HAMILTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
Hamilton: Boys Baseball ended their season with a 4-14 record overall and 2-3 record in their district.
Rural District 5 Playoffs: at Aucilla High School at Hughes-Finlayson Field.
Game 2: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #4 Jefferson County (1-4) defeated #5 Munroe (1-3) by a score of 14-6.
Game 4: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #3 HCHS defeated #6 Crossroads by a score of 19-1.
Game 5: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #1 Madison County (3-0) defeated #4 Jefferson County (1-4) by a score of 21-6.
Game 6: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #2 Aucilla Christian (3-1) defeated #3 HCHS by a score of 11-1.
Rural District 5 Championship:
Game 7: Thursday, April 17, 2025 -- #1 Madison County (3-0) lost to #2 Aucilla Christian (3-1) by a score of 5-2, making Aucilla Christian the Rural District 5 Champions!
Regular Season Games:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Bradford by a score of 15-4.
Friday, March 28, 2025 -- HCHS defeated Gadsden County by a score of 15-0.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Lanier County by a score of 1-0 forfeit.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Clinch County by a score of 9-1. Hamilton's #16 J. Luckette went one for one at the plate with one RBI.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Lafayette by a score of 5-0.
Monday, April 7, 2025 -- HCHS @ Fort White at 6 p.m. (Canceled)
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Branford.
Friday, April 11, 2025 -- HCHS defeated Gadsden County by a score of 24-3. (last game of the season).
Rural District 5 standings: #1 Madison County (3-0), #2 Aucilla Christian (3-1), #3 Hamilton County (2-3), #4 Jefferson County (1-4), #5 Munroe (1-3) and #6 Crossroad Academy (0-0).
Article: https://riverbendnews.org/trojans-baseball-celebrates-senior-night-with-undeniable-victory/
Full schedule at the bottom.
Hamilton: Girls Softball ended their regular season with a 6-12 overall record and 2-2 in their district.
Rural District 5 Playoffs: at Monticello High School.
Game 2 Quarterfinals: Monday, April 28, 2025 -- #4 Aucilla (0-1) defeated #5 Hamilton County (1-2) by a score of 11-1.
Regular Season Games:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 -- HCHS defeated Ed White by a score of 11-6. Hamilton’s #15 Aubrey Shehan went three for three at the plate with two RBIs. HCHS's #2 Raylyn Moody was three for five at the plate, collecting one triple, one double, and three RBIs. Moody also pitched seven innings and recorded 13 strikeouts!
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Fort White.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Suwannee by a score of 7-3.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- HCHS lost to North Florida Christian.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 -- HCHS lost to Rickards.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -- HCHS defeated Raines by a score of 25-5. Hamilton's #3 Nevaeh Krueger (Jr.) went two for three at the plate and collected two RBIs.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 -- HCHS defeated Jefferson County by a score of 21-6. This was their last game of the season and senior night.
Link to photos: https://riverbendnews.smugmug.com/2025-Softball-Hamilton-County-vs-Jefferson-County
1A District 5 standings: Madison (2-0), Lafayette (3-2), Hamilton County (1-2), Aucilla Christian (0-1) and Hilliard (0-0).
Full schedule at the bottom.
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
Lafayette: Boys Baseball ended their regular season with an 18-2 record overall and a 6-0 record in their district. On Thursday, April 17, 2025, #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #3 Branford (1-3) by a score of 4-1 to become the Rural District 6 Champions! Lafayette finished a fantastic season as the FHSAA R1 State Runner-Up with an overall record of 25-3!
FHSAA Rural State Championship: in Fort Meyers.
Game 15: Thursday, May 15, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette lost to #1 Holmes County in Fort Meyers by a score of 2-1.
Rural State Final Four playoffs: in Fort Meyers.
Game 14: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette defeated #1 Trenton in Fort Meyers by score of 5-1.
Rural State Regional Championship: Lafayette wins the best of three making them the Rural State Regional Champions!
Game 1: Monday, May 5, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #2 Union County (0-2) in Mayo by a score of 7-2.
Game 2: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #2 Union County (0-2) in Mayo by a score of 2-1, making Lafayette the Rural State Regional Champions! Lafayette stats: #10 E. Tuten went one for two with a double and two RBIs; #24 H. Richardson struck out seven batters, walked three and allowed only four hits in six point one innings.
Game 3: Thursday, May 8, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) vs. #2 Union County (0-2) not needed.
Rural State Regional Semi-final playoffs: Previous Games:
Game 1: Monday, April 28, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #4 Aucilla (3-1) in Mayo by a score of 1-0. Lafayette stats: #10 E. Tuten struck out 13 batters and allowed only one hit in seven innings; #3 T. Byrd stole two bases.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #4 Aucilla (3-1) in Mayo by a score 12-3. Lafayette stats: #24 H. Richardson struck out 10 batters and allowed four hits in six innings; #8 D. Cannon went two for three with a triple, a home run and two RBIs; #1 T. Williamson went one for two with two RBI; Lafayette collected a total of five stolen bases from (#1, #5, #8 and #9).
Game 3: Thursday, May 1, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) vs. #4 Aucilla (3-1) not needed.
Rural District 6 Championship:
Game 7: Thursday, April 17, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #3 Branford (1-3) by a score of 4-1 to become the Rural District 6 Champions!
The last time these two battled was on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in which BHS lost to Lafayette by a score of 2-0. Lafayette's #24 H. Richardson (Sr.) allowed one hit, walked four and struck out 11 batters. Branford's #12 K. Brown (Fr.) allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out five batters. Offensively, Lafayette's #5 T. Mares (Sr.) went one for two at the plate with one home run and one RBI. Offensively, Branford's #9 J. Watkins (So.) went one for three. Lafayette collected two stolen bases, one from #8 D. Jackson and one from #11 J. Murphy. Branford's #2 J. Skinner collected two stolen bases.
Rural District 6 Playoffs bracket: Playoff games held at Union High School.
Game 2: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #4 Fort White (1-3) lost to #5 Hilliard (0-0) by a score of 12-5.
Game 4: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #3 Branford (1-3) defeated #6 Hawthorne (0-0) by a score of 15-0.
Game 5: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #5 Hilliard (0-0) by a score of 10-0.
Game 6: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #2 Union County (0-2) lost to #3 Branford (1-3) by a score of 4-2.
Regular Season Games:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 -- LHS defeated Branford by a score of 2-0. #5 T. Mares went 1 for 2 at the plate, collected 1 RBI, and 1 home run. Lafayette's #24 H. Richardson had a stellar night, striking out 11 batters and allowing only one run in 7 innings. Lafayette's seniors (#2 Noah Lamb, #5 Trevor Mares, #12 Harris Johnson, #11 Jordan Murphy & #24 Hyatt Richardson) were recognized before the game.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- LHS @ Fort White by a score of 5-3.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- LHS defeated Gainesville by a score of 9-3. Lafayette's #10 E. Tuten went two for two at the plate with one RBI and one home run.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- LHS defeated Hamilton County by a score of 5-0.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -- LHS defeated Union County by a score of 11-1. Lafayette's #10 E. Tuten went two for three at the plate with four RBIs and one home run. #10 E. Tuten also pitched six innings, allowed 3 hit and struck out 9 batters.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 -- LHS defeated Trenton by a score of 4-2.
Rural District 6 standings: #1 Lafayette (6-0), #2 Union County (0-2), #3 Branford (1-3), #4 Fort White (1-3), #5 Hilliard (0-0) and #6 Hawthorne (0-0).
Rural District 6 stat leaders: #24 H. Richardson with 77 batters struck out and #6 G. Barnes with two no-hitters.
Link to Photos: https://riverbendnews.smugmug.com/2025-Lafayette-Baseball
Link to Photos: https://riverbendnews.smugmug.com/2025-Lafayette-Baseball-vs-Branford
Full schedule at the bottom.
Lafayette: Girls Softball ended their regular season with an overall record of 10-10 and 3-2 in their district. On Thursday, May 1, 2025, #2 Lafayette (3-3) lost to #1 Madison (2-0) by a score of 3-1, making Lafayette the Rural District 5 Runners Up!
Rural District 5 Playoffs: at Monticello, Florida.
Game 6 Semi-finals: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #2 Lafayette (3-3) defeated #3 Hilliard (0-0) by a score of 4-2. Lafayette Stats: #1 B. Lamb went two for two with one double; #6 T. Pridgeon went one for one with one RBI; #9 E. McAdams went two for two; Lafayette collected a total of four stolen bases from (#1, #9 and #10); and #55 K. Crotts struck out four batters.
Game 5 Semi-finals: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #1 Madison (2-0) defeated #4 Aucilla Christian (1-1) by a score of 8-1.
Game 7 Rural District 5 Championship: Thursday, May 1, 2025 -- #1 Madison (2-0) defeated #2 Lafayette (3-3) by a score of 3-1. Lafayette Stats: #55 K. Crotts went two for three with one double and one RBI; #14 C. Knight went one for three with one triple; #6 T. Pridgeon went one for one; #55 K. Crotts struck out four batters and allowed four hits in seven innings.
Regular Games:
Thursday, March 20, 2025 -- LHS defeated Suwannee by a score of 6-4.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- LHS lost to Bell by a score of 8-3.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- LHS lost to Branford by a score of 12-0. Lafayette's #11 M. McCray went two for three at the plate and #5 K. Moseley stole one base.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 -- LHS lost to Chiefland by a score of 9-8 in eight innings.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- LHS lost to Santa Fe by a score of 2-0.
Monday, April 8, 2025 -- LHS vs. Dixie County at 7 p.m. (rescheduled from April 7th due to weather).
Thursday, April 10, 2025 -- LHS lost to Madison County by a score of 7-2.
Monday, April 21, 2025 -- LHS lost to Union County by a score of 5-4.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -- LHS (3-2) lost to Aucilla Christian (0-1) by a score of 10-3 in the last game of the season.
1A District 5 standings: Madison (2-0), Lafayette (3-3), Hamilton County (1-2), Aucilla Christian (1-1) and Hilliard (0-0).
Link to Photos: https://riverbendnews.smugmug.com/2025-Lafayette-Softball-vs-Branford
Link to Photos: https://riverbendnews.smugmug.com/2025-Lafayette-Softball-vs-Suwannee
Link to Photos: https://riverbendnews.smugmug.com/2025-LHS-Softball-vs-Suwannee
Full schedule at the bottom.