ago and it would ultimately come down to Georgia and Georgia Tech for his future. He would announce his commitment on Sept. 10 to Georgia.

“Baseball is what I want to do,” Shiflett said. “When I get older, I want to go to the MLB. This is the next step of getting to that.”

Shiflett is getting ready for his freshman year at Calhoun High School in Georgia where he looks like a scout’s dream. He stands 6-foot-3, 175 pounds and throws a low 80s fastball from the left side.

He will not be the only freshman getting attention on the Yellow Jacket baseball team, as they also have two other top recruits in the 2025 state recruiting class in Jax Bishop and Andrew Purdy.

“It will be special,” Shiflett said. “And we can all pitch, too.”

Shiflett will also bring a big, powerful left-handed bat to the Calhoun lineup like his favorite player, Freddie Freeman.

“I’ve always just loved watching him,” Shiflett said.

While Avery has his future secured, he’s still looking to get stronger before he heads to Athens, which is something that will come with more time in the weight room and getting older. With his mentality, that should not be a problem.

“Some people are skipping reps, but me and my partner don’t skip reps,” Shiflett said.

He still has a while before he gets to college, but Shiflett is thinking a physical therapy major would suit him well due to his personal experience.

“I’ve had to do that a few times,” Shiflett said.

As long as Shiflett cuts down on these visits, the sky’s the limit for this 15-year-old.

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