The Russell County Laker Baseball team was among the final eight teams standing in the state tournament, but saw their season come to an end in the state quarterfinals on Saturday.
The Lakers fell to Trinity High School by a score of 14-3 in the quarterfinals Saturday morning.
The Shamrocks, ranked as the top team in the state and in the top 50 nationwide, jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning. The Lakers tied the game up in the third inning after an error allowed Tanner Stringer to score from second, and a Jack Shearer double drove in Adam Walters and Mayes Gosser.
After that, Trinity put together two big innings, scoring a combined 11 runs in the 4th and 5th inning to secure the win.
Trace Stringer, Mayes Gosser, Jack Shearer, Ayden McGowan, and Tanner Stringer each recorded hits for the Lakers, with Shearer driving in a pair of runs.
Gosser was named to the All-State team following the game.
The Lakers finish the season with a final record of 31-11 while claiming the 16th District and 4th Region championships.
