Today at Spellman Field at the Seaver Family Sports Complex, the Golden Lions defeated the Perry Panthers 16-0 to complete the series sweep and advance to the second round of the GHSA AAAA Baseball State Tournament. In the two games, St. Pius X scored 21 runs and allowed none.
Pitchers
McKale Stevenson '25 (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO) andÂ
William Edwards '25 (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO) combined for the shutout to bring the team's record to 31-2 on the season.Â
Ten different players reached base:
- Nolan Newsham '27 (3 singles, 1 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB, 2 SB)
- Wesley Ingham '25 (1 single, 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 BB)
- Royce Woodson '26 (1 single, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 R)
- Michael Dee '25 (1 triple, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB)
- Andrew Biggers '28 (1 single, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB)
- Logan Lucas '25 (1 single, 1 RBI, 1 R)
- JP Apgar '26 (1 single, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB)
- Archer Love '25 (1 single, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB)
- Grayson Granberry '26 (3 R, 2 SB)
- Charles Ashe '25 (1 RBI, 1 BB)
The win was Coach Andy Harlin's 230th career win as the Golden Lions coach, passing Coach JT Gilbert for most in school history.Â
The second round of the state playoffs will be at Spellman Field vs. East Forsyth, starting with a doubleheader (4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, April 29. If necessary, game 3 will be at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30. See the
bracket on the GHSA website.
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