By Erik Harris, sports editor
KIMBERLY A nine-run second inning thrusted the Hewitt-Trussville baseball team to a 13-9 road win over Mortimer Jordan on Tuesday night.
“To me, this is a good win against a really solid team,” said Hewitt-Trussville head coach Jeff Mauldin.
The Huskies sent 14 batters to the plate during the top of the second, collecting four hits, including a Riley Quick grand slam, to claim a 9-0 advantage. Hudson Boren singled home the first run before a walk and hit-by-pitch sent the second run across.
Mortimer Jordan starter Austin Morris proceeded to walk and plunk the third and fourth runs in before Quick emptied the bases with a towering grand slam to left field. Hewitt-Trussville went to the home-half of the second with a 9-0 lead.
Several local baseball and softball teams were in play this weekend in non-area play.
Among a mixed bag of results, the Hewitt-Trussville and Leeds boys remained unbeaten with Saturday sweeps.
See complete game recaps below.
BASEBALL
Hewitt-Trussville 11, Hazel Green 1
They say defense travels, and it certainly did for the Hewitt-Trussville boys on Saturday, as they grabbed wins over Thompson, 4-1, and Hazel Green, 11-1.
In the opener against host Thompson, Hewitt got five innings of work from Riley Quick, who finished with nine strikeouts to score the win. Benjamin Lamons checked in to score the save with a pair of strikeouts.
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