Mixed results on field with a split of two games, but the class shown by the Prattville team and coaches surprising us with
#TeamJanet
t-shirts in honor of one of our own was the story of the day. Hats off to Coach Hall and
@PrattvilleBB
. Some things are bigger than a game.
Hats off to
@HGHS_Baseball
on their victories tonight. They deserved to advance based on how well they played.
Our season came to a tough end but we are grateful for our 11 seniors for leading us to another area title & the third round once again. We are proud of you all.
Proud to celebrate
@cball2121
and
@brock_hill27
today on their recent signing. Connor (
@AlabamaBSB
) and Brock (
@WeAreSouth_BSB
) have both contributed to the varsity program since their freshman seasons and we are excited to see what lies ahead for them.
Awesome effort by our team tonight to sweep an outstanding Hillcrest squad and earn a spot in the state championship round. Can’t thank all the fans that showed up enough. It was a fantastic environment for our team to play in.
It was great to be able to honor six of our seniors today at a signing ceremony to recognize the next step in their academic and baseball journeys.
Congratulations to Chris McNeill, Jackson Morgan, Steven Shelton, Brandon Ridderhoff, Kaden Heatherly and Walker Thomas.
Unbelievable play by our team today to earn a 6-3 win and a trip to the 6A State semifinals. Freshman Reid Gongwer tossed a complete game to win and
@cfred616
hit his third homer of the weekend.
Fun start to the season with 9-1 win at Mtn Brook. Chris McNeill, Bryson Mormon, & Kaleb Hester each had 💣’s among their 2 hits. Jackson Morgan also had 2 hits. Kaden Heatherly tossed 4 inn. of 1-hit ball to get the W. Reed Hartsfield had 3 strong IP & got the save. DH tomorrow.
Not the dream ending everyone hopes for but couldn’t be prouder of the accomplishments of this team this year. Thanks to the five seniors for helping set a new standard for our program. Hats off to
@CullmanBaseball
for two well played games.
Please pray for
@GraysonPope2
Pray for his family. Pray for all of the doctors and nurses that will be with him through this process. We need all of our Hewitt family to pray!
@HewittAthletics
@TrussvilleK12
Great to honor
@LoganMoller10
this afternoon on his signing with Tennessee Tech. He is not only a great pitcher but an outstanding representative of our program. Congratulations to him and his family!
Great team win tonight, 7-0 over Briarwood. Logan Moller tossed a CG no-hitter with 9 K’s and 1 BB on 82 pitches. Back at it tomorrow with a trip to Briarwood to face the Lions again.
Finished up a solid Saturday with a 4-3 win over Russell County.
@cball2121
tossed a CG, allowing just two hits and one earned run while striking out eight.
@Adam_Reaves4
had two hits and
@ColeKennedy28
had a two-run double. Now 2-2 and back at it Tuesday at Ben Russell.
10-4 win over Briarwood tonight clinches playoff spot.
@christiankalla3
had 2 hits - including a leadoff 💣.
@Chrismcn25
had 2 hits, 2 RBI, and s3 bases.
@Jackson_Morgan3
and Walker Thomas each had 2 hits and an RBI. Host Mountain Brook tomorrow at 5:00 for area title.
Two Hornets will be honored tonight by
@AlaBCAUpdates
at its annual awards banquet for their accomplishments last season. Coach Michael Stalllings as the AHSAA Class 6A Coach of the Year and Connor Ball (
@cball2121
) as the AHSAA Dual Player of the Year. Congratulations to both!
Hornets lock up area title with 5-0 win tonight.
@cball2121
got the win with 6 IP, 2 H, and 11 K’s.
@reid_gongwer
had a hit and 2 RBI.
@webster3021
and Chris McNeill each had a hit and RBI.
@Adam_Reaves4
had a hit and scored 2 runs.
Clinched playoff spot today with big W! Back-to-back 1st-inning 2Bs by Jackson Morgan & Cody Fortenberry plated runs & the pitching made it hold up. Kaden Heatherly had 6 K in 2 IP, Logan Moller tossed 4.2 scoreless & Brandon Ridderhoff K’d the only batter he faced for the save.
Game times for this weekend’s best-of-three quarterfinal series against
@HGHS_Baseball
:
G1 - Friday, 4:30 pm
G2 - Friday, 7 pm
G3* - Saturday, noon
*if necessary
Great to be able to recognize all four of senior signees together last night. Congratulations to Reid Gongwer (
@WeAreSouth_BSB
), Andrew Floyd (
@Bison_BSB
), Christian Kallaher (
@UMoTownBaseball
) and Evan Jones (
@SneadBaseball
). Proud of all of you!
It didn’t end the way we hoped it would, but it was still a very good season. Thanks so much to the players for their efforts and to the seniors for all they’ve put into the program over the past four years! Go Hornets!
Congratulations to the Hornets freshmen for winning the 9th grade Metro Tournament. They defeated Vestavia, Oak Mountain and Tuscaloosa County to take the title.
Here’s a look at our new All-Star wall. A big thank you to
@NickJones173232
for putting this project together and for all of our parents and supporters for pulling together to make it happen.
Excited and proud to celebrate with two more of our seniors on their signings to continue baseball next year. Congratulations to
@webster3021
on signing with
@BSCBaseball
and
@PSzush
on signing with
@HCDiamondHawks
.
Thanks so much to Coach Kehoe and
@cenpc_baseball
for allowing us to use their amazing facility this weekend while we were in town. First class facility and first class people.
Jacob Boyle | 2020 catcher
5’11, 175
Chelsea (AL) HS (
@chshornetbball
)
Consistent sub 2.0 pop times
LD gap-to-gap hitter
Gritty player, great leader, passionate.
Looking for place (JUCO) to keep playing.
DM me for more info.
@FlatgroundBats
@PBR_Alabama
6-4 road win at Calera tonight.
@JasonNeal_2
had a 2B and HR to lead the way.
@Jackson_Morgan3
, Paxton Stallings and Aiden Hughes all had RBI hits.
@BMorman11
threw 4 hitless IP in relief to get the win, striking out 7 with no walks.
Opened season tonight with W over Helena.
Paxton Stallings had 2 hits and 3 RBI. Aiden Craven and Aiden Hughes added 2 hits each, and Chase Lackey and JB Price had one hit apiece.
Logan Moller earned the W with 4 scoreless IP, 1 hit allowed, and 7 K’s. Lackey got the save.
Quarterfinal series schedule:
Friday, 5/7 - 4:30 / 7:00
Saturday, 5/8 - 1:00 (if needed)
All games at Gardendale High School.
We are grateful for the support all season. Hopefully as many Hornets fans as possible can make the trip north this weekend to cheer us on once again.
Got a hard-fought win on the road tonight, 2-1 over Ben Russell.
@PSzush
tossed 6 innings to get the win.
@Floyd_0311
entered with a man on 2Nd and no outs in the 7th and shut the door for the save. Now 3-2. Return to play Thursday at Wetumpka.
It was great to honor
@bradymorgan20
and
@cfred616
today among 10 total seniors in all sports that will continue their athletics careers in college next year.
A big thank you to Station 31 for hosting a wonderful and successful spaghetti fundraiser tonight. Also, thank you to everyone in the community that supported it.
Another great outing on the mound, this time by
@reid_gongwer
who tossed a CG 2-hitter as the Hornets escape Prattville with a 2-1 win. Gongwer allowed 1 unearned run & K’d 8.
@Jones22Evan
had a clutch 2-run 1B in the 7th to take the lead.
@ColeKennedy28
added a 2B in the game.
Hornets get a doubleheader sweep of Northridge today, 4-0 and 7-2.
@NolanForehand14
and Adam Reaves got the game balls. On to the second round, where we will travel to Mobile to take on Faith Academy.
Good win last night, 9-4 against Homewood to improve to 2-1 in area. Scored 5 in B6th to break a tie.
@Jones22Evan
had two hits including 2-run 2B & got the save.
@reid_gongwer
had two hits.
@christiankalla3
had a 2B & reached base 3 times.
@BrandonRidderh1
got the W in relief.
First, I want to thank all my family, friends, coaches, and teammates that have made this possible for me to do. With that being said, I am excited to announce that I have committed to The University of South Alabama to further my educational and athletic career! Go Jags!
Good bounce back tonight at Hewitt.
Grant Hill - CG, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 7 K.
Ethan Prickett had a huge pinch-hit, two run, two out double in the sixth to break a tie.
Despite the shortened season, we decided to honor Shelby County's best baseball players and all seniors after what was shaping up to be a historic season locally. See the 2020 All-County baseball team below.
All-County baseball:
Good 13-4 win against Oak Mountain to start the day.
@clmccluney02
got the win with a scoreless relief outing.
@Jones22Evan
had three hits.
@webster3021
had two hits, including a 3-run homer.
Back at it shortly in game two of
@the
day against Russell County.
I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my family, and the coaches/players who have helped me to get to where I am today. I am blessed to announce I have committed to the University of Montevallo! Go Falcons!
@MoTownBaseball1
@chshornetbball
@ExcelBaseball
#Excel4Life
After nearly 11 full months without baseball we are excited to open the 2021 season with a road DH against
@1rebelbaseball
tomorrow starting at 10 am! Anyone wanting to attend should purchase tickets on Go Fan.
Hornets earned a DH sweep (16-0, 15-0) to open the playoffs last night. Four pitchers combined for a pair of 5-inning no-hitters. Offense had 22 hits w/ 13 guys getting at least one hit. Now 25-14, will host Cullman or travel to Hazel Green pending outcome of their third game.
First round playoff matchup is set. We will host
@ArabBaseball
on Friday for a DH beginning at 4:30. A third if-necessary game will be slated for 1 p.m. Saturday.
Last night was a fantastic atmosphere at
@HHS_Baseball1
as the teams split the first two games. Back at it today at 4:00 at Sparkman Park for the deciding third game. We hope all you Hornets fans that came last night will be back plus more!
5-1 win tonight over Pelham.
@LoganMoller10
pitched 4 shutout innings (2 H, 6 K, 0 BB)to get the win.
@Jackson_Morgan3
had a 2-run 💣 and
@WalkerThomas02
had two hits and one RBI. Back in action Thursday at the PG HS Showdown in Hoover.
Capped a good week with a 4-3 win over a strong Helena team tonight. Offense pounded out 10 hits, led by
@webster3021
and
@cball2121
with two apiece.
@reid_gongwer
allowed three hits and struck out 7 in the CG win. Now 16-13, back at it with area play Tuesday at Homewood.
Connor Ball (
@cball2121
) named Birmingham area Co-Player of the year, while Brock Hill (
@brock_hill27
) was chosen as one of the area’s top 20 players. Congrats to both on their recognitions! Reid Gongwer (
@reid_gongwer
) & Parker Szush (
@PSzush
) honored as “Best of the Rest.”
Players of the Week for the Quarterfinal Round:
Pitcher: Reid Gongwer - Complete game win in game 3. Threw six scoreless innings to end the game.
Hitter:
@cfred616
- went 5-for-11 with three HR and 10 RBI in the series.
Runs were at a premium tonight as the Hornets won a 1-0 pitchers duel against
@HelenaHuskiesBB
.
@PSzush
tossed a CG 1-hitter for Chelsea. Mitchell Rhodes matched with 6 innings of 1-hit ball as well. Hornets now 8-6 and host Hillcrest for a DH on Friday.
The Hornets grab a home win tonight over Hoover.
Aiden Hughes threw 6.1 innings and allowed two runs to get the win. Branson Hogan entered with the bases loaded and got the final two outs for the save.
Mack Breazeale hit a three-run homer to lead the offense.