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By Erik Harris, sports editor GARDENDALE — The Pinson Valley baseball team has dropped its opening Class 6A, Area 12 series of the season thanks to a 2-0 home loss on Tuesday followed by an 8-6 loss at Gardendale on Thursday.  Thursday’s contest went back and forth with the Rockets (11-4, 2-0) surging for three decisive runs in their half of the sixth. The three-run blow broke a 5-5 tie and ultimately gave Gardendale the series-clinching win.  Rocket center fielder CJ Bryant singled the go-ahead RBI up the middle in the sixth, sending two runs in for a 7-5 advantage. Nick Rigdon then st...

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...