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TRUSSVILLE — A third game won’t be necessary.  The No. 1-ranked Hewitt-Trussville baseball team opened up its postseason run at home on Friday with a two-game sweep of Grissom. The Huskies (28-4) followed a 3-2 win in the early session with a 6-3 series clincher in the nightcap to march into the Class 7A quarterfinals. The Area 6 champions will host Hoover next week in the second round after the Bucs swept sixth-ranked Bob Jones on Friday night. “We haven’t played them this year, but this is what you want in the playoffs,” said Hewitt-Trussville pitcher Skylar Jones. “You want to...

By Erik Harris, sports editor TRUSSVILLE — It was a special night at Phil English Field in Trussville, as the Huskies hosted Springville for military appreciation night Thursday.  Players on both sides took the field alongside veterans representing different branches of the U.S. military. The mix of young and old stood together for the pregame playing of the national anthem. One of the many participants was Roger Treglown, who is the grandfather of Huskies’ varsity player Carson Treglown.  “It’s an honor,” said Roger, following the ceremony. “It’s an honor to represent our cou...

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 p...

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...