5 things to know about Georgia Tech’s baseball preseason

After hitting 10 home runs in 151 at bats last season as a freshman, Georgia Tech outfielder Kel Johnson has added about 10 pounds of muscle. (GT Athletics/DANNY KARNIK)Infused by a freshman class rated as high as fourth nationally, Georgia Tech’s baseball team opened preseason practice Friday. The Yellow Jackets will attempt to bounce back from last year’s 32-23 finish, which resulted in Tech missing the NCAA tournament for only the third time in coach Danny Hall’s 22 seasons at Tech.

Tech’s 11-member class is the highest rated since Hall brought in the top classes in 1998 and 2002. Pitcher Jonathan Hughes, who was drafted in the second round by Baltimore last June but chose to attend Tech,…