Despite a disappointing end to the year, the Morgan County baseball team had a successful 2023 season. The Diamond Dogs also racked up a lot of postseason awards, with a lot of players landing spots on the All-Region 4-AAA First and Second Teams.

The series between Morgan County and Columbus in the second round of the Class AAA state playoffs came down a game three, which is where the Blue Devils came away with a big 6-4 win.

After winning the region, the Morgan County baseball program hosted its first series as the area’s No. 1 seed in the GHSA Class 3A State Playoffs earlier this week.

Cherokee Bluff handed the Morgan County baseball team its fourth consecutive loss on Monday night. The Bears, who are ranked No. 1 overall in Class 4A, topped the Bulldogs 5-3 at Tracy Brown Field. However, Morgan County bounced back and snapped its losing streak with a 14-3 win over the Academy of Richmond County on Tuesday in the Region 4-AAA opener for both squads.

Most rising freshmen don’t even know what they want to be when they grow up, but Morgan County’s Ty Tillery seems to have things figured out. Not only has the 14-year-old, righthanded pitching prospect just finished his middle-school baseball career, he’s already received college interest and come to a decision on where to play at the next level.