Atlee v. Courtland Baseball (VHSL Class 4 State Championship)
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Atlee’s Seth Jones (7) and Aven Stevens hoist the VHSL Class 4 State Championship trophy after defeating the Courtland Cougars 12-4 at Brownsville Elementary on June 8, 2024.
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Atlee head coach Mike Morris holds up the VHSL Class 4 championship trophy on June 8, 2024. Morris lost his close friend Chris Mayton early in that season.
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Atlee's Seth Jones is carried off the field after delivering three hits and three runs in a title-winning performance over Courtland on June 8, 2024 at Brownsville Elementary.Â
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Cooper Molloy (3) delivers a throw from second to first base for a double play.Â
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Courtland's Carlos Santos celebrates his team's first run of the day, which came on a Tyler Jackson single to right field that sent Santos home for a 2-1 Cougars deficit in the second inning.Â
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Atlee’s Seth Jones (7) and Barrett Bucholz (11) celebrate after scoring on a Tyler Rutman single in the bottom of the first inning of the Class 4 state championship game against Courtland on June 8.
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Courtland pitcher Tyler Jackson tossed four strikeouts in a four-inning appearance during the VHSL Class 4 State Championship game versus Atlee on June 8, 2024.Â
The journey to Atlee’s first ever baseball state championship began all the way back in September, months before the season kicked off with a …
The journey to Atlee’s first baseball state championship began in September, months before the season kicked off with a 4-2 win against Deep Run on March 13.
"To watch these guys' hard work pay off in the ultimate way with a state championship, it's as good as it gets."
In June of 2023, Hanover outfielder Brady Elrod, just a freshman at the time, made a jaw-dropping, diving catch to secure the Class 4 state baseball championship for his Hawks.Â
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"For the kids to be there doing what they did for me shows the young men that they are ... the culture we've tried to bring to Atlee."
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