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By Erik Harris, sports editor
OXFORD The Hewitt-Trussville softball team went 3-0 on Day 1 of the Class 7A state softball tournament in Oxford.
The No. 1-ranked Huskies extended their current win streak to 17 games with victories over Baker (5-4), No. 10 Hoover (11-1) and No. 4 Bob Jones (8-2).
Hewitt-Trussville’s Katelyn Murphy celebrates a hit during a home win on April 13, 2021.
Photo by Vickie Unlap
Hewitt polished off Thursday with a come-from-behind win over the Patriots, as the Area 6 champions posted 14 hits and stranded nine Bob Jones runners on base. The Huskies (48-2-1) scored at least one run in five of their six plate appearances.
By Erik Harris, sports editor
OXFORD A Jenna Lord single lifted the top-ranked Hewitt-Trussville Huskies to a 5-4 victory over Baker on Thursday in the first round of the Class 7A state tournament.
Lord’s timely contact moves her huskies into the winner’s bracket against No. 10 Hoover. First pitch from Choccolocco Park is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Hewitt-Trussville junior Sarah Hindman threw five innings with four strikeouts against Baker in the first round of the state tournament on May 20, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
After not trailing throughout the East Central Regional last week, Hewitt-Trussville found itself in a 1-0 hole right off the bat on Thursday. Baker sophomore Emily Mizelle led off the first-round contest with a solo homer into center field. Her high-hanger caught a stiff Oxford breeze and carried the fence for a 1-0 advantage in the first inning.
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.