Thursday game update
By By Todd Thompson
MONTGOMERY – Hartselle beat Briarwood Christian twice Thursday at Riverwalk Stadium to win the Class 5A state championship, the school's seventh baseball title.
The Tigers beat Briarwood 8-3 and 4-0 to claim their first state title since 2000.
Hartselle finished the year with a 50-9 mark, which broke the state record for wins in a season.
The Tigers, who lost the opener of the championship series Wednesday, got strong performances on the mound from Chad Girodo and Garrett Turrentine to win the title.
Girodo scattered six hits in the first game to pick up his 17th win of the season.
Zack Waddell drove in three runs to lead the Tigers' offense in game one.
Turrentine threw a four-hit shutout for Hartselle in the deciding game. He allowed just four hits.
MVP Luke Bole slugged a three run homer in the third inning to give the Tigers a lead they would not relinquish.
Hartselle finished 10-1 in the playoffs.
Wednesday game update
By Todd Thompson
Hartselle's first trip to the state baseball finals since 2000 got off to a rough start with a 2-1 loss to Briarwood Christian Wednesday at Paterson Field.
Briarwood took advantage of two Hartselle errors to beat the second-ranked Tigers.
HHS' Luke Bole and Briarwood's Ben Bracewell dominated the game with stellar performances. Bole struck out seven and allowed just one infield single.
Both of Briarwood's runs were unearned.
HHS had just three hits of Bracewell and did't score its only run until the bottom of the seventh inning.
"We just could't overcome our errors" said Hartselle head coach William Booth.
The two teams meet today (Thursday) at 4 pm at Riverwalk Stadium in the best-of-three series.
Check back with us to follow the progress of the Hartselle Tigers in the Class 5A state baseball finals against Briarwood Christian. The Tigers are seeking their seventh state baseball championship this week in Montgomery.
