PREP BASEBALL: Union County edges Lafayette in extras to sweep Region 3-R finals

  • Union County shortstop Wesley Crockett (20) fields the ground ball up the middle in the bottom of the eighth inning and steps on second base for the force out on Garrett Taylor (9) to end the Game 2 of the Region 3-R finals. It finished off a sweep for the Tigers. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
    Union County shortstop Wesley Crockett (20) fields the ground ball up the middle in the bottom of the eighth inning and steps on second base for the force out on Garrett Taylor (9) to end the Game 2 of the Region 3-R finals. It finished off a sweep for the Tigers. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)

    LAKE BUTLER — The Hornets were no strangers to the threat of elimination. 

    Even going back into the regular season, head coach Tim Hanson said there was a point when even he doubted his team would…