Columbia swept Carver-Atlanta on Tuesday in the Region 6-AAAA baseball tournament to clinch a state playoff berth for the first time since 2003. The Eagles improved to 18-3-2 after winning 13-0 and 17-4. Columbia will be the region’s No. 3 seed in the playoffs.
More baseball: No. 2 Marist won the Region 6-AAAA tournament title with a 14-2 victory in Game 3 of its series with No. 5 Redan. The War Eagles had to win Games 2 and 3 to take the series after losing the opener 9-2. Redan pitcher Brandon Baker, a Missouri signee, threw a five-hit complete game shutout in the first game, and Georgia signee Wesley Jones was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a homer for the Raiders. In Game 2, Marist pitcher Shawn Gunther tossed a complete-game four-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 4-1 victory. Patrick Sullivan hit a run-scoring triple, and Chris McGrath connected on an inside-the-park homer for the War Eagles. … No 1 McEachern clinched the Region 4-AAAAAA title with a 6-4 victory against Kennesaw Mountain on Wednesday. Sam Stevens had a two-run single for the Indians. With its 9-6 victory against Hillgrove on Wednesday, Harrison clinched a playoff berth from Region 4. Cole Austin was 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Hoyas. … No. 5 Walton beat Lassiter 8-0 on Wednesday behind Bradley Schwartz, who was 2-for-4 and threw a complete-game shutout. … No. 6 Dunwoody swept North Atlanta 3-0 and 4-2 to win the Region 6-AAAAA tournament. Pitcher Ryan Gaines improved his record to 7-1 with a Game 1 victory, while Josh Shailer earned the decision in Game 2 to improve his record to 5-0. … AAAAAA No. 7 Mill Creek clinched the top seed for the playoffs from Region 7 with a 3-0 victory against Peachtree Ridge on Monday. The Hawks then clinched the region championship outright Wednesday with an 8-5 victory against Norcross.
Lacrosse: Southwest DeKalb senior midfielder Najarri Whitehead signed with Point University on Wednesday. … Harrison finished off an undefeated area schedule with a 14-0 victory against Newnan on Wednesday. Alex Mowry led Harrison with four goals, and Artie Lewis knocked in three. … The AAAAAA No. 6 Chattahoochee boys remained hot after a 16-0 shutout of Druid Hills on Tuesday. It was the Cougars' ninth consecutive victory. Grayson West celebrated Senior Night with three goals and two assists, and Lucas Sparks notched three assists. Junior Jack Cioffi had three goals in the victory as Shane Zaunbrecher and Thomas Cohen shared the shutout in goal. … The Greater Atlanta Christian boys qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in the program's history with a 13-10 victory against North Springs on Tuesday. Whit Anderson led the charge with three goals and four assists for the Spartans. Matthew Roush and Gunner Cape each added three goals.
Soccer: Parkview freshman Emma Carlson scored four goals in her team's 5-0 victory against rival Brookwood on Tuesday. The win gave the Panthers the Region 8-AAAAAA championship. … Marist won both Region 6-AAAA titles. The girls team beat Grady 6-1 on Tuesday to claim its eighth consecutive region title. The boys team defeated Chamblee 5-1 to clinch its second consecutive region crown and third in four years. … St. Pius defeated Decatur 6-0 on Tuesday behind two goals each from Calvin Jackson and Tyler Alexander. St. Pius also defeated Woodward Academy 6-1. … Westminster knocked off AA No. 1 Greater Atlanta Christian 2-1 in a Region 6-AA match. Each team ended the season with a 5-1 region record, as they split two regular-season games. It was GAC's first loss of the season.
Gymnastics: Gymnasts from across the state will take part in the gymnastics state championships at Westminster at 7 p.m. Friday. Individual championships and the overall team title will be up for grabs at the event. Tift County enters the meet as the two-time defending state champion, and senior Beth Roberts will be a favorite in the all-around competition and on three of the four apparatuses.
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