AHSAA 4A Finals to Begin Tuesday
May 14, 2018
AHSAA 4A State Finals: Hokes Bluff (27-6) vs. Andalusia (28-4)
Game 1: Tuesday, May 15 6:00 PM Patterson Field
Game 2: Wednesday, May 16 4:00 PM Riverwalk Stadium (Game 3 would follow if needed)
Head Coaches:
Hokes Bluff: Michael Robertson
Andalusia: Preston Dent
How they got here:
Hokes Bluff: Beat Leeds 3-1, 5-2
Beat Winfield 15-1, 4-3
Beat Wilson 4-2, 8-2
Beat Oneonta 1-3, 9-4, 10-9
Andalusia: Beat Monroe County 18-0, 27-0
Beat Trinity Presbyterian 3-0, 3-1
Beat Holtville 13-7, 4-0
Beat Bibb County 5-2, 9-8
Previous State Championships:
Hokes Bluff- 9, first was in 1975, most recent was in 2008
Andalusia- none
Other Notes: Hokes Bluff won 6 consecutive state championships from 2003- 2008. Key players for the Eagles are Jr LHP Dylan Teague, Soph RHP Caleb McGinnis, Jr CF Carson Eubanks and Jr C Houston Edwards.For Andalusia, Ethan Wilson LHP/OF signed with the University of South Alabama. Other key players are Jr C Hogan Nichols and Soph RHP Jacob Cravey.
Both teams swept every postseason series with the exception of Hokes Bluff’s 3 game set with Oneonta. This should make for an intriguing matchup between these two 4A powerhouses.