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Hewitt-Trussville's Jenna Lord Commits To Crimson Tide

Hewitt-Trussville's newest member of the Huskies softball team will play college ball in Tuscaloosa in 2021.

Jenna Lord has committed to the University of Alabama.
Jenna Lord has committed to the University of Alabama. (UA Athletics)

TRUSSVILLE, AL -- The newest member of the Hewitt-Trussville High School softball team announced this week she will play college ball in 2021 with the University of Alabama. Jenna Lord, who moved to Trussville from the Tampa Bay area of Florida this fall, joins the defending state champions as a junior on an already stacked team.

Lord was named an All American as a sophomore, when she hit .542 with 44 runs, 46 RBI and 13 home runs for Sunlake High School.

Lord was recruited by several schools, including UAB, Ohio State, Clemson and Florida. She joins a handful of other teammates who have made commitments to play softball at the next level, including:

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