STRIKE 3: Gatewood’s Lawson Moore sets school strikeout record

  • Sophomore Lawson Moore set a single-game school record with 17 strikeouts in a dominant performance against rival Piedmont on March 3. TREY NORRIS/Staff
    Sophomore Lawson Moore set a single-game school record with 17 strikeouts in a dominant performance against rival Piedmont on March 3. TREY NORRIS/Staff

    Gatewood starting pitcher and outfielder Lawson Moore has been a standout for the baseball program since joining the varsity team as an eighth-grader in 2024.

    Moore has since been a key part of two of the Gators’ three consecutive state championship seasons, and his impact has continued to be felt in 2026. Moore had a record-setting night March 3, when the Gators suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss t…