By Erik Harris, sports editor
MONTGOMERY The Hewitt-Trussville softball team played up to its No. 1 ranking on Friday morning in the first round of the Class 7A East Central Regional in Montgomery.
Two big innings propelled the Area 6 champion Huskies on their way to a 12-2 victory over No. 9 Central-Phenix City, which pairs them with eighth-ranked Auburn in the No. 1 qualifier game on Friday afternoon.
Hewitt-Trussville catcher charges down the first base line at Lagoon Park on May 14, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
En route to the club’s 13th straight win, Hewitt-Trussville started things with five runs in the bottom of the first, added six more in the fifth and enacted the mercy rule with a single run in the sixth off Katelyn Murphy’s second hit and second RBI of the morning.
MONTGOMERY The No. 1-ranked Hewitt-Trussville softball team stayed red-hot on Friday.
With their 13th and 14th straight victories, the Huskies (45-2-1) completed a 2-0 run through the Class 7A East Central Regional to keep their state championship defense alive.
Hewitt-Trussville senior Jenna Lord follows the pitch to the plate during an East Central Regional game on May 14, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
An abundance of offensive production sent Hewitt-Trussville off with a 12-2 win over No. 9 Central-Phenix City in the morning session and an 11-4 victory over eighth-ranked Auburn in the No. 1 qualifier game Friday afternoon in Lagoon Park in Montgomery.
By Erik Harris, sports editor
A pair of local softball teams have swept through their respective area tournaments this week, with Class 7A Hewitt-Trussville winning the Area 6 crown and Class 6A Springville cruising to an Area 13 title.
See full recaps below.
Hewitt-Trussville sophomore Kenleigh Cahalan waits for the pitch during a win over Spain Park on April 5, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
Class 7A, Area 6 Tournament
The Vestavia Hills Rebels ran into a big red wall of offense on Friday in the Class 7A, Area 6 tournament championship game at Spain Park High School. The wall came in the shape of a Hewitt-Trussville Husky and its foundation sophomore Kenleigh Cahalan was quite strong.