What a difference a year makes for the Gordon Lee Trojans.
While coach Mike Dunfee’s team won the GHSA Class A Division I baseball championship last season, the start to the state title run was anything but perfect.
Like last year, the Trojans were the No. 1 overall seed, but the eventual champs lost their playoff opener against 20-loss Brantley County and trailed in game two before rallying. There was no such drama this season as Gordon Lee trounced 32-seed McNair by scores of 15-0 and 24-0 Thursday in Chickamauga, improving to 30-2.
“They are humble and hungry,” Dunfee said of the difference between the Trojans in last season’s opening round and this year. “They are ready to start this journey one game at a time.”
Thursday, that meant needing just seven innings to complete the first-round sweep and getting a career day from senior Dustin Day. The two-sport standout was 5-for-6 at the plate, including a home run and triple, and drove in nine runs. The football team’s quarterback, he also earned the win in game two with three perfect innings pitched.