Spring Fling: Lakeland Prep wins historic baseball title
The Lakeland Prep baseball team celebrates winning the Class AA state championship Saturday in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Benjamin Naylor/Special to The Daily Memphian)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Coach Chris Godwin’s Lakeland Prep baseball team won the Class AA state championship Saturday, jumping on Huntingdon early and going on to win, 9-1.
It’s the first state title in program history for any Lakeland athletic team. The school only opened in 2022 and won’t graduate its first senior class until next spring.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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