by Will Hopkins

The North Springs Spartans are the 2021 Region 6-5A Champions! After finishing the season with two wins against Villa Rica on Thursday, the Spartans went 22-8, with a 17-1 record in regional play. The team will start the state playoffs with a best-of-three series against the Cass Colonels. The first two games will be on Wednesday, and the third will be on Thursday, if necessary. North Springs looks to continue their hot run of play as the games start to mean a little more in the playoffs. Go Spartans!

4/29 Update:

The North Springs Spartans baseball team swept the Cass Colonels in a doubleheader in the GHSA stat e bas e ball playoffs on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the 5A Region 6 State Playoffs. Sophomore Daniel Jackson pitched a complete-game gem in the first game, going the full seven innings and giving up just 2 runs. He also struck out six batters and issued no free passes. Catcher Tyler Jackson was the star at the plate, going four-for-four, with three runs scored. Buck Olson and Dylan Reid each had two hits and two runs scored, as well. In the end, it was a strong 10-2 win for the Spartans, but they had to get another win in the best two-out-of-three series. 

Dylan Reed was the starter for game two, and he pitched six innings of two-hit ball, without allowing a run. Senior Andrew Frank came in to finish things up in the seventh, and his unearned run was the Colonels’ only score of the game. The first three batters in North Springs’ lineup, outfielders Ryan Grayson, Buck Olson, and Jake Streeter all scored at least twice, with Streeter scoring three runs, in what was an offensive explosion for the Spartans. In the middle of the lineup, Tyler and Daniel Jackson plated two runs each, as well. North Springs would go on to win 13-1, with no third game of the series necessary. The Spartans’ next opponent will be a tough Loganville side, who they will face next week. North Springs will need to bring their A-games if they hope to advance further into the playoffs. 

4/29: Update from Coach Gershon:

“We are headed to our second Sweet 16 in the last thre e seasons (didn’t get to finish our season last year) and will face the three time defending state class 5A champion Loganville Red Devils here at North Springs…Games 1 & 2 will be this Monday (Game 1 begins at 4 p.m..)

Thanks to everyone that came out to Gene Gelder Field last night; the atmosphere was awesome ! Monday will be even more fun in terms of the crowd as Loganville travels very well. Let’s continue to pack the house with Spartans!”