Lanier High Baseball: Recaps
Thursday, May 22
Another memorable season for Lanier County
Bulldogs went 22-10, made it to state quarterfinals
By Christian Malone
The Valdosta Daily Times
LAKELAND — Lanier County’s baseball team was disappointed with Tuesday night’s outcome. But the Bulldogs are pleased with a a season where they won 22 games and made it to the state quarterfinals for the second time in four years.
The Bulldogs’ season ended Tuesday night with losses to Landmark Christian School in the Class A state quarterfinals. The War Eagles, who are 24-6 and ranked No. 4 in Class A, won the first game 16-6, then completed the sweep with an 11-4 win in a rain-delayed game 2.
“We gave them too many outs, and we didn’t get any breaks,” Lanier head coach John White said. “Landmark Christian has a good baseball team. They were the better team that day.”
Lanier ends its season with a 22-10 overall record and ranked #7 in the final state coaches poll.
“I’m proud of this team,” White said. “They had a good year. They exceeded the expectations we set for them.”
This was a special group for White. The Bulldogs were led by their 10 seniors, most of whom played baseball all four years at Lanier. Some had been playing for White even longer.
“This was a good group of kids,” White said. “These kids played hard and just got after it, and we had a good year.”
The Bulldogs were led by their three All-State players, catcher Ethan McRae, pitcher Nathan Bass and shortstop/pitcher Ryan White. White has already signed a baseball scholarship with Carson-Newman, a strong Division II school, while McRae and Bass are expected to sign with schools in the next few weeks.
The Bulldogs rebounded from a rough start earlier in the season, when injuries hurt the team. They lost four of their first six games, and even 16 games into the season, they were just 10-6. But after an 8-5 loss to Appling County on April 10, they were almost unbeatable for the next five weeks, going on a nine-game winning streak that lasted until the second round of the playoffs. They won their first Region 1-A title since 1984.
“I’m ecstatic about how we finished,” Coach White said. “We were (10-6) at one point. Bass was hurt, and we weren’t sure if we’d get him back. But we got him back and started playing well. To win the region and make the elite eight is great.”
In game 1 against Landmark, Bass went 2-for-3 and hit a three-run homer for the Bulldogs, but took the loss on the mound. Josh Fender hit a two-run homer for LCHS. Lanier fell behind 4-0 in the third inning of game 2, then heavy rains delayed the game for almost three hours. The field was not in great shape, but the umpires insisted the field was playable, so the game resumed at ten o' clock that night. But despite Lanier cutting the deficit to 7-4, Landmark scored four late runs to pull away and win.
“The first game, they just pounded us,” Coach White said. “The second game, our kids gave a good effort trying to battle back, but we just couldn’t pull it out.”
Jordan Patten was 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs in game 2. Ryan White, Bass and McRae each went 2-for-4. White pitched a complete game, and struck out nine batters.
Friday, July 11
LCHS NEW COACH
Friday, May 16
LANIER POUNDS SCHLEY
Friday, May 9
BULLDOGS SWEEP JENKINS IN OPENING ROUND OF STATE PLAYOFFS
Wednesday, April 30
LANIER WINS 1A TITLE WITH 6-1 WIN OVER SEMINOLE COUNTY
Saturday, April 26
LANIER DEFEATS BACONTON; 11-3 QUALIFIES FOR REGION TITLE GAME
Thursday, April 24
BULLDOGS WIN 1A EAST TITLE WITH 5-1 VICTORY OVER BACON
Sunday, April 20
LANIER TAKES OVER 1ST PLACE IN REGION WITH 9-3 WIN OVER BACON COUNTY
Sunday, April 20
LANIER DEFEATS IRWIN 9-7 ON SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday, June 2
Bulldogs take top 2007 All-Region awards
Saturday, June 2
New School Records Set in 2007
Monday, April 30
Bulldogs sweep Miller County in playoff
Tuesday, April 24
Bulldogs defeat Echols County
LAKELAND - The Bulldogs came away with a big win over the Echols County Wildcats, 12-3. Lanier jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st and never tailed again. Allen, Fender and Mastin each singled to put the Bulldogs on top. Nathan Bass looked strong thru the first 3 innings of the game as he held the Wildcats to 0 hits and 5 K's. Ryan Allen pitched 3 innings as well and allowed 2 hits and the Wildcats 3 runs. Mcrae, Bass, Whtie, Sealey and Mastin each collected 2 hits apiece in the game.
Tuesday, April 24
Bulldogs fall in sub-region championship game at Bacon County
ALMA - Lanier County travelled to Bacon County to take on the Red Raiders for first place in the East. The Bulldogs fell short, 8-4 as Bacon took an early 8-1 lead. The Bulldogs hit into four doubleplays that limited their chances for big innings at the plate. In the 4th, Allen homered and Fender, Mastin and Patten each collected hits. Offensively, the Dawgs hit the ball well but couldn't come up with many runs. Lanier left the bases loaded twice in the 6th and 7th innings. The Bulldogs fall to (13-6) on the year and finish the region schedule as the sub-region runner-up with an (8-2) mark.
Tuesday, April 24
Lanier County routes Irwin County
OCILLA - Lanier County travelled to Irwin County to take on the Indians and put on an offensive performance as Lanier pounded out 18 hits as a team and won 16-6. Ryan Allen, Bass, Mcrae and White each pitched over an inning for the win. Ryan Allen, Nathan Bass, Ryan White and Ethan Mcrae each combined on the mound for the win. At the plate Ethan Mcrae was (5-for-5, 6 RBI), Ryan White was (4-for-5, 3 RBI), Nathan Bass was (3-for-4, 2B) and Ryan Allen was (2-for-3, 2BB). The Bulldogs are now (14-7) overall.
Tuesday, April 10
Lanier County shuts out Clinch County, 11-0
LAKELAND - Lanier County shutout rival Clinch County for the second time this year on Tuesday at Threatte Field, 11-0 in 6 innings. The Bulldogs jumped out on top 8-0 and never looked back as Bulldog starter Ryan Allen held the Panthers to 0 hits and 0 runs on the night. At the plate, Ethan Mcrae (3-for-4, 2 Doubles) led the way. Ryan White (2-for-4, 2B), Nathan Bass (2-for-4, 2B), Josh Fender (2-for-4, 2B) and Ryan Allen (2-for-4, 2-run HR). Mcrae also hit a 3-run homerun in the 4th but a balk during the pitch negated the play. Ryan Allen and Josh Fender each had 3 RBI apiece. Lanier County jumps to (11-5) on the year and (6-1) in region play.
Friday, April 13
Bulldogs complete sweep of Atkinson County
LAKELAND - Lanier County earned a key region win Friday nite by defeating rival Atkinson County, 2-1 at Threatte Field. Down 1-0 in the 4th inning, Greg Sealey doubled to lead off the inning. Ryan Allen followed through with an infield single, which set up Jordan Patten's 2 RBI hit to put the Bulldogs on top 2-1. Two runs would be all the Bulldogs needed as Nathan Bass held the Rebels scoreless after the 1st inning. Bass was the winning pitcher tossing a complete game no hitter with 6 strikeouts. At the plate Lanier was led by Jordan Patten and Ryan Allen, who were both (2-for-3) on the afternoon. The Bulldogs improve to (12-5) on the year and (7-1) in the region.
Friday, April 6
Bulldogs take one of two on Spring Break in Florida
MARIANNA, FLA - During Spring Break, Lanier County (10-4 overall, 6-1 region) travelled down to Chipola College in the panhandle and played a non-region double header on Wednesday against The Bozeman School, of Panama City, and Seminole County. The Bulldogs (without two starters) played pretty well as they pounded out 13 doubles and 2 homeruns. In game one of the DH, Ryan White and Nathan Bass each collected 3 hits apiece against The Bozeman School. Greg Sealey added 2 hits. Ryan Allen and Ryan White split the distance on the hill, each pitching over 3 innings. Defensively, Colby Connell played very well in his second start of the year. In the late nightcap, Lanier took on Seminole County and came away with a big win. Junior, Nathan Bass was dominant on the mound, allowing 1 hit and striking out 9 in 4 innings of work. The Bulldogs played exceptionally well offensively, pounding out 8 doubles, and a 3-run homerun (Sealey). Ryan White (3-for-4, 3 doubles), Greg Sealey was (3-for-4, 2 doubles & 3-run HR), Antonio Owens (2-for-4, 2 doubles), Nathan Bass (2-for-4) and Ryan Allen (1-for-1, 3 walks) lead the charge at the plate. For their efforts, Greg Sealey, Nathan Bass and Ryan White were selected as Player of the Week by the Georgia Dugout Club. They three guys will be honored at the annual baseball banquet in the Spring.
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Bacon County slips past Bulldogs
LAKELAND - Lanier County fell to (9-4 overall, 5-1 region) with a 5-4 loss to Bacon County. Lanier's Ryan Allen allowed just 3 hits (1 bunt single) and 3 walks. The Raiders played outstanding defense as Lanier made crucial 3 errors which led to 5 unearned Red Raider runs. Lanier led the game off with a line drive on the first pitch of the game. It would set the tone for the rest of the night as they hit it well all night as Lanier only had one hitter srikeout. Ethan Mcrae hit a solo homerun in the first and Sealey doubled off the fence, but Lanier could not capitalize for any more runs. The first damage came in the 3rd when Lanier's CF misplayed a base hit after a walk and it rolled to the fence. A ground ball later, Bacon led 2-1. Allen walked the leadoff in the 4th and he scored on the only pass ball of the game to make it 3-1. In the 5th, Lanier made 2 throwing errors that gave the Red Raiders what seemed like a comfortable lead. Lanier loaded the bases in the 6th, but a questionable 3-2 called third strike kept Lanier from scoring again. The play of the game was made by Bacon's outfielder on the next play, Mastin drove a ball deep to deep left center and and CF dove and caught it saving 3 runs. Lanier got a bases loaded double from Mcrae in the bottom of the 7th to make it 5-4.
Tuesday, March 27
Lanier County knocks off Atkinson County
PEARSON - Lanier County (9-3 overall, 5-0 region) travelled to Pearson to take on Atkinson County in a East sub-region game and came away with a big 6-3 win. Junior, Nathan Bass pitched a complete game, picking up the win on the mound. For the Bulldogs, the leading hitters were Greg Sealey (3-for-4, 2-run HR), Brandon Mastin (2B), Wayne Palmer (2B), Ryan White (2B), Ethan Mcrae (2B) and Nathan Bass.
Monday, March 26
Bulldogs fall against Brantley County
LAKELAND - Lanier County fell to (7-3 overall, 2-0 region) as the Bulldogs lost a seven run lead in the 5th to take a 13-8 loss. Lanier come out strong in the 3rd inning busting a 1-1 tie with multiple Bulldogs hits to take a 6-1 lead. Ryan White doubled to lead off the inning, Ethan Mcrae, Ryan Allen, Brandon Mastin, Wayne Palmer and Greg Sealey each added RBI hits. Bulldog starter, Ryan Allen pitched four strong innings on the mound. Greg Sealey come on and pitched well for two innings. At the plate, Lanier was led by Greg Sealey and Ethan Mcrae with 3 hits apiece. Ryan White and Ryan Allen each added 2 hits apiece. The Bulldogs offensively outhit the Herrons 12-8 but numerous fielding errors led to many runs.
Friday, March 23
Lanier County blanks Panthers on the road
HOMERVILLE - Lanier County (8-3 overall, 4-0 region) travelled to take on region foe Clinch County. Bulldog pitchers, Ryan Allen and Nathan Bass combined to hold Clinch County to no runs and sruckout 12 as Lanier County cruised to a 12-0 win over the Panthers in 5 innings. Offensively, Ryan White led the way going 4-for-4 and 4 runs scored. Nathan Bass, Greg Sealey, Brandon Mastin and Jordan Patten each added 2 hits apiece. Greg Sealey had 5 RBI as well.
Wednesday, March 21
Lanier County win big over Wildcats, 18-1
STATENVILLE - No. 3 Bulldogs (7-2 overall, 3-0 sub-region) picked up another sub-region 1A victory over Echols County. Ryan White, Nathan Bass and Ryan Allen each combined to hold the Wildcats to one run as they cruised to an 18-1 win in four innings. Leading hitters for LCHS were Wayne Palmer, Ryan White, Ethan Mcrae and Brandon Mastin. Greg Sealey drove in four runs.
Sunday, March 18
Adcock & White lead Bulldogs to State Ranking
LAKELAND - Veteran coaches, Tommy Adcock and John White have the 2007 Lanier County Bulldogs headed in the right direction this year. The Bulldogs started the pre-season ranked No. 8 in the state polls and have now climbed up to the No. 3 spot. These two coaches are working very hard to get the Bulldogs back in the playoffs again this season. With deep playoffs expectations in mind for this year's Bulldog team, these men look to take Lanier County back a tradition it was once known for. The 2007 team has been led so far by it's outstanding Seniors and Juniors. Adcock and White look to keep up the pace as the season progresses.
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Bulldogs pound Ware County Magnet
LAKELAND - The No. 4 Bulldogs improved to (6-2 overall, 2-0 sub-region) with a 16-1 win over the Ware County Magnet Eagles. Bulldog starting pitcher, Ryan White pitched a complete game giving up 0 hits and struckout 5 in 3 innings of work. At the plate, Ryan White (2-for-3, 3B), Ethan Mcrae (2-for-3, 2B), Nathan Bass (2-for-3) led the Bulldogs.
Wednesday, March 14
Bulldogs defeat Irwin County
LAKELAND - No. 4 Lanier County improved to (5-2 overall, 1-0 region) with a 5-4 win over former region rival, the Irwin County Indians. The Bulldogs jumped out on top early in the 1st inning, scoring four runs to take a 4-0 lead. Bulldog starter, Nathan Bass (1-1) went the distance on the hill, striking out 6 and allowing just 3 hits. Ethan Mcrae and Nathan Bass led Lanier at the plate with 2 hits apiece. Greg Sealey and Wayne Palmer each drove in a pair of runs.
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Bulldogs come up short against defending State Champs, ELCA
ELLAVILLE - No. 5 Lanier County played in the North-South Classic this weekend at Schley County High School as four of Class A's top teams all squared off. In game one of the day Lanier County fell to the current #1 team in the State and the defending Class A State Champions, Eagles Landing Christian Academy from McDonough by a 6-4 score. Bulldog Starter, Nathan Bass pitched a complete game, scattering 13 hits and striking out 2 in 7 tough innings of work. Offensively, the Bulldogs were led by Ethan Mcrae (2-for-4, 2-run HR) and Greg Sealey (2-for-4, 2 RBI).
Saturday, March 10
Lanier County pounds Mt. Paran in offensive show
ELLAVILLE - In game two of the North-South Classic at Schley County High School, Lanier County took on the number eight ranked team in class A, Mount Paran Christian School from Kennesaw and came away with a 18-10 win. Lanier starter, Ryan Allen yielded 8 hits and struck out 3 in 5 innings of work. At the plate, the Bulldogs pounded out 20 hits as a team. Leading hitters were Ryan Allen (3-for-4), Greg Sealey (3-for-4), Ethan Mcrae (3-for-5), Nathan Bass (2-for-4), Wayne Palmer (2-for-4), Codey Fricke (2-for-4) and Ryan White (2-for-5).
Wednesday, March 7
Lanier County wins big in region opener at Ware Magnet
MANOR - Lanier County improved to (3-1 overall, 1-0 sub-region) with a big region win over the Ware County Magnet Eagles. Offensivlely, Ryan Allen (2-for-3) and Greg Sealey (2-for-3) led the way, as the Bulldogs exploded for 14 hits in a 24-0 win. White, Mcrae, Owens, Bass, Fender, Bowens, Mastin, Palmer, Patten, and Fricke each collected hits for the Bulldogs. Ryan White pitched well, posting 6 strikeouts and no walks in 3 innings of work.
Tuesday, March 6
Bulldogs stumble at Wilcox County in extra innings
ROCHELLE - Lanier County fell to (2-1) on Monday as they lost a hard fought game against the Wilcox County Patriots. Offensively, the Bulldogs exploded for 15 hits as a team. Greg Sealey (4-for-6), Ryan White (3-for-5), Wayne Palmer (2-for-3), Jordan Patten (2-for-3), and Nathan Bass (2-for-5) were the leading hitters. Defensively, Lanier played poorly committing eight errors that led to many unearned Patriot runs. The Bulldogs battled back from a 10-6 deficit in the 7th inning to force the game into extra innings before falling in the bottom of the 9th.
Friday, March 2
Longball lifts Bulldogs over Charlton County
LAKELAND - The Bulldogs (2-0) hit the field again Saturday against the Charlton County Indians and came out on top of a pitching duel, 3-1. Bulldog starter Ryan Allen threw a complete game, holding the Indians to 3 hits while striking out 8. Offensively for Lanier County, Ethan Mcrae led the charge, breaking a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the 6th with a cluth 2-run homerun. Greg Sealey and Ethan Mcrae each collected a pair of hits apiece. Charlton County took the JV game, 15-8. Brandon Mastin and Shane Sirmans both hit the ball well.
Monday, February 26
Bulldogs take season opener over Aucilla Christian
LAKELAND - Lanier County (1-0) opened the 2007 season in great fashion as the Bulldogs cruised to a 12-1 win in 5 innings over Aucilla Christian Academy. Nathan Bass, Ryan Allen and Ryan White each combined on the mound to limit the Warriors to 1 hit on the afternoon. The trio struckout 13 batters in five innings strong innings of work. Bass struckout all 5 batters he faced. Greg Sealey (3B), Nathan Bass (2B), Wayne Palmer (2B), Ryan White (2B), Josh Fender and Jordan Patten led the offensive attack at the plate. In Junior Varsity action, Freshmen, Austin Kline picked up his first win of the season as the Bulldogs defeated the Warriors, 8-2.
Thursday, February 22
Bulldogs defeat Lamar County in pre-season contest
LAKELAND - The Lamar County Trojans of Barnesville, GA made the trip south to take on Class A's pre-season #6 ranked Bulldogs. Lanier used a 4 hit pitching performance from Nathan Bass, Ryan Allen and Ryan White to put together a 9-7 come-from-behind win. Lanier made some stellar plays defensively. Offensively, Lanier pounded out 9 hits. Josh Fender lead the Bulldogs with a 2-run homerun, Ryan Allen and Nathan Bass both had 2 hits apiece. Ryan White (3B), Jordan Patten and Brandon Mastin ach added hits.
2006 All Region Awards Offensive Player of the Year Ryan White (Sophomore) - Lanier First Team All Region Greg Sealey (Junior) - Lanier Ryan Allen (Junior) - Lanier Nathan Bass (Sophomore) - Lanier Ethan Mcrae (Sophomore) - Lanier
Congratulations to the following:
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Second Team All Region |
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Milton Gloster (Senior) - Lanier |
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Honorable Mention All Region |
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Jordan Patten (Sophomore) - Lanier |
2006 Regular Season Stats
Handout: 2006 Regular Season Stats
Lanier defeats Ware Magnet, 8-1
MANOR - The Bulldogs finished up the season with an impressive 8-1 victory over a big region rival Ware County Magnet. Starter, Ethan Mcrae (4-0) went 5 innings allowing 0 hits. He did walk 5 in the game. Ryan Allen came in to close the game. Senior Milton Gloster had a big night going 2-for-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. Codey Fricke had 2 hits also. Ryan White was 0-1 with 4 walks. Ethan Mcrae hit double off the fence. Defensively, Lanier played an almost flawless game. Milton Gloster made the defensive play of the game for Lanier with a diving catch in centerfield. Kyle Hutchinson also made a great play on a ball smoked by Ryan Allen to dead center. The win marked the 1st time in school history, Lanier County has won 20 games during the regular season. An impressive feat of 6 sophomores, 1 freshman, 2 juniors and 2 seniors. Lanier County finished the regular season at 20-5 overall and 15-3 in Region 1A.
ELLAVILLE - The Lanier County Bulldogs (21-5) took the #4 state ranked Schley County Wildcats (25-2) to the limit before falling in game three of the series, 7-6. Game 1, Lanier defeated Schley, 8-5. Schley jumped on starter Nathan Bass for three runs in the first inning, taking a 3-0 lead. The Bulldogs came roaring right back as Ethan Mcrae hit two 2-run homeruns to put Lanier ahead, 5-3. Schley came back in the 4th inning and tied the game at 5-5 with two homeruns themselves. Ryan Allen lifted Lanier once again with a huge two out homerun to put Lanier up 8-5. Ethan Mcrae came on to relieve Nathan Bass to end the game. Mcrae and Gloster were the leading hitters in game one. Mcrae and White each made stellar defensive plays throughout the game. Nathan Bass picked up the win for Lanier. In game two, Schley County rolled 13-0 in five innings. Lanier went flat in the second game, making four errors in the first few innings to spot Schley three unearned runs of starter Ryan Allen. Ryan White came on in relief and had his worst outing of the year. Schley took an 8-0 lead from multiple homeruns in the 3rd and 4th innings. The Wildcats ace kept Lanier off balance to seal the win in game two. Mcrae came on in relef for White and allowed 5 more unearned runs off Bulldog mistakes. In game 3, Schley edged Lanier 7-6 in the bottom of the 7th inning. Starter, Ryan Allen went the distance allowing 1 earned run and 6 hits. Ryan White lead off the 1st inning with a single to center field. White scored to make it 1-0 Lanier. The Bulldogs held the lead through the 4th inning as one bad inning spotted the Wildcats 6 runs. Trailing 6-1 in the 5th, Lanier made a comeback with great hitting from Milton Gloster, Johnny Hunt, Nathan Bass and company to tie the game up at 6-6. Lanier had the winning run in scoring postion as Bass was thrown out at home on a Josh Fender single to right field. Schley scored one in the bottom of the 7th to advance. Lanier County finished the season with a 21-7 overall record. Coach White stated, "We played hard and made the series come down to a break here or there. The chips just didn't fall our way today. We are excited about the chance we'll have next year as we will return 7 starters from this year's team. We will have another shot next year."
Brooks County sqeeks by Lanier, 6-5
LAKELAND - The #10 ranked team in Class A, Lanier County fell in another one run game to Brooks County, 6-5. Bulldog stater, Ethan Mcrae had a rough start as he walked two batters, gave up a hit and an error in left field. Johnny Hunt didn't get a good jump on a bloop hit to left field, which he later dove for and rolled to the fence, allowing the Trojans to score three unearned runs in the first inning. Lanier had many chances in the first two innings to cut the lead in half, but didn't come up with the clutch hits. Ryan Allen came in and pitched well in relief. He held Brooks until the 3rd inning, as he gave up a solo homerun to put the Trojans up 4-0. Reliever, Nathan Bass came to the mound in the 4th and threw well before more costly mistakes lead to another Trojan run. Brooks lead 5-0 at that point. Lanier managed to get some runs on the board as they cut the lead to 5-2. Ryan Allen singled and Ethan Mcrae walked to lead off the inning. Both later scored on a 2 RBI single from Milton Gloster. In the 5th, Lanier scapped back and tied the game at 5-5. Allen, Bass, Mcrae all scored in the inning off two Lanier hits. Ryan White went to the mound in the 6th. He held the Trojans hitless in his two innings of work. But, a walk and a throwing error allowed the winning run to cross the plate. Lanier had one last chance in the 7th, but didn't as they left runners stranded to end the game. Offensively, Ryan White and Nathan Bass both had two hits apiece.
Lanier defeats Seminole County, 6-5
LAKELAND - The #10 ranked Bulldogs improved their record to (16-4) overall and (11-3) in the region with a win over Seminole County, 6-5. If character is built on pressure suituations, the Bulldogs made some huge strides in learning to grow up today. Seminole County took advantage of starter Ryan White, as they took an early 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning. The Bulldogs came roaring back with a big inning, scoring 4 runs in the 3rd. Johnny Hunt singled and scored, Wayne Palmer walked and scored, Ryan White singled and scored, Ryan Allen doubled and scored on Greg Sealey's RBI double, giving Lanier a 4-2 lead. Reliever, Ryan Allen entered and shutdown the Indians through the 6th inning as the Bulldogs had tacked on 2 more runs after singles from Nathan Bass, Wayne Palmer and Milton Gloster. Ethan Mcrae doubled and scored in the inning. Seminole County answered right back with 2 hits, a walk, and a Bulldog error to scratch another run. Nathan Bass took the mound in the 6th inning, relieving Ryan Allen, and held Seminole County scoreless to record the save. Offensively, Ryan White was 3-for-4 and Milton Gloster was 2-for-3. Coach White commented, "We hit the ball well today, but a couple of baserunning mistakes hindered us from executing with runners in scoring postion. Defensively, Greg Sealey made two stellar plays at third base. Our pitchers also did a good job today of picking off two runners from second base. This was a good win for us."
Bulldogs defeat Pelham; Secure playoff spot
LAKELAND - #10 Lanier County locked down a playoff spot for the 2006 state playoffs, with a 4-2 win over the Pelham High Hornets. Sophomore Nathan Bass improve to (5-1) on the mound as he struck out 10, walked 3 and allowed just 1 hit in five innings of work. Ryan White threw well today in relief, as did Ryan Allen. Both had 2 strikeouts apiece and allowed no hits. Lanier County jumped out on top 1-0 in the 1st inning, after Josh Fender stole second and scored on an error. In the 2nd, Lanier added another run to go up 2-0. Johnny Hunt singled and scored on a RBI single from Ryan White. The Bulldogs tacked on two more runs in the 4th to make it 4-0. Josh Fender scored on RBI single from Ryan White. Ryan Allen later drove White in on a RBI single. Pelham scored two times in the 5th after starter, Bass, walked two batters and Fender made back to back errors at first base. Lanier played good defense the rest of the way to seal the win. Offensively, Ryan White and Nathan Bass led for the second game in a row. Coach White said, "We played well today, but our big guns need their confidence up and flowing again. We are still in very good shape to finish out the rest of the regular season and were looking forward to big game against Turner on Friday." Lanier County improves to (17-5 overall, 12-3 in region) with the win.
Lanier blanks Berrien County, 6-0
LAKELAND - The #8 ranked Bulldogs defeated the Berrien County Rebels, 6-0 behind the dominating pitching performance by Nathan Bass. Bass kept the Rebels off balance all afternoon as he allowed just 3 hits, no walks, and struck out 3 batters in his 7 innings of work. The Bulldog defense was equally impressive as Ryan Allen, Ryan White, Ethan Mcrae and Jordan Patten each made outstanding defensive plays throughout the game. Lanier hit the ball hard but didn't score until the 4th inning. Greg Sealy started off the inning with a walk. Nathan Bass followed with a single. Milton Gloster then moved the runners second and third on a sacrafice bunt. Berrien made an error allowing Gloster to reach to load the bases. Wayne Palmer singled in a run and Bass was waved home on another Rebel throwing error. Codey Fricke came to the plate and moved the runners into scoring postion with another sacrafice bunt for the first out of the inning. Ryan White came to bat and drove in another run on a RBI single to left field. Ryan Allen came through with another RBI. Ethan Mcrae finished to big inning with an RBI to give Lanier a 5-0 lead. In the 7th inning, Wayne Palmer was hit by a pitch and Codey Fricke reached on a bunt single. Palmer reached third base safely on the play. Ryan White came to the plate and hit a sacrafice fly ball to center field to put the Bulldogs up 6-0. Offensively for Lanier, Ryan White was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. Nathan Bass was also 2-for-3. Defensivley, Lanier played well all around despite some early mistakes. Greg Sealey also did a good job in his first game behind the plate this year. Coach White states, "This was a good win for us today. Especially after we lost a close one to them last year 4-3 in the ninth inning. We played without one starter, moving Josh Fender and Wayne Palmer to the lineup. They both came in and played well for us and I was pleased with our overall team's performance as well." Lanier County improves their record to (15-4 overall, 10-3 region).
Bulldogs outlast Miller County, 8-5
COLQUITT - #8 Lanier County went on the road and defeated the Miller County Pirates, 8-5. The Bulldogs started out slow, allowing two unearned runs (walk and three errors) to score in the 1st inning. In the 2nd inning, the Bulldogs put three runs on the scoreboard. Ethan Mcrae doubled and scored on an RBI single by Nathan Bass. Bass later scored on another RBI double from Milton Gloster. Gloster scored two batters later on a sacrafice bunt from Jordan Patten. In the 3rd inning, Lanier County extended their lead to 5-2. Ryan White lead off the inning with a single followed by Ryan Allen's single. Greg Sealey batted in White with a sacrafice fly ball. Allen later scored on an RBI single from Milton Gloster. On defense, some troubles came the Bulldogs' way in the 4th inning. Pitcher, Ryan Allen walked two batters and gave up a hit with two outs. A batter later, Allen made a throwing error, causing two runs to score. Miller cut the lead to 5-4. Lanier County came right back in the 5th as Ryan White doubled to leadoff the inning. White scored on Ryan Allen's RBI double. Allen later scored on a sacrafice fly ball from Nathan Bass. Ethan Mcrae walked and scored on Milton Gloster's RBI single to give Lanier a 8-4 lead. Ryan White came to the mound in the bottom half of the 5th inning. He allowed just two baserunners and struck out 6 batters over the last 3 innings. Offensively, Ryan White was 3-for-4. Ryan Allen, Ethan Mcrae, Nathan Bass and Milton Gloster each collected 2 hits apiece. The Bulldogs had 12 hits overall in the game, Miller County had 3. Coach White states, "We played well today except for two major mistakes on defense which led to four unearned runs. I was proud of our team effort though as a whole." Lanier County improves to (14-4 oveall, 10-3 region) with the win.
Lanier dominates Brooks County, 16-1
QUITMAN - The #8 Bulldogs defeated the Brooks County Trojans, 16-1 in four innings. The Bulldogs jumped out on top early, scoring 5 runs in the first inning. Lanier County's bats were hot all night as the Bulldogs added 6 runs in the 2nd inning, 2 in the 3rd inning and 3 more in the 4th inning. Offensively, the Bulldogs pounded out 11 hits total. Ryan Allen, Greg Sealey, Milton Gloster and Nathan Bass all hit the ball well for the Bulldogs, each going 2-for-3. Ryan White and Jordan Patten were both 1-for-2 with a walk. Pinch hitter, JT Norwood was 1-for-1. Greg Sealey and Ethan Mcrae both hit 3-run homeruns in the game. Starter, Ethan Mcrae (3-0) picked up the win. He pitched 3 solid innings, giving up 1 hit and walking 1 batter. Reliever, Nathan Bass came on in the 4th and pitched a strong inning to finish the game. Lanier County improves to (13-4 overall, 9-3 region).
Bulldogs route Clinch County, 11-3
LAKELAND - Lanier County defeated Clinch County Monday night, 11-3 at Threatte Field. The Bulldogs improved to 19-5 overall with the win, and 14-3 in Region 1-A. Lanier scored three runs in the bottom of the first, and held on for the win. The bottom of the first started with Ryan White singling and stealing second, then Milton Gloster following with an RBI single, making it 1-1. Greg Sealey and Ryan Allen walked, then two outs later, Johnny Hunt and Josh Fender drew bases-loaded walks, and Gloster and Sealey crossed the plate to make it 3-1. In the bottom of the second, Gloster drew a one-out walk, stole second, advanced on an error and scored on a wild pitch, making it 4-1. Clinch came back with a run in the top of the fourth, making it 4-2. Lanier broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five times. The inning started with a Ryan White double. Then an error allowed White to score. Singles by Sealey and Allen loaded the bases. Then a bunt single by Nathan Bass scored a run. Sealey scored on a wild pitch, then Ethan McRae’s RBI single made it 8-2. The final run of the inning scored on Hunt’s RBI single. The Bulldogs tacked on one final run in the fifth. With one out, Allen beat out an infield single, then stole second and third. Walks to Bass and McRae loaded the bases, then after a pitching change, a bases-loaded walk scored Allen and made it 10-2. Clinch managed to put a run on the board in the sixth. Davis and Huelsnitz started the inning with singles, then Davis scored on Smith’s fielder’s choice. Clinch had taken an early 1-0 lead with a first-inning run. Williams struck out to start the game, but reached base when the third strike got away. He later scored on Davis’ groundout. For Lanier, White, McRae, Allen and Gloster had two hits apiece. Bass picked up the win, improving to 7-1. “We didn’t play as well as we could have tonight,” White said. “We’re going to have to do some things better in the playoffs." (Christian Malone - Valdosta Daily Times).
Lanier knocks off Turner County, 4-3
LAKELAND - #10 Lanier County came from behind to defeat Turner County, 4-3. The Rebels came into the game with a (14-1) region record, a ten game win streak, and region championship on the line, but it all came to an end as the Bulldogs came away with a hard fought win Thursday nite in Lakeland. Bulldog starter, Ryan Allen (6-3) was almost perfect through seven innings as he only allowed 3 hits, struckout 9 and gave up 1 earned run. That one run came off a controversial homerun as the home plate umpire ruled an obvious ground rule double, a homerun in the top of the 2nd inning, to put Turner up 1-0. Lanier had a couple of chances to score in the first two innings as well, but left the bases loaded each inning. In the 3rd, Lanier struck for 3 runs on big hits from Codey Fricke and Milton Gloster. Ryan White also drove in a run on a fielder's choice. Lanier missed another opportunity in the 4th to score as Lanier's Josh Fender was thrown out at the plate on a very close play. In the 5th, Lanier made several base running mistakes to end another Bulldog rally. Turner tied the game at 3-3 on back to back errors with two outs. Lanier County started of bottom of the bottom of the 7th inning with three consecutive singles from Josh Fender, Codey Fricke and Milton Gloster, to load up the bases. Ryan White manufactured the game winning RBI walk to give Lanier the win. Offensively, Codey Fricke and Johnny Hunt led the Bulldogs at the plate, each having 2 hits apiece in the game. Lanier County improves to (18-5 overall, 13-3 region) and tied for second place in the region with the win.
Bulldogs stumble at Turner County, 5-4
ASHBURN - #8 Lanier County's nine game win streak was snapped with a 5-4 loss at Turner County. Turner jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd when Greg Sealey committed two costly errors. Lanier came roaring back in the next inning to go up 3-1 after Johnny Hunt singled and drove in an RBI. With two outs, Milton Gloster drove in Hunt with another RBI single to right center field. Ryan White walked and scored after a balk was called on Turner's pitcher. Ethan Mcrae ended the inning with a liner to secondbase. In the 3rd, starter Nathan Bass drew some bad luck as the Rebels hit three back to back bloop singles to give Turner County on top 5-3. Relievers Ryan White and Ryan Allen combined to hold the Rebels scoreless to keep Lanier's hopes alive. The Bulldogs struck back in the 6th, as Ryan Allen singled in a run to cut the lead to 5-4. Nathan Bass reached on a walk, moving Allen to third base. Wayne Palmer hit a sharp ground ball to third base, but Allen was thrown out at the plate on a very close play. Lanier failed to score again, leaving the bases loaded to end the inning. Offensively, Ryan Allen and Johnny Hunt both collected two hits apiece for the Bulldogs. Coach White states, "We made a couple of costly mistakes on the bases. We didn't get a few bunts down and we made more errors than usual tonight, and it was the difference in the game. If we get a bunt down in the 6th, we tie and possibly win the game. We just didn't play very well all around." Lanier County falls to (12-3 overall, 9-2 region).
Lanier County tops Pirates, 2-1
LAKELAND - #8 ranked Lanier County improved their record to (12-2 overall, 9-1 region) with a 2-1 win over Miller County. The Bulldogs rode the three hit pitching performance from starter Ryan Allen (4-2) and reliever Ryan White, as Lanier came away with a region win. Things started off rocky for Allen in the 1st inning when a Miller batter check swung and blooped a double down the right field line. After a pass ball and a sacrafice fly ball to center field, the Pirates took a 1-0 lead. Allen allowed 2 hits in his 4 innings of work, and struck out 4 batters. Reliever, Ryan White came on in the 5th and held the Pirates scoreless through the last 3 innings, as he struck out 6 batters, and give up 1 hit in the save. Offensively, the Bulldogs left way to many runners in scoring position. We went ahead 2-1 in the 2nd inning on an RBI by Jordan Patten. Lanier only had a total of 6 hits on the afternoon. Ryan White picked up two of them, going 2-for-3 with a double.
White and Allen honored as Georgia Dugout Club Players of the Week
ATLANTA - Congratulations to Ryan White and Ryan Allen for being selected as the Georgia Dugout Club Players of the Week for March 19th-25th. Last week, sophmore Ryan White pitched two games, struck out 12 batters in just seven innings of work against Pelham and Echols. White hit .500 for the week in three region games, nominating him as one of the two Georgia Dugout Club Players of the Week from Lanier County. Junior Ryan Allen was also nominated for the award, by pitching nine strong innings, while striking out 14, and earning a win. Allen batted over .400 for the week. Both players will be invited to attend a breakfast luncheon at the Mariottt Marquee in Atlanta, GA on April 8, 2006 at 9:00am presented by the Georgia Dugout Club.
Lanier falls short to Atkinson County, 3-2
LAKELAND - #10 Atkinson County defeated #8 Lanier County, 3-2 in a hard fought game. The Rebels took an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning as Ryan Allen walked the leadoff batter and gave up shallow hit to right field. Atkinson scored again in the 2nd, as a Harper reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a two out single by Clement. In the 3rd inning, Allen gave up a double to start the inning. Ryan White came on to pitch in relief and threw Harper third base on a bunt down the line. A pinch runner for Atkinson stole second, went to third on a pass ball and scored on a wild pitch, putting the Rebels up 3-0. In the 5th inning, Greg Sealey lead off with a gapper to left center field for a single. Ryan Allen followed with hit a hard line drive to shortstop, which double up Greg Sealey at second base. Pinch hitter, Josh Fender hit a towering fly ball to left field that was caught at the fence. The Bulldogs finally put some runs on the board in the 6th inning as Ryan White singled in two runs. Jordan Patten drew a leadoff walk and Milton Gloster was hit by a pitch, setting up White's basehit to cut the lead to 3-2. Greg Sealey hit another hard line drive and Ethan Mcrae grounded to a double play to end the inning. Lanier had another shot in the 7th inning to pull out the win. Ryan Allen lead off the inning with a single. He stole second and third base. Johnny Hunt walked a batter later. The game ended as Lanier's final two batters struckout. Both teams collected 4 hits apiece. Daniel Clement was the winning pitcher for Atkinson. Ryan Allen pitched very well for Lanier, but picked up the loss. Allen pitched 4 innings, allowed 1 hit and struckout 5 Rebels. Lanier County falls to (12-4 overall, 9-3 region).
VARSITY RECAPS
2006 Final Region 1A Standings
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Team |
Region |
Overall |
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Atkinson |
16-2 |
22-9 |
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Lanier |
15-3 |
21-7 |
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Turner |
15-3 |
19-7 |
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Miller |
12-6 |
14-12-1 |
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Ware |
10-8 |
10-12 |
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Seminole |
7-11 |
8-15-1 |
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Baconton |
6-12 |
7-12 |
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Pelham |
3-15 |
6-16 |
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Echols |
3-15 |
3-18 |
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Clinch |
3-15 |
3-18 |
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2005 Final Region Standings
Coach White is honored at the 2006 Georgia Coaches Clinic
Looking Ahead: 2006 LCHS Season Preview
2004 All Region
Bulldogs wrap up a solid summer schedule
2005 Summer League Stats
2005 Regular Season Stats
Lanier County falls at Mount Paran in Elite Eight
2005 State Playoff Brackets
Bulldogs upend no. 1 seed to advance in playoffs
Lanier County rolls over Portal in the First Round
White brothers featured in Valdosta Daily Times
2005 Final Regular Season Coaches Poll
2005 All Region Teams & Awards
Valdosta Daily Times Stat Central: Area baseball leaders
Atlanta Journal Constitution Features rising LHS Freshmen
Head Coach, John White gets win 300th win
Mcrae name South Georgia Dugout Club: Player of the Week
LANIER 14-U WIN STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, June 29
WHITE , BASS , AND MCRAE NEAR 100 GAME MARK FOR 2004
THESE 3 GUYS HAVE WORKED THEIR TAILS THIS SEASON SINCE JANUARY AS THEY ARE NEARING THE 100 GAME MARK . THESE GUYS PLAYED 16 GAMES COMBINED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL &JV BASEBALL, 15 GAMES ON THEIR PONY LEAGUE TEAM, 27 GAMES ON THEIR VOLCANOE TEAM, 24 GAMES ON THE SUMMER HIGH TEAM, 13 GAMES ON THE ALL STAR TEAM. THEY WILL PROBABLY BREAK THE MARK NEXT WEEK IN THEIR SCRIMMAGE GAMES NEXT WEEK WITH THE VOLCANOES TEAM.
THEY ALSO PLAYED 25 GAMES IN THE FALL SO THAT TRANSLATES TO ALMOST 500 AT BATS WHICH FOR ALOT OF KIDS IS MORE THAN THEY WILL BAT IN THEIR ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. MY HATS OFF TO THESE YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE GAME OF BASEBALL.
INTERESTING NUMBERS
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RYAN WHITE HAS 15 STRIKEOUTS IN 483 OFFICIAL AT BATS AND 248 RUNS SCORED. ( THATS 1 IN EVERY 35 AT BATS) ON THE MOUND, HE LAST LOST A GAME ON THE MOUND AT THE GA. USSSA STATE TOURNAMENT OVER A YEAR AGO. HE IS 19-0 SINCE SEPT.
NATHAN BASS IS 20 -3 ON THE MOUND WITH 27 WALKS GIVEN UP IN 103 INNINGS PITCHED.
ETHAN MCRAE HAS 22 HOMERS AND OVER 75 EXTRA BASEHITS WHILE STRIKING OUT ON THE AVERAGE OF ONCE EVERY 22 AT BATS. ( 17-4 ON THE MOUND )
110 WINS AND 18 LOSSES SINCE THE FALL ( REMEMBER THEY PLAYED ON SEPARATE PONY LEAGUE TEAMS)
VOLCANOES FINISH #1 FROM GA. AND 5TH IN NATION
14-U ALL STARS WIN GRPA CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, June 25
TROJANS & RAIN DROPS LANIER
Friday, June 25
SUMMER DAWGS ROLL TO 20-2-2 RECORD
LANIER BEAT LIBERTY COUNTY'S VARSITY 6-1. JOSH PURVIS (5-0) WENT THE DISTANCE. LANIER JUMPED ON LIBERTY EARLY AS RYAN AND DEREK WHITE AND RYAN ALLEN EACH SCORED IN THE FIRST BEHIND RBI SACRIFICES BY ETHAN MCRAE AND JAKE PURVIS. IN THE 3RD LANIER MOVED OUT TO A 6-0 LEAD BEHIND RBI SINGLES BY UPCOMING FRESHMEN RYAN WHITE, AND ETHAN MCRAE.
THE LAST GAME OF THE LOWNDES DIAMOND BRAWL WAS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN. LANIER CO. REPRESENTED CLASS A WELL. THE TOURNEY WAS MAINLY CONSISTED OF AAAAA SCHOOLS.
LANIER CONCLUDES THE 1ST PART OF THEIR SUMMMER SCHEDULE 20-2-2. THE OLDER GUYS NEED A BREAK AFTER PLAYING 24 GAMES IN ABOUT 31 DAYS. LANIER WILL PICK BACK UP PLAYING 3 SCRIMMAGES AGAINEST THE 14-U SOUTH GEORGIA VOLCANOES DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 6-8. FURTHER SCHEDULES WILL BE POSTED.
REMEMBER ANY LANIER HIGH BASEBALL PLAYERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING FALL BASEBALL NEED TO SEE COACH WHITE WHEN SCHOOL STARTS BACK!
LANIER SWEEPS COFFEE JV TEAM
RISING FRESHMEN JOSH PURVIS, ETHAN MCRAE AND NATHAN BASS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE MOUND AS LANIER RALLIED IN BOTH GAMES TO DEFEAT COFFEE 4-2 AND 4-3 AT THREATTED FIELD MONDAY. IN GAME #1 JOSH PURVIS THREW A 1 HITTER ALLOWING 2 UNEARNED RUNS AS LANIER RALLIED FROM A 2-0 DEFICIT SCORING 2 IN THE 4TH ON A WALK BY NATHAN BASS, A SINGLE BY B.J.LUCKY AND A 2 RBI SINGLE BY ETHAN MCRAE. IN THE 5TH , RYAN WHITE AND NATHAN BASS SINGLED TO LEADOFF THE INNING BEFORE B.J LUCKY DROPPED A BUNT SINGLE TO LOAD THE BASES. RYAN ALLEN DELIVERED A 2 RBI SINGLE TO WIN THE GAME.
IN GAME #2 , ETHAN MCRAE STARTED AND WAS RELIEVED BY NATHAN BASS AFTER 3 WALKS LED TO A COFFEE 3-0 LEAD IN THE 3RD. LANIER TIED IT IN THE 3RD AFTER JAKE HARRIS WALKED, NATHAN BASS SINGLED, JOSH PURVIS WALKED AND RYAN WHITE DROVE IN THE 1ST RUN. BASS SCORED ON AFIELDER CHOICE ON LUCKY AND PURVIS SCORED ON PASS BALL. IN THE LAST INNING, DEREK WHITE PINCH HIT AND GOT A SINGLE AND BASS SINGLED. RYAN WHITE HIT A SHOT THAT DOUBLED UP HIS BROTHER. BASS STOLE 2ND AND SCORED A BASE HIT BY B.J.LUCKY TO WIN THE GAME. BASS WAS THE WINNING PITCHER ALLOWING NO HITS IN 3 PLUS INNINGS OF WORK.
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LANIER SWEEPS COFFEE CO.
RISING FRESHMEN JOSH PURVIS, ETHAN MCRAE AND NATHAN BASS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE MOUND AS LANIER RALLIED IN BOTH GAMES TO DEFEAT COFFEE 4-2 AND 4-3 AT THREATTED FIELD MONDAY. IN GAME #1 JOSH PURVIS THREW A 1 HITTER ALLOWING 2 UNEARNED RUNS AS LANIER RALLIED FROM A 2-0 DEFICIT SCORING 2 IN THE 4TH ON A WALK BY NATHAN BASS, A SINGLE BY B.J.LUCKY AND A 2 RBI SINGLE BY ETHAN MCRAE. IN THE 5TH , RYAN WHITE AND NATHAN BASS SINGLED TO LEADOFF THE INNING BEFORE B.J LUCKY DROPPED A BUNT SINGLE TO LOAD THE BASES. RYAN ALLEN DELIVERED A 2 RBI SINGLE TO WIN THE GAME.
IN GAME #2 , ETHAN MCRAE STARTED AND WAS RELIEVED BY NATHAN BASS AFTER 3 WALKS LED TO A COFFEE 3-0 LEAD IN THE 3RD. LANIER TIED IT IN THE 3RD AFTER JAKE HARRIS WALKED, NATHAN BASS SINGLED, JOSH PURVIS WALKED AND RYAN WHITE DROVE IN THE 1ST RUN. BASS SCORED ON AFIELDER CHOICE ON LUCKY AND PURVIS SCORED ON PASS BALL. IN THE LAST INNING, DEREK WHITE PINCH HIT AND GOT A SINGLE AND BASS SINGLED. RYAN WHITE HIT A SHOT THAT DOUBLED UP HIS BROTHER. BASS STOLE 2ND AND SCORED A BASE HIT BY B.J.LUCKY TO WIN THE GAME. BASS WAS THE WINNING PITCHER ALLOWING NO HITS IN 3 PLUS INNINGS OF WORK.
Sunday, June 20
14-u ALLSTARS PLACE 4TH AT GEORGIA GAMES
STACKED AGAINEST COMPETITION FROM COLQUITT CO,WARE,LOWNDES,COFFEE, COOK, AND THOMAS CO., THE LANIER 14-U G.RP.A. ALLSTAR TEAM TOOK THEIR 11 LOCAL PLAYERS AND CAME 1 RUN FROM PLAYING FOR THE GA. GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP. WITH RYAN WHITE DOWN WITH INJURY TO HIS PITCHING ARM, NATHAN BASS, BTANDON MASTIN AND ETHAN MCRAE DID A SUPER JOB IN KEEPING LANIER IN IT. LANIER OPEND THE TOURNEY WITH A LOSS TO WARE CO. ETHAN MCRAE WAS THE LOSER WHILE RYAN WHITE MANAGED 3 HITS TO LEAD LANIER. FACING ELIMINATION ON SAT., NATHAN BASS 2 HIT COOK CO. AND CASS REGISTER,JORDAN PATTEN AND BRANDON MASTIN DROVE WITH WHITE ( 2HITS AND A WALK) AND PATTEN TO WIN 3-2. IN GAME #2 BASS AND BRANDON MASTIN STUMPED THE VALDOSTA STARS WITH STAR VOLCANOES TOVAR, HARRIS AND LANIER TRANSFER JOSH PURVIS 3-1. WHITE LED THE TEAM AGAIN WITH 2DOUBLES. REGISTER, BASS AND MASTIN EACH HAD AN RBI SINGLE.BASS WAS THE WINNER WITH MASTIN GETTING THE SAVE. IN GAME #3, COFFEE CO. WON A WILD ONE IN 10 INNINGS AS LANIER BATTLED BACK FROM A 3-0 DEFICIT TO LEAD 6-3 GOING IN THE LAST INNING. 2 ERRORS LET COOFFEE TIE THE GAME @ 6.LANIER ESCAPED IN THE 8TH WHEN RYAN WHITE THREW OUT THE POTENTIAL WINNING RUN AT THE PLATE WITH 1 OUT. LANIER WENT BACK UP BY 3 IN THE 10TH ONLY TO HAVE MASTIN RUN OUT OF GAS. BASS, MCRAE AND MASTIN THREW WELL FOR THE DAWGS AS THEY ALLOWED ONLY 4 EARNED RUNS. RYAN WHITE WAS 4-4 WITH AWALK AND 4 RUNS. MASTIN ADDED 2 HITS, BASS HAD 2HITS AND MCRAE HAD A 3 RBI TRIPLE OFF THE RIGHT FIELD FENCE.
IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT WITH A 11 YEAR OLD AND 2 12 YEAR OLDS STARTING ALL 4 GAMES. WE NEEDED THE 3 OTHER 8TH GRADERS AGAINEST THIS KIND OF COMPETITION. WE WERE 1 PITCHER SHORT WITH RYAN WHITE OUT OF THE ROTATION. GREAT EFFORT GUYS.
Saturday, June 19
LANIER OPENS DIAMOND BRAWL :14-4 WIN OVER JEFF DAVIS VARSITY
LANIER OPENED UP THEIR POOL OF THE LOWNDES DIAMOND BRAWL WITH JEFF DAVIS. JEFF DAVIS VARSITY LOST EARLIER TODAY TO COOK CO. 7-2 AFTER LEADING 2-0 IN THE 4TH. LANIER WASTED NO TIME SCORING 3 RUNS IN THE FIRST AS DEREK WHITE(WALK),RYAN ALLEN (1B) ETHAN MCRAE (2B ) AND JAKE PURVIS SINGLED.
STARTER ETHAN MCRAE WENT 4 INNINGS ALLOWING 3HITS AND 4 RUNS. JOSH PURVIS THREW THE 5TH. LANIER MADE IT 6-0 IN THE 3RD AND ADDED 7 MORE IN THE 4TH. DOWN 13-0 JEFF DAVIS TRIED TO RALLY AS MCRAE TIRED AND HIT 2 BATTERS. LANIER SCORED 1 IN THE 5TH TO SECURE THE RUN RULE WIN.
FOR THE GAME , ETHAN MCRAE (3-3 WITH 4 RBIS), RYAN ALLEN (2-3 WITH 2RBIS) AND RYAN WHITE (2-2 WITH 3RBI'S) LED THE DAWGS IN HITTING.
RYAN ALLEN AND RYAN WHITE ARE REHABING FROM LITTLE LEAGUE ELBOW. WHITE SHOULD CLEARED TO PITCH WHEN THEY GO TO CLEARWATER FOR THE WORLD SERIES.
THE LANIER 14-U ALLSTARS WILL PLAY MONDAY IN THE GRPA TOURNAMENT IN BERRIEN.
SEE SUMMER BASEBALL TO THE LEFT FOR SCORES AND SUMMARIES
Saturday, June 19
LANIER SPLITS WINS 3 OF 4 THIS WEEKEND
JUNE 18
THE DAWGS SPLIT WITH TIFT AREA 4-0 AND 4-9 ON THURSDAY. THEY TIED UP IN A PITCHING DUEL WITH EACH TEAM GETTING 4 HITS . DEREK WHITE, RYAN ALLEN , JOSH PURVIS AND NICK DAVIES HAD 1 HIT. IN THE 2ND GAME LANIER LED 2-0 UNTIL RUNNING OUT OF PITCHING AS 6 PITCHERS WALKED 13 PANTHERS WHILE ALLOWING 3 HITS. B.J.LUCKY HAD 2 HITS AND JOHN HAGER ADDED 1 . JOSH PURVIS PITCHED WELL ALONG WITH ANTHONY TOVAR (VLOCANOES) .
STAR PITCHER ALEX MOORE WAS OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND. SENIOR DEREK WHITE AND STEPHEN ALBRITTON WAS NOT ABLE TO PLAY ON FRIDAY. COMBO BASKETBALL/ FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE MISSSED ALL OF THE SEASON .( DEE MAGBY, GREG SEALEY AND MILTON GLOSTER)
JUNE19
LANIER SWEPT BROOKS CO.12-1 and 7-0 WITH JOSH PURVIS GETTING HIS 4TH WIN OF THE SEASON. ETHAN MCRAE CARRIED THE BIG STICK WITH 2HITS AND 2RBIS. NATHAN BASS ADDED A BIG 2 RBI SINGLE. JAKE AND JOSH PURVIS HAD RBI SACRFICES.
ETHAN MCRAE GOT THE WIN IN THE 2ND GAME.
UPCOMING GAMES
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JUNE 22 LANIER VS. COFFEE (DH)
JUNE 24-26TH LOWNDES DIAMOND BRAWL
SEE SUMMER BASEBALL FOR ALL RESULTS
LANIER SWEEPS COFFEE
JUNE 16
THE DAWGS PLAYED THEIR BEST BASEBALL OF THE YEAR ON MONDAY @ COFFEE HIGH WITH A 9-4 & 7-0 SWEEP OVER THE COFFEE VARSITY TROJANS. IN G#1 ETHAN MCRAE WAS SOLID ON THE MOUND ALLOWING JUST 4 HITS AND 1 EARNED RUN VS. THE COFFEE JV TEAM. RYAN WHITE WENT 2-2 WITH A WALK (3 RUNS) AND JOSH PURVIS WAS 3-3 WITH 3 RUNS. NATHAN BASS ADDED 2 RBIS. RYAN ALLEN HAD 2 DOUBLES.
IN GAM #2 , ALEX MOORE 2 HIT THE TROJANS ALLOWING 2 DOUBLES TO COFFEE'S LEADOFF HITTER AND THE TROJANS STUD CATCHER JAMAAL. JAKE PURVIS, ALEX MOORE ,RYAN ALLEN(2B) ,ETHAN MCRAE(2B) AND RYAN WHITE EACH HAD BIG RBIS AT CRITICAL MOMENTS . B.J.LUCKY WENT HITLESS ,BUT CRUSHED THE BALL AND MADE SEVERAL FANTASTIC PLAYS.
2004 SUMMMER LEAGUE LEAGUE RESULTS AND SCORES
Friday, June 11
LANIER GOES 3-0-1 IN BERRIEN SHOOTOUT
LANIER BEAT COLQUITT 9-4 WITH MOORE GOING THE DISTANCE. RYAN WHITE, RYAN ALLEN AND JOSH PURVIS PICKED UP 2 HITS. PURVIS HIT A BOMB.
LANIER BEAT TIFT 10-8 BEHIND THE HITTING OF LUCKY, DEREK WHITE, AND JAKE PURVIS.
LANIER TIED LOWNDES JV 5-5 WHEN GAME WAS CALLED IN BOTTOM OF 4TH DUE TO RAIN . LANIER HAD BASES LOADED AND 1 OUT .
LANIER BEAT VALDOSTA JV TEAM 7-6 WITH PURVIS(2-0) GETTING THE WIN IN RELIEF.
JAKE PURVIS HAD 2 DOUBLES AND ALEX MOORE DROVE IN 4 RUNS
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LANIER'S 14 -U TEAM ROLLS OVER COFFEE IN FINALS
LANIER GOT A GREAT PITCHING EFFORTS FROM JOSH PURVIS, RYAN WHITE, ETHAN MCRAE, AND NATHAN BASS TO CAPTURE THE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT HELD AT LANIER. NATHAN BASS WAS 2-0 ON THE MOUND TO LEAD THE PITCHERS. IN GAME #1 ON SUNDAY , THEY BEAT THOMASVILLE BEHIND THE PITCHING OF ETHAN MCRAE AND JOSH PURVIS 5-2.
IN THE FINALS, THEY BEAT COFFEE 11-1 WITH VOLCANO PITCHER CHRISTIAN GLISSON THROWING A NOHITTER AND ADDING 3 HITS. WHITE AND MCRAE ADDED 2 HITS. LANIER USED ITS MAIN CORE OF 7 PLAYERS COMBINED WITH 4 VOLCANOES TO SWEEP THE BIG TEAMS. BRANDON MASTIN WAS UNABLE TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND.
LANIER 14-U ROLL IN GRPA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
LED BY NATHAN BASS, ETHAN MCRAE, BRANDON MASTIN ON THE MOUND, LANIER ADVANCED THROUGH THE WINNERS BRACKET TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON THURSDAY. LANIER WILL PLAY A TEAM YET TO BE DETERMINED ON THURSDAY NIGHT. IF THEY LOSE , THEY WILL PLAY AGAIN FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP ON FRIDAY. THE CLOSE GAME FOR LANIER CAME TUES. AS NATHAN BASS WENT THE DISTANCE IN A 5-3 WIN OVER COOK CO. HE ALLOWED NO EARNED RUNS AS LANIER MADE 4 ERRORS, STRUCK OUT 7 AND WALKED NONE. RYAN WHITE, ETHAN MCRAE, DEMON NELMS, AND NATHAN BASS HAD RBI SINGLES. BRANDON MASTIN WILL GET THE START IN GAME 1 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP . IF NEEDED , ETHAN MCRAE WILL PITCH G#2. WE ARE PLAYING A LITTLE SHORTHANDED THE REST OF THE WEEK AS BASS WENT ON VACATION AS DID JOSH FENDER. LANIER'S ALL STAR RECORD IS NOW 13-2.
Saturday, June 5
LANIER GOES 3-0-1 IN WILDCAT SHOOTOUT
LANIER DEFEATED BERRIEN 3-0 BEHIND THE ARM OF ALEX MOORE(3-0).STEPHEN ALBRITTON HAD THE BIG 2 RBI DOUBLE.
LANIER DEFEATED COLQUITT CO 5-2 BEHIND THE ARM OF RYAN ALLEN(3-0). B.J.LUCKY WENT 3-3 WITH 3 RBI'S.
LANIER DEFEATED LOWNDES JV TEAM 11-1. MOORE (4-0) TOOK THE WIN WITH DEREK WHITE IN RELIEF. TEAM LOWNDES HAD NOT LOST A GAME SINCE THEY FORMED IN MARCH. ETHAN MCRAE AND RYAN ALLEN HIT A BOMB APIECE TO LEAD THE DAWGS.
LANIER TIED VALDOSTA'S JV TEAM 6-6 AS MCRAE, WHITE PURVIS AND ALLEN ALL PITCHED WELL.RISING FRESHMEN JOSH PURVIS AND ETHAN MCRAE PICKED UP 3 HITS APIECE.
2001 All Region
2002 All Region
Friday, April 30
LANIER PONY TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
THE RED SOX FINISHED 10-0 ON THE SEASON . THEY HAVE AL CLINCHED THE BI-COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. RYAN WHITE IS 5-0 AND ETHAN MCRAE IS 5-0 ON THE MOUND.
THE LANIER BRAVES MOVED TO 8-2-1 TO CLINCH 2ND PLACE IN THE BI COUNTY LEAGUE WITH A 15-1 WIN OVER THE 3RD PLACE COOK ASTROS. NATHAN BASS MOVED HIS RECORD TO 6-0 WITH A 15 STRIKEOUT PERFORMANCE ALLOWING JUST 1 BLOOP SINGLE. CASS REGISTER, BASS AND BRANDON MASTIN LED THE BRAVES IN HITTING. BASS IS 6-0 ON THE YEAR WHILE BRANDON MASTIN IS 2-1. CODY FRICKE IS 0-1 ON THE YEAR.
LANIER RED SOX 10-0
LANIER BRAVES 8-2-1
ADEL #1 TEAM(ASTROS) 6-5
ADEL #2 TEAM (BRAVES)4-5-1
ADEL #3 TEAM 2-9
Saturday, April 17
VOLCANOES CAPTURE 2004 BOYS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
THE SOUTH GEORGIA VOLCANOES ARE A SOUTH GEORGIA BASED TEAM WITH 4 PLAYERS FROM LANIER,2 FROM TIFTON, 2 FORM NASHVILLE,2 FROM FROM LOWNDES AND 2 FROM VALDOSTA.
THE VOLCANOES MOVE TO 25-2 (13-0 IN LEAGUE PLAY) & 43-9 OVERALL THEY DEFEATED THE 3RD LETECA TEAM FROM VALDOSTA 15-4 BEHIND CHRISTIAN GLISSON(3-4), RYAN WHITE (2-3) AND ETHAN MCRAE (2-3) BIG STICKS.
THE VOLCANOES HAVE DECIDED TO STOP PLAYING UNTIL JULY 1 WHEN MOST OF THEIR PLAYERS WILL FINISH PLAYING WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS.
2004 JV Game Recaps
2004 LANIER COUNTY MIDDLE RECAPS OF PERFECT 12-0 SEASON
2004 Game Recaps
Sunday, July 27
2003 SOUTH GA. VOLCANOES FINISH #21 IN USSSA WORLD SERIES
2003 All Region
2003 Season Leaders
LANIER FALLS 19-1 TO CLINCHON DOUGLASS 2 HITTER
LANIER WHIPS WARE ON SENIOR NIGHT
PONY LEAGUE THIS WEEK
LANIER JV FALLS TO COOK 8-4
LANIER JV TEAM FELL TO COOK 8-4 IN ADEL TO MAKE THEIR RECORD 6-2 ON THE SEASON. THEIR FINAL GAME WILL BE ON TUESDAY VS. CLINCH COUNTY.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, HEAD COACH JOHN WHITE IS OUT THIS WEEK AS HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL TRYING TO PASS A KIDNEY STONE. HE WILL MISS TODAY'S GAME VS. CLINCH AND POSSIBLY THE SEMINOLE GAME ON WEDNESDAY.
Tuesday, April 29
LANIER FALLS TO CLINCH IN 5 - 17-3, WON JV GAME
MIDDLE DAWGS WIN CAMFAST TOURNEY
Tuesday, April 22
ERRORS DOOM LANIER IN INDIAN WIN
LANIER BEATS HAMILTON
PONY LEAGUE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK
LANIER #1 LOST TO COOK #1 9-6 AS ETHAN MCRAE TOOK THE LOSS. NATHAN BASS THREW 2 INNINGS OF SHUT OUT BALL. DEE MAGBY HAD 2 HITS INCLUDING A HOMERUN AND A TRIPLE.
LANIER #2 BEAT COOK #2 11-1 AS RYAN ALLEN AND RYAN WHITE COMBINE FOR 18 STRIKEOUTS AS ALLEN THREW AS WELL AS HE EVER HAS. WHITE WENT 3-3 WITH 3RBI'S AND RANDY LAMB WENT 3-3 WITHA 2 RUN HOMER.
THURS. LANIER SWEPT VALDOSTA 7-0 IN BOTH GAMES . STUART COOPER,BRANDON MASTIN,AND RYAN ALLEN APPEARED IN G#1. RYAN WHITE , ETHAN MCRAE, AND NATHAN BASS SPLIT THE INNINGS IN G#2.
SATURDAY- LANIER WON 2 OF 3 AT THE CAM FAST TOURNEY TO ENTER SUNDAY'S ROUND AS THE #2 SEED. THE TOURNEY FORMAT WAS REDONE AS SEVERAL TEAMS DROPPED DUE TO RAIN. LANIER DEFEATED MOULTRIE 12 -2 IN THE 1ST GAME BEHIND THE STRENGTH OF LEE WALTON, ETHAN MCRAE , NATHAN BASS AND STUART COOPER'S 3 HITS. NATHAN BASS WAS THE WINNING PITCHER.
IN GAME #2 , RYAN ALLEN TOOK THE LOSS 4-3 DESPITE ALLOWING JUST 4 HITS AND STRIKING OUT 10. NATHAN BASS , STUART COOPER AND ETHAN MCRAE HAD 2 HITS APIECE.
IN GAME #3 LANIER DEFEATED TIFT COUNTY 9-2 BEHINDTHE PITCHING OF ETHAN MCRAE, GREG SEALEY AND RYAN WHITE. NATHAN BASS , MCRAE AND COOPER LED THE WAY AT THE PLATE. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE ORDER DOING SOME DAMAGE.
LANIER PLAYS IN THE SEMIFINALS AT 1:30 SUNDAY AND ARE HOPING FOR A REMATCH VS. TEAM VALDOSTA WHICH SCORED 2 RUNS IN THE 7TH TO BEAT THEM IN GAME 2 ON 2 CRITICAL ERRORS.
Tuesday, April 22
DAWGS BLOW OUT ECHOLS IN FIVE
LANIER WON THEIR 3RD GAME IN A ROW AS THEY PUMMELED ECHOLS PITCHERS PALACIOS AND HEATH BOWEN FOR 13 HITS AND 12 RUNS IN A ROUTE. STARTER ANDREW JOHNSON THREW A GREAT GAME ALLOWING 1 WALK AND 2 SINGLES. JOHNSON,JASON JOHNSON,WILL BRANCH AND B J LUCKY ALL HAD 2 HITS AND 3 RBIS. LANIER SCORED 4 IN THE 1ST ,5 IN THE 2ND AND 3 IN THE 4TH.
JAMES LETT AND PALACIOS EACH HAD A SINGLE FOR ECHOLS.
LANIER OUTLASTS WARE IN MARATHON
Monday, April 7
BROOKS SPLITS WITH LANIER
Monday, April 7
LCMS FINISHES PERFECT IN ROLLING OVER ECHOLS
2003 LCHS Stats
Wednesday, April 2
WALKS KILL LANIER IN LATE ATCO RALLY
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FOR THE GAME , NEWMANS HAD 2 HITS FOR ATCO AND DEREK WHITE HAD A DOUBLE WITH A WALK FOR LANIER. BOTH TEAMS PLAYED SOME UGLY BASEBALL AT TIMES.
ATCO JUST DID A BETTER JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER THE BIG INNING. I WAS HAPPY WITH OUR PLAY FROM THE 2ND THROUGH THE 6TH, BUT WE HAVE SOME GUYS WHO LAID DOWN WHEN THE GAME WAS ON THE LINE. WE DID SOME GOOD THINGS THAT WE CAN BUILD ON . I DONT KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THE HUSTLE PART AND MENTAL STUFF WE DO SOMETIMES. WE HAD TO DISCIPLINE OUR 2 SENIORS DURING THE GAME BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF HUSTLE AND IT CAME BACK TO BEAT US WHEN LUCKIE TIRED LATE IN THE GAME.HATS OFF TO ATCO AND KEEP WORKING HARD.
Sunday, March 30
ERRORS DOOM LANIER @ SEMINOLE
2003 LCMS Championship Season Recap
Friday, March 28
ECHOLS DOWNS LANIER 9-6
LANIER AND ECHOLS PLAYED FOR 5 INNINGS BEFORE A COUPLE OF KEY ERRORS AND 3 WALKS OPENED THE DOOR FOR THE CATS TO ...
Thursday, March 27
#1 LCMS EDGES #2 ATCO IN 4-3 AND 19-1
Thursday, March 27
LANIER SPLIT WITH BROOKS 9-10 AND 8-3
LCMS clinches third straight Conference Championship
Monday, March 24
LANIER SPLITS WITH HILLIARD, FLA.
Monday, March 24
LANIER BLOWS GAME TO AUCILLA
LANIER LOST 11-1 AS THEY COMMITTED 4 ERRORS TO THE FIRST 4 BATTERS ALLOWING THE WARRIORS TO SCORE 6 RUNS IN THE ...
Friday, March 21
PELHAM SLIPS BY DAWGS 4-2
PELHAM'S D.J.JACKSON PITCHED A COMPLETE GAME 3 HITTER STRIKING OUT 14 AS LANIER LOST ITS REGION OPENER TO THE MUCH IMPROVED HORNETS(6-0). SENIOR ANDREW JOHNSON PITCHED WELL ALLOWING JUST 5 HITS, 3 BLOOP SINGLES IN THE FIRST ALONG WITH 2 WALKS ALLOWED PELHAM TO GO UP 2-0. LANIER CUT THE LEAD TO 2-1 IN THE 2ND WHEN DEREK WHITE SINGLED , STOLE 2ND AND SCORED ON A DOUBLE STEAL.LANIER
HAD A CHANCE TO TIE IN THE 3RD, BUT A KEY BASERUNNING ERROR BY DEREK EUBANKS DENIED THE DAWGS. PELHAM BROKE THE GAME OPEN IN THE 5TH WHEN LANIER'S RF MISPLAYED A BALL AND D.J.JACKSON LATER DOUBLED WITH 2 0UTS. LANIER RALLIED LATE AS DEREK EUBANKS SINGLE AND SCORED ON SYLVESTOR WEST'S TRIPLE OFF THE RIGHTFIELD FENCE.
OVERALL WE PLAYED WELL.BUT WE LEFT 3 RUNNERS STRANDED AT THIRD THAT COULD HAVE MADE DIFFERENCE. OUR THREE SENIORS ARE STRUGGLING AT THE PLATE WITH 4 HITS AMONG THEM IN 5 GAMES. THE ATTITUDE SEEMS TO BE BETTER SINCE WE DISMISSED 2 OF OUR BETTER PLAYERS FOR DISCIPLINE REASONS. IF WE CAN EVER GET THESE GUYS TO PLAY TOGETHER, WE COULD BE PRETTY DECENT.
PELHAM HAS DEFEATED REGION1-A LEADER SCHLEY 2 TIMES,BEAT MITCHELL BAKER, CALHOUN CO.,ECHOLS AND US. THEY WON 4 GAMES LAST YEAR SO THEY ARE A LOT BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.
Friday, March 21
LCMS SWEEPS ECHOLS TO STAY PERFECT
Thursday, March 20
LANIER EDGES CLINCH JV
Tuesday, March 18
LANIER MIDDLE CLOBBERS CLINCH
Saturday, March 15
LANIER 7TH SPLITS WITH BERRIEN
THE LANIER 7TH GRADERS GOT A CHANCE TO PROVE THEMSLEVES AS A GROUP AND THE RESULTS WERE PRETTY GOOD IN HANDING ...
Wednesday, March 12
DAWGS FALL TO TURNER
Tuesday, March 11
LCMS CRUSHING OPPONENTS- CLICK
Monday, March 10
LANIER MIDDLE STILL PERFECT ON SEASON
Thursday, March 6
WALKS DOOM LANIER IN LOSS TO TURNER
Monday, March 3
LANIER MIDDLE FLEXES MUSCLE IN WIN OVER ATCO
LANIER DEFEAT ECHOLS 4-3 IN OPENER
Friday, February 28
LANIER MIDDLE BLOWS BROOKS AWAY
LANIER FALLS TO CALVARY IN FIRST ROUND!!
LANIER LOST A DOUBLEHEADER IN SAVANNAH 11-7 AND 14-5 LAST THURSDAY. THE LOSS ENDS THE SEASON FOR THE DAWGS AT 14-12. THE BULLDOGS HAVE MANAGED BACK TO BACK STATE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS AFTER STRUGGLING FOR A FEW YEARS.
IN GAME 1 , LANIER JUMPED ON CALVARY 3-0 ON THE STRENGTH OF A CHRIS STUDSTILL 2 RUN HOMER. ASHLEY COOPER BLEW THREW THE FIRST 4 INNINGS BEFORE 6 BULLDOGS ERRORS ALLOWED CALVARY TO GO AHEAD 5-3. LANIER RALLIED ON A 2 RUN DOUBLE BY ASHLEY COOPER.
AFTER 5 INNINGS LANIER LED 7-5 BEFORE CALVARY SCORED 4 RUNS IN THE LAST 2 INNNINGS ON 3 HITS , 3WALKS AND 3 MORE ERRORS. STUDSTILL,COOPER AND WILKES ALL HAD 2 HITS.
GAME 2 WAS NO BETTER FOR THE DAWGS AS THEY COULD NOT GET ANY BREAKS AS THEY HIT THE BALL WELL. LANIER OUTHIT CLAVARY IN GAME 1 AND STRUCK OUT 1 TIME IN THE 2ND GAME. STUDSTILL, COOPER, WILKES EACH LED THE TEAM IN HITS.
ALTHOUGH WE LOST OUR KIDS PLAYED WITH ALOT OF HEART IN THE 2ND GAME ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNGER KIDS LIKE JASON JOHNSON AND DUSTIN HADSOCK . WE NEVER QUIT AND THEY WAS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL .
Thursday, May 2
LANIER DOMINATES PELHAM ON SENIOR NIGHT AS FIELD DEDICATED !
TO MR. AND MRS. JIM THREATTE. BOTH SERVED OVER 30 YEARS IN LANIER COUNTY WITH MR. THREATTE BEING THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR MANY YEARS. THE SENIORS WERE HONORED AS WELL.
LANIER JUMPED OUT EARLY TO A 8-1 LEAD AND WON THE GAME 11-4 AS WILLIS FLINTROYAL WAS 3-3 WITH A WALK ( 2 DOUBLES). ASHLEY COOPER HIT A BOOMING 2 RUN HOMER TO HELP HIS CAUSE ON THE MOUND. HIS RECORD MOVES TO 11-2 ON THE SEASON. CHRIS STUDSTILL ADDED 2 HITS TO KEEP HIS AVERAGE HOVERING AROUND THE .500 MARK FOR THE SEASON. ANDREW JOHNSON ADDED A 2 RUN HOMERUN.
LANIER FINISHES THE SEASON 14-10 AND 6-3 IN THE REGION. LANIER HAS NOW MADE THE STATE PLAYOFFS FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW.
THESE GUYS THAT STUCK IT OUT THROUGH HARD TIMES HAVE ALOT TO BE PROUD OF. IT HAS BEEN A WILD AND WACKY SEASON AS SEVERAL SENIOR STARTERS WERE DISMISSED FROM THE TEAM DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. OUR 4 SENIORS HAVE ALOT TO BE PROUD OF. THEY FINISHED ON A POSITIVE NOTE AND WE WILL TRY TO CARRY THAT ON INTO THE 1ST ROUND OF THE STATE PLAYOFFS NEXT WEEK.
12 errors and 10 walks kill lanier in loss to atco
lanier played atco toe to toe before a ton of errors cuased the dawgs to collpase to the state's # 9 team. willis ...
CLASS A TOP TEN -APRIL29TH
1. LANDMARK CHRISTIAN
2. WALKER SCHOOL
3. CLINCH COUNTY
4. LONG COUNTY
5.ADAIRSVILLE
6/ATHENS ACADEMY
7.JEFFERSON
8.BOWDON
9. ATKINSON CO.
10. PACELLI CATHOLIC
3KEY ERRORS DOOM LANIER IN LOSS TO CLINCH!
Tuesday, April 23
LANIER BLOWS BY ECHOLS IN 5
DAWGS NO MATCH FOR AA BERRIEN CO.
Friday, April 19
LANIER DEFEATS WARE 10-0 IN 5
LANIER MOVED INTO 2ND PLACE IN THE REGION WITH A 10-0 WIN OVER WARE MAGNET IN FIVE INNINGS. LANIER GOT ALL THEY WOULD NEED WITH 8 RUNS IN THE 2ND AS SAM HILL, JASON JOHNSON AND WILLIS FLINTROYAL ALL DELIVERED 2 RBI SINGLES. SAM HILL LED THE DAWGS WITH 3 HITS. ASHLEY COOPER WAS THE WINNING PITCHER RECORDING 10 STRIKEOUTS AND ALLOWING A BLOOP SINGLE IN THE FIFTH.THE DAWGS PLAYED WITHOUT SENIOR 1ST BASEMAN KEITH WRIGHT AND FRESHMAN LEADOFF HITTER B J LUCKIE WHO HAS BEEN OUT FOR 2 WEEKS WITH A HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN. LUCKIE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN FOR NEXT TUESDAY'S GAME WITH ECHOLS.
LANIER BEATS BROOKS 7-2
LANIER TRAVELED TO QUITMAN TO TAKE ON THE AA TROJANS AND EMERGED VICTORS WITH A 7-2 WIN . B.J LUCKIE HAD 2 HITS AND 3 SB'S,CHRIS STUDSTILL(2-3) WITH 2 RBIS, SAM HILL (1-1) WITH 2 RBI'S. ASHLEY COOPER PICKED HIS 7TH WIN OF THE SEASON ALLWOING JUST 5 HITS AND 1 EARNED RUN. THE DAWGS WERE LED DEFENSIVELY BY ANDREW JOHNSON WHO MADE ADIVING CATCH AND GUNNED DOWN A TROJAN FROM RCF TRYING TO STRETCH A SINGLE INTO A DOUBLE. RESERVE JASON JOHNSON CONTINUED HIS GREAT PLAY IN THE FIELD AS DID WILLIS FLINTROYAL WITH HIS BEST EFFORT OF THE YEAR.
LANIER HAD 14 HITS IN THE GAME . THE ONLY AREA WE STRUGGLED IN TONIGHT WAS GETTING RUNNERS HOME FROM 3RD WITH 2 OUTS. WE STRANDED 10 RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION.
LANIER WHIPS PELHAM 15-4 TO MOVE TO 3-1 IN REGION
LANIER DEFEAT WARE TO MOVE 2-1 IN REGION
LANIER USED A DEADLY OFFENSIVE ATTACK IN THE FIRST 3 INNINGS TO GO AHEAD 9-2 BEHIND THE HITTING OF WILLIS FLINTROYAL(3-4), CHRIS STUDSTILL(2-3), ROME WILKES (2-4)
ASHLEY COOPER DELIVERED A BIG 2 RBI SINGLE TO PUT THE GAME AWAY LATE. COOPER(6-1) WENT THE DISTANCE ALLOWING JUST 4 HITS ,BUT STRUGGLED WITH HIS CONTROL. HE STRUCK OUT 8.
BLAKE DEAL WEN THE FIRST 5 INNINGS FOR WARE IN TAKING THE LOSS. PRESTON POPE FINISHED THE GAME FOR WARE AND HE WAS THEIR LEADING HITTER. COACH MORRISION HAS A FINE GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND THEY ARE GETTING BETTER EVERYDAY.
DAWGS REBOUND WITH WIN OVER HILLIARD,FLA.
WITH SEVERAL STARTERS RIDING A 2 GAME SUSPENSION, LANIER KNOCK HILLIARD ACE PITCHER OUT OF THE GAME AFTER 3 INNINGS ...
Saturday, March 2
LUCKIE ,FLINTROYAL,AND JOHNSON SET TO RUN FOR LANIER
SPEED HAS BEEN THE TRADEMARK OF COACH WHITE'S TEAM. THIS IS NO EXCEPTION AS THE FIRST 3 HITTERS FOR THE DAWGS ...
Thursday, February 28
3 ALL REGION SENIORS ANCHOR DAWGS IN 2002
SENIOR PITCHER ASHLEY COOPER SPORTS A 12-6 RECORD OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS INCLUDING A 9-4 MARK LAST YEAR.
SENIOR CHRIS STUDSTILL WILL HIT CLEANUP AND PLAY 1ST BASE FOR THE DAWGS. HE HIT .418 LAST YEAR. HE ALSO HAS 60 RBI'S AND 14 HR'S OVER THE LAST 2 SEASONS.
SENIOR ALEX LACEY LED THE DAWGS IN FOOTBALL WITH OVER 1650 YARDS THIS SEASON. HE HAS HIT OVER .427 IN THELAST 2 SEASONS ON THE DIAMOND. HIS HOMERUN VERSUS CLINCH LAST YEAR LIFTED THEM TO A 4-3 WIN
LANIER CO. BULLDOGS
HEAD COACH JOHN WHITE ENTERS HIS 15TH SEASON AND 6TH AS HEAD COACH FOR THE DAWGS(1987-90 & 2001). HE HAS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 275- 86 INCLUDING A 85-36 RECORD @ LANIER AND A 125-21 RECORD @ ATKINSON CO(93-97).HE HELPED LEAD COOK CO. TO THE 1998 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME .
THE BULLDOGS RETURN 6 STARTERS INCLUDING 3 ALLREGION PLAYERS. SENIORS CHRIS STUDSTILL,ASHLEY COOPER , AND ALEX LACEY ARE SET TO LEAD THE DAWGS IN 2002 AS CAPTAINS.
SENIOR ASHLEY COOPER HIT.287 LAST YEAR DESPITE A LONG END OF SEASON SLUMP. HE WAS 9-4 ON THE MOUND WITH A 2.85 E.R.A. LOOK FOR COOPER TO IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY ON LAST YEARS NUMBERS. HE IS A 3 YEAR STARTER@ QUARTERBACK FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
SENIOR CHRIS STUDSTILL IS A 3 YEAR STARTER IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL. HE HIT OVER.418 WHILE ADDING 31 RBI'S AND 5 HR'S. HE HIT 9 HOMERUNS AS A SOPHOMORE. HE IS THE DAWGS CATCHER AND CLEANUP HITTER.
SENIOR ALEX LACEY IS A 3YEAR STARTER IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL. HE RUSHED FOR 1650 YARDS THIS PAST YEAR. HE HAS HIT OVER .427 THE PAST SEASON FOR THE DAWGS. HE ALSO HAD 31 RBI'S AND 25 STOLEN BASES.
SOPHOMORE CENTERFIELDER ANDREW JOHNSON RETURNS WITH HIS 6.8 SPEED IN THE 60 AND A . 475 BATTIGN AVERAGE. WE LOOK FOR BIG THINGS THIS YEAR FROM HIM.
SENIOR ROME WILKES RETURNS AT 3RD BASE AFTER SPORTING A .415 BATTING AVERAGE FOR THE DAWGS.
JUNIOR DUSTIN HADSOCK RETRUNS FOR HIS 2ND SEASON @ 2ND BASE. LOOK FOR HIM TO IMPROVE HIS OFFENSE I THE SPRING.
SENIOR KEITH WRIGHT RETURNS AS THE RIGHTFIELDER AND # 3 PITCHER FOR THE DAWGS.
JUNIOR COLBI LITTLETON, SENIOR WILLIS FLINTROYAL,AND SENIOR CHRIS MELLO RETRUN AFTER SITTING OUT LAST SEASON DUE TO ELIGIBILITY PROBLEMS. THEY WILL AID GREATLY ON THE MOUND FOR THE DAWGS. FLINTROYAL WILL START @ SHORTSTOP AND HIS 4.4 SPEED IN THE 40 WILL PUT HIM IN THE LEADOFF SPOT.
SOPHOMORES CHAD MATHIS AND JASON JOHNSON SPLIT TIME ON THE VARSITY AND THEY WILL MAKE HEAVY CONTRIBUTIONS THIS SPRING.
Friday, December 21
REGION 1-A PREVIEW FOR 2002
2001 FINAL REGION STANDINGS
1.CLINCH CO....15-12...9-1...2ND ROUND STATE
2.ATCO.........17-10...8-2...2ND ROUND STATE
3.LANIER.......17-9....7-3...1ST ROUND STATE
4.PELHAM.......08-16...4-6...1ST ROUND STATE
5.WARE MAGNET..04-14...2-8..................
6.ECHOLS CO....01-21...0-10.................
Centerfield (Let's Go!)2001 Regular Season Stats
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