Photojournalism: Evans blows Northside away in playoff double header
Shortstop Cooper Serigeny of Evans tracks down a ball in the second game of a doubleheader against Northside on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.
The Evans Knights started the high school baseball playoffs with a bang Wednesday sweeping a doubleheader from Warner Robins’ Northside High School and blanking the Eagles in both games by wide margins.
The Knights took the first game 15-0 and the second game 10-0. The Knights won the Region 3 AAAAAA title and were the top seed going into Wednesday’s game.
Their record is now 27-5 overall. They will play the winner of the Sequoyah-Carrollton series.
Hunter Thompson, right, of Evans celebrates a home run with teammateTy McClintock, left, against Northside on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.Cooper Serigeny of Evans makes a play on the ball in the second game against Northside on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO. Caleb Bennett of Evans, left, turns a double play against Northside on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTOMatthew Roa of Evans plays of first looking to steal a base on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTOTy McClintock of Evans awaits his bat against Northside on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO. First baseman Hunter Thompson of Evans, right, watches the batter as Malik Nelson of Northside plays off the bag on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO. Caleb Bennett, left, and Knox Sheppard, right of Evans celebrate on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.Evans pitcher Knox Sheppard pitched a shutout against Northside in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTOCaleb Bennett of Evans cheers his team on as they defeat Northside 10-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Evans, Ga. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO
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