Top-Ranked Bucs Host Hewitt-Trussville In State Playoffs

HOOVER, AL - The Hoover High School baseball team looks to defend its state championship and takes its number 1 ranking into the AHSAA playoffs Friday as they host 2016 state champion Hewitt-Trussville. A doubleheader is set for Friday at 5 p.m., with a third game to be played Saturday if necessary.

Hoover won the area championship last week with two wins over Tuscaloosa County on the strength of a dazzling pitching performance by Scott Elgin and the big bats of Nick Davis, Sonny DiChiara, Nolan Hammonds, Daniel Swatek and Alex Baty.

Hoover is 33-8 on the season, and is the favorite to repeat as champions in this year's tournament.

Hewitt-Trussville, who missed the playoffs last season, bring a 25-8 record into the playoffs as the runner-up in their area. The Huskies have relied on excellent pitching and a strong defense in 2018, and are looking to upset the Bucs in the first round.

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