Jeff Hart

On Fan Appreciation Night at home, the Gwinnett Gladiators gave the fans quite the show in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Greenville Road Warriors Saturday night.

In a pair of close contests, the Lady Lions fell just short as the Huntingdon Hawks took both games of the doubleheader Saturday with a 5-3 victory in game one and a 4-2 win in the second game. The twinbill marked the final two home contests of the 2015 season for Piedmont College as they finished the season 8-6 at Walker Athletic Complex.

The Georgia Southern football team capped the second week of spring practice with an approximate 60-play scrimmage Saturday morning at Paulson Stadium.

The Georgia Bulldogs conducted a two-hour, 120-play scrimmage at Sanford Stadium on Saturday morning, their 10th of 15 spring practices.

The Class AAA fifth-ranked East Hall boys routed Banks County 11-1 Friday night in 7-AAA action at East Hall Stadium.

Connor Bennet scattered five hits and struck out 14 to lead Buford to a 6-0 win over North Hall Friday at Jody Davis Field.

East Hall handed Franklin County its first Region 7-AAA loss of the season Friday night in an 8-3 victory at East Hall Park.

Loganville’s Mitchell Miller has been good all year. Unfortunately for Gainesville, the junior left-hander may have been at his absolute best Friday in the two teams’ crucial Region 8-AAAAA matchup at Red Devil Field.

With roughly half of the high school baseball region schedule still left to be played, area regions are starting to take shape as to who are the contenders and pretenders for region titles and/or playoff spots.

North Hall got the timely hitting, turned two double plays on defense, and got seven innings from starter Josh Hammond. It was everything coach Trent Mongero said the Trojans needed to have a chance to knock off No. 1 Buford Wednesday at McQuaig Field. It still wasn’t enough.