Caleb Suggs

6 days ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

HARTSELLE — It may be a new era of Hartselle baseball, but the results remain the same. Brad Phillips, in his first season as head coach at Hartselle, is leading the Tigers to their fourth state finals appearance in five years following a two-game sweep (7-5, 12-0) of Gardendale on Thursday night. "The first game of the season, I thought about Coach (William) Booth and how this was the first time someone else had been in charge of the program. It really sunk in that night," Phillips said.

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

FLORENCE — Austin head coach Blake Gray was overcome with emotion. It's been 12 years since the Black Bears had reached the state softball tournament, and with each passing year, the frustration of missing out had grown even more. With a 3-2 win over Huntsville on Wednesday though, Austin finally ended that streak. After a lot of close calls and heartbreaking ends, the Black Bears had reached their goal, and the win left Gray nearly speechless.

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

FLORENCE — After both reaching the Class 6A state finals last season, Hartselle and Athens are one game away from returning to the state softball tournament. The two will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Florence Sportsplex in the finals of the Class 6A North Regional tournament. It will be a rematch of last year's regional finals, which Hartselle won. The winner will advance to the Class 6A state tournament, with the loser dropping to the loser's bracket, still needing a single win to advance.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Caleb Suggs

May 6—MADISON — The best season for Lawrence County baseball in 17 years came to an end Monday night. Playing in the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2008, Lawrence County fell to Madison Academy in a hard-fought series 2-1 (0-1, 4-3, 8-1)Advertisement"We were determined to not go down without a fight. We played every pitch like it was our last," senior Parker Frost said. Lawrence County ends the season with a 27-12 record.

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

MADISON — The best season for Lawrence County baseball in 17 years came to an end Monday night. Playing in the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2008, Lawrence County fell to Madison Academy in a hard-fought series 2-1 (0-1, 4-3, 8-1)"We were determined to not go down without a fight. We played every pitch like it was our last," senior Parker Frost said. Lawrence County ends the season with a 27-12 record.