Back in 2013, the North Hall baseball team’s current seniors were merely wide-eyed eighth graders along for the ride as the club’s first-ever appearance in the state championship ended in defeat. Now they’re spearheading the Trojans’ unexpected return to that stage with leadership in the dugout and production on the field. Senior-laden North Hall can win its first-ever state championship when it faces Pierce County in a best-of-three series, beginning with a doubleheader at 11 a.m. Thursday at historic Grayson Stadium in Savannah.