A year after missing out on a state final four berth that seemed automatic, the St. Johns Country Day baseball team is back and more focused than ever. The Spartans play in the state semifinals on Thursday afternoon in Fort Myers.
St. Johns Country Day baseball coach Tom Lucas, center, talks to his players after practice on Wednesday morning.One season after a regional final heartbreak, the Spartans are back on the state stage and ready to make up for lost time.
But the prospect-packed Spartans, led by Bradley Hodges, Jordan Taylor, Finn Howell and eight other seniors, were stunned by Tallahassee North Florida Christian one win shy of the final four. That’s why this season has taken on a bit of an unfinished business mantra. Coach Tom Lucas said that the Spartans have approached this year like they’re constant underdogs. And that approach — heads down and solely focused on the mission — has paid off.
St. Johns lost an excellent start in 2020 to the pandemic. They followed with a state runner-up season in 2021. Last year was expected to be“It’s a great group of kids. I mean really each season is its own season,” Lucas said. “These guys are trying to do something that no other team has done. As good as we’ve been over the last four or five years, they’ve got a chance to leave a legacy mark here and hang a banner. And nobody has done that.
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