Photo by Maddy Djuric

LAWRENCEVILLE—Marist School bested Savannah’s Benedictine Military School on May 20 to win the Class AAAA State Championship in baseball.

The War Eagles captured the championship in a two-game series at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Marist won the first game, 5-0, and the second game, 2-1 with a walk-off hit from senior Grey Taylor.

It was the 14th state title for Marist School, with the most recent in 2017. Mike Strickland is the team’s head coach.