Spring teams set records

Panther sports teams broke several records this spring.

LaGrange Baseball (27-15, 13-5 CCS) claimed the inaugural regular-season championship of the Collegiate Conference of the South and then dominated conference awards, taking four of five major honors and notching eight All-Conference selections.

Headlining those honors was senior third baseman Joe Ruth (Chiefland, Fla.), who earned his second straight Player of the Year honor—the first time an individual has won it multiple times.

It is also the first time the program swept both top rookies with freshman outfielder Curt Bonner (Cartersville, Ga.) claiming Rookie Player of the Year and freshman pitcher Eduardo Peralta (David, Chirqui, Panama) earning Rookie Pitcher of the Year.

Completing the domination of the major awards was Head Coach David Kelton who earned his third Coach of the Year honor by making it six straight years with at least one title for the Panthers.

Men’s Lacrosse (8-9, 4-4 USA South) closed out a record-setting 2023 campaign as the team broke the school record for wins in a season with eight, earned the most in-season honors in its history with 10 and made the program's first postseason appearance.

The record-setting season also produced new benchmarks with the first Defensive Player of the Year, senior goalkeeper Isaac Bohrer (Fayetteville, Ga.), and First-Team All-Conference selection, freshman attackman Luke Young (Acworth, Ga.).

LaGrange Softball (13-23, 7-9 CCS) delivered a first in program history and something not seen in six years with a pair of CCS honors.

Freshman pitcher Claire Chamberlain (Rome, Ga.) became the first individual in the program’s recorded history to earn Rookie Pitcher of the Year, while freshman outfielder Katelyn Minnihan (Stockbridge, Ga.) earned All-CCS First-Team honors in the At-Large category.