TPD Makes Rescue After 6 Years; TA Baseball Postseason Update

Good Morning T-Town! Let's get this Saturday started.

In today's Daily, we have this and more ...

• A dogged rescue effort by the Tuscaloosa Police Department.
• The latest on Tuscaloosa Academy baseball's postseason run
• More details on a Holt man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife and locking her in the trunk of a vehicle.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and warm in Tuscaloosa with a high near 84° and a low around 61°

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Tuscaloosa Patch will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, May 4 at Northport City Hall for city residents affected by an oil spill near Huntington Place Elementary. (More on Patch)

2. The University of Alabama System reported 37 students and one employee on the Tuscaloosa campus tested positive for the coronavirus over the last week. (More)

3. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit arrested Billy Phillips, 45, on several charges Thursday after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and forced her to stay in the trunk of a vehicle for an extended period of time on Crescent Ridge Road in Holt.

4. The City of Tuscaloosa and Nucor Corp. will partner for Household Hazardous Waste Disposal day on Saturday, June 5 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Public Safety Logistics building located at 3311 Kauloosa Avenue. (More)

5. Matthew Sheffield tallied the lone hit for the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights baseball team as their noteworthy 2021 season came to a close Friday in a 9-1 loss in the second round of the AISA playoffs against Pike Liberal Arts of Troy. (More)

Patch Pick: A tip of the ol' ball cap to the three seniors on the Tuscaloosa Academy baseball team.

From left to right: Patton Miller, Sam Rowley and Houston Evans.

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- The PAL Baseball League will hold a baseball clinic from 9 a.m. until noon today at Central High School. (More)

- Share your favorite mother-son or mother-daughter photo and sentiments, and we'll feature it on the Tuscaloosa Patch this Mother's Day! (More on Patch)

- Regions Bank and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama will hold a ribbon cutting to recognize the opening of Regions Bank’s new downtown Tuscaloosa branch and the completion of the phase 1 renovation to the West Alabama Workforce and Community Development Center.

- Shelton State Community College is currently offering scholarships for the fall 2021 semester in the following programs: air conditioning and refrigeration, automotive service technology, business office management and technology, child development, computer science technology, culinary arts, diesel mechanics, electrical technology, engineering graphics and design, industrial electronics technology, and modern manufacturing technology.

Feel good: Emily Sexton and her dog Lucky were reunited Thursday after six years apart, due to the dogged work of the Tuscaloosa Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division! (More)

From the cheap seats ...

- Watch the moment that former Alabama Crimson Tide center Landon Dickerson received the call that he had been selected by the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, joining former teammates Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith (More)

- The Crimson Tide baseball team (26-15, 9-10 SEC) scored seven unanswered runs and notched 13 hits in an 11-8 win over Missouri Friday night. (More)

- Tide baseball also announced its game with Samford on Tuesday, May 4, has been canceled, which was initiated by Alabama and reportedly agreed upon by both athletic departments. (More)

- Stillman College's men's track team is currently in sixth place with 4 points at SSAC Track & Field Championships in Hattiesburg, which will run through today. Willie Washington showed out as the top performer in discus, with a mark of 30.70m. (More)

- Men’s basketball try-outs at Shelton State Community College will be held Sunday, May 16 at 4 p.m. in the Martin Campus gym. (More)

Area baseball scores

Alabama 11, Missouri 8

Tuscaloosa Academy 1, Pike Liberal Arts 9

American Christian 13, Alabama Christian 0

Northridge 4, Gulf Shores 0

Stat line: American Christian's Nathan Shelton fanned nine batters over five innings Friday, giving up only three hits and no runs in a winning effort for the Patriots.

Area softball scores

Holy Spirit 15, Lamar County 6

Northside 6, Tuscaloosa County 5

Tuscaloosa County 3, Sumiton Christian 9

Northside 1, Cullman 1

Hillcrest 2, Auburn 3

Stat line: Holy Spirt's Alyssa Faircloth knocked across six RBIs on three hits in the Saints' win on Friday.

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I'll see you around!

- Ryan

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