Colquitt County baseball coach Ryan Strickland shouts some encouragement to his players during a Wednesday practice. The Packers are scheduled to play host to Worth County on Feb. 6, in a scrimmage and then will open the 2025 season against Ware County at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, on Ike Aultman Field at Jerry Croft Stadium. (Connie Southwell/The Moultrie Observer)