By Erik Harris
TRUSSVILLE — Three area teams are listed in this week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association baseball and softball polls.
On the baseball diamond, Hewitt-Trussville comes in at No. 4 in the Class 7A rankings, while Class 6A No. 10 Pinson Valley makes its first appearance of the year in the weekly poll.
Here is this week’s Class 7A baseball poll: No. 1 Mountain Brook (24-3), No. 2 Spain Park (18-10), No. 3 Vestavia Hills (16-11), No. 4 Hewitt-Trussville (14-4), No. 5 Auburn (21-9), No. 6 Thompson (21-9), No. 7 Hoover (23-11), No. 8 Theodore (26-5), No. 9 Central-Phenix City (25-6) and No. 10 Baker (16-7).
On the softball side, Hewitt-Trussville has surrendered the top spot of the Class 7A poll. The Lady Huskies now rank third after a pair of recent losses. This is the first week Hewitt-Trussville is not ranked No. 1.
Pinson Valley’s Baker Hodge
file photo by Ron Burkett
The Lady Huskies hope to get back on track Thursday night when Area 6 foe No. 2 Spain Park visits Goldie Paine Field. Hewitt-Trussville fell to the Lady Jaguars in extra innings Tuesday night.
Here is this week’s Class 7A softball poll: No. 1 Sparkman (17-8), No. 2 Spain Park (19-4-2), No. 3 Hewitt-Trussville (27-5), No. 4 Central-Phenix City (25-8-4), No. 5 Baker (27-6-1), No. 6 Huntsville (15-10), No. 7 Buckhorn (19-6), No. 8 Vestavia Hills (15-7-1), No. 9 Thompson (21-11) and No. 10 James Clemens (14-5-2).
Head coach Shane Chappell saw his Pinson Valley baseball team get off to a choppy start in 2015, but the Indians have turned things around. After a momentum-building string of wins at the Gulf Coast Classic in Gulf Shores, Pinson Valley is on the verge of a Class 6A, Area 12 championship. The Indians need a home win over Shades Valley tonight to earn the crown.
Here is this week’s Class 6A baseball poll: No. 1 Cullman (32-6), No. 2 Pelham (18-8), No. 3 Opelika (23-7), No. 4 Spanish Fort (23-8), No. 5 Hartselle (23-13), No. 6 Briarwood Christian (19-6), No. 7 Homewood (21-4), No. 8 Southside-Gadsden (16-10), No. 9 Saraland (22-11) and No. 10 Pinson Valley (22-11).
