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Columbia catcher Casen Maddox is greeted at home plate after hitting a go-ahead grand slam against Santa Fe on Tuesday. His home run put the Tigers up 6-5 and was part of an eight-run six inning. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia catcher Casen Maddox is greeted at home plate after hitting a go-ahead grand slam against Santa Fe on Tuesday. His home run put the Tigers up 6-5 and was part of an eight-run six inning. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Maddox's grand slam helps Columbia rally past Santa Fe

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
ALACHUA — Casen Maddox’s first varsity home run couldn’t have come at a better time for Columbia. It lit a fire under the rest of the lineup too. With his team down three runs, Maddox hit a go-ahead grand slam that was only the beginning of a huge sixth inning for the Tigers.
Columbia receiver Mia Brasel makes a catch against Suwannee on March 12. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia receiver Mia Brasel makes a catch against Suwannee on March 12. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/9/24

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
BASEBALL — Suwannee 3, Madison County 1: Logan Brooks gave up an earned run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in four innings, while Kyler Watson allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out five in three innings to help the Bulldogs (11-5-1) hold off the Cowboys (9-7) on...
Fort White head coach Rick Julius (from left), Vernon Masters, and Sean Boyle stand at the new press box/concession stand at the Josh Barton Field. (WENDY FRAZIER/Special to the Reporter)

Fort White head coach Rick Julius (from left), Vernon Masters, and Sean Boyle stand at the new press box/concession stand at the Josh Barton Field. (WENDY FRAZIER/Special to the Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/8/24

NEWS STAFF
Monday, April 8, 2024
Hayden Adams, Carson Capallia, Aaron Parnell, Ben Bullard and Cadan Hall each had an RBI while Tucker Flynn threw a one-hitter to lead Fort White’s baseball team to an 11-0 run-rule win over St. John Lutheran in five innings at home.
Branford's Ellie Frierson high fives head coach Oscar Saavedra as she rounds third base after hitting a home run against Suwannee on Tuesday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Branford's Ellie Frierson high fives head coach Oscar Saavedra as she rounds third base after hitting a home run against Suwannee on Tuesday. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/5/24

NEWS STAFF
Friday, April 5, 2024
BASEBALL — Suwannee 7, Yulee 2: Behind three RBIs from Grayson Bonds and one apiece from Noah Lopez, Jace Moran and Grayson Greene, the Bulldogs (9-5-1) rallied past the Hornets (10-7) with two runs in the sixth inning and then five in the seventh for a road win.
Columbia second baseman Grant Bowers turns to make a throw to first base against Buchholz on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia second baseman Grant Bowers turns to make a throw to first base against Buchholz on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/4/24

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, April 4, 2024
BASEBALL — Columbia 7, Beachside 3: Bynton Edge went 2 for 4 with two RBIs while Grant Bowers (2 for 3), Ayden Phillips and Max Schuler each drove in a run to help the Tigers bounce back with a road win over the Barracudas (9-6).
Fort White center fielder Morgan Kelly stretches out for a diving catch against Baker County as right fielder Taryn Clyatt looks on Thursday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Fort White center fielder Morgan Kelly stretches out for a diving catch against Baker County as right fielder Taryn Clyatt looks on Thursday. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Fort White blanked in rematch with Baker County

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Thursday, April 4, 2024
GLEN ST. MARY — Rylee Walker had Fort White’s number from the first batter to the last. And in a rematch of top-5 teams in their respective classes, it spelled bad news for the Indians.