Gators gut Spartans for second-straight state championship

  • Eighth-grade pitcher Lawson Moore pitched five scoreless innings for Gatewood to start the championship game.
    Eighth-grade pitcher Lawson Moore pitched five scoreless innings for Gatewood to start the championship game.
  • Hunter Johnson (6) celebrates after the final out against Edmund Burke Academy.
    Hunter Johnson (6) celebrates after the final out against Edmund Burke Academy.
  • Gatewood’s Ames Johnson (7) went 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI and run scored against Edmund Burke Academy on Monday.
    Gatewood’s Ames Johnson (7) went 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI and run scored against Edmund Burke Academy on Monday.

    MACON - The Gatewood Gators won their second consecutive GIAA state championship on Monday after a thrilling three-game series, which ended with a 6-0 shutout victory over Edmund Burke Academy at Tattnall Square Academy. 

    The Gators’ victory came behind five shutout innings from starting pitcher Lawson Moore, who struck out 11 batters while allowing just four hits and walking only two batters.…