PREP BASEBALL: Columbia SS Mason Gray signs with Flagler

Columbia shortstop Mason Gray (middle) smiles after signing his letter of intent with Flagler alongside his mother, Heather, and father, Kevin, on Tuesday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia shortstop Mason Gray (middle) smiles after signing his letter of intent with Flagler alongside his mother, Heather, and father, Kevin, on Tuesday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Mason Gray’s voice quivered. Standing behind a lectern perched in the corner of Columbia’s auditorium, the graduating senior powered through his prepared remarks. He gathered himself before acknowledg…