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Suwannee right fielder PJ Davis races to first base after a hit against Rickards on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee right fielder PJ Davis races to first base after a hit against Rickards on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Davis shines on Senior Night, Suwannee topples Rickards

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
LIVE OAK — Senior Night couldn’t have gone better for Suwannee’s lone 12th-grader. PJ Davis connected for a pair of triples along with two RBIs and a run scored as the Class 4A No. 8 Bulldogs kept their winning ways Tuesday night, overcoming an early deficit to take down Rickards 7-4.
Columbia pitcher Trayce McKenzie celebrates walking off the mound after striking out the side in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against The Villages Charter. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Trayce McKenzie celebrates walking off the mound after striking out the side in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against The Villages Charter. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: McKenzie returns to form, helps Columbia beat The Villages Charter

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
OCALA — It was never going to be easy to return to form following an offseason elbow injury, but Columbia pitcher Trayce McKenzie finally began to look like himself on the mound Tuesday afternoon. That was bad news for The Villages Charter.
Suwannee head coach Greg Gabey (left) fist bumps Rachel Smith after she reached third base against Gainesville on April 12. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee head coach Greg Gabey (left) fist bumps Rachel Smith after she reached third base against Gainesville on April 12. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/22/24

NEWS STAFF
Monday, April 22, 2024
BASEBALL — Trenton 13, Fort White 0: The Indians (11-11) were held to one hit and run-ruled by the Tigers (10-10) in five innings at home.
The Branford softball team greets center fielder Ellie Frierson (50) at home plate after she hit a home run against Lafayette on Friday. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

The Branford softball team greets center fielder Ellie Frierson (50) at home plate after she hit a home run against Lafayette on Friday. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Special to the Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Frierson and Blue homer, Branford run-rules rival Lafayette

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, April 19, 2024
MAYO — With one eye already on a run at the District 6-1A tournament, Branford set its other eye on Lafayette for a tune-up. The Hornets may have wished for one fewer.
Suwannee pitcher Patrick Williams pitches against Suwannee on Feb. 29. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee pitcher Patrick Williams pitches against Suwannee on Feb. 29. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 4/18/24

NEWS STAFF
Thursday, April 18, 2024
BASEBALL — Lafayette 10, Fort White 0: Hyatt Richardson went 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, while JT Cook, Bryson Herron and Garrett Taylor each had two RBIs to lead the Class 1A No. 3 Hornets (16-2) to a run-rule victory over the Indians (11-10) in five innings at home in District 6-1A...
Columbia pitcher Kinley King (left) celebrates with first baseman Kimber Long after defeating Oakleaf 5-4 on Thursday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Kinley King (left) celebrates with first baseman Kimber Long after defeating Oakleaf 5-4 on Thursday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Columbia knocks off Class 6A No. 10 Oakleaf

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The pressure was on Columbia pitcher Kinley King. Amya Mirelez had just hit a 2-RBI double to pull Oakleaf within a run, and it started to feel like déjà vu again for the Tigers. Columbia was once again up on a team ranked in the top-10 with a lead slipping away in the seventh inning.
Columbia pitcher Ayden Phillips celebrates at second base after hitting a 2-RBI double against Chiles on Wednesday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia pitcher Ayden Phillips celebrates at second base after hitting a 2-RBI double against Chiles on Wednesday. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Columbia bounces back, knocks off Class 6A No. 4 Chiles

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Angry after an 11-0 loss one night earlier to North Florida Christian, Ayden Phillips took the mound for Columbia on Wednesday with some attitude. He set the tone early with his arm, then delivered with his bat, and the Tigers bounced back with a big win.