7A Finals Set to Begin Today at 6:00

AHSAA 7A State Finals: Auburn (35-7) vs. Hewitt- Trussville (32-9)

Game 1: Friday, May 18 6:00 PM Patterson Field

Game 2: Saturday, May 19 10:00 AM Riverwalk Stadium (Game 3 would follow if needed)

Head Coaches:

Auburn- Matt Cimo

Hewitt Trussville- Jeff Mauldin

How they got here:

Auburn: Beat McGill Toolen 2-3, 3-2, 10-5

            Beat Theodore 2-8,11-2, 4-3

            Beat Smiths Station 2-1, 7-1

Hewitt Trussvillle: Beat Hoover 2-4, 8-1, 7-3

                            Beat James Clemens 11-6, 6-0

                            Beat Bob Jones 8-5, 5-4

Previous State Championships:

Auburn- three, first was in 1986 and most recent was in 2010

Hewitt Trussville- one (2016)

Other Notes: Both of these teams have spent the majority of the season ranked in the top half of the state top 10 rankings. There is talent aplenty on both teams. The Tigers are led by Sr. LHP Brooks Fuller (Auburn signee), Jr. RHP/3B Jackson Arnold (Georgia Tech commit), Sr. RHP Wes Starr (Coastal Carolina signee), Sr. Teddy Benda (Chattahoochee Valley CC signee) and Sr. CF Garrett Morris (football signee with Penn). The Huskies have plenty of talent on their side as well. A couple of Auburn signees lead the way in Sr. LHP/1B Carson Skipper and Sr. SS/RHP Ed Johnson. Soph. RHP Michael Fowler has emerged as a vital piece on the mound and in the field for the Huskies. The Kirk brothers (Jr. Caden- 3B, Soph. Evan- C) are both vital members of this 2018 edition of the Huskies, as is speedy Jr. OF Zach Defnall.

This series should offer some big time baseball at the high school level.