The road for the Class 4A Area 5 title came down to the Tallassee baseball team’s doubleheader against Trinity Presbyterian.
After the Wildcats snatched the first game, 9-6 on Thursday, the Tigers needed a win for a chance at taking the title. The two area foes met up on Saturday in a low scoring affair which saw the Tigers come out on top, 2-1.
Hits were hard to come by for either team, combining for six total hits with Tallassee accounting for just one. The score stayed stagnant at 1-1 through seven innings of play, resulting in the game going to extra innings.
What played to Tallassee’s benefit, especially during crunch time, were miscues from the Trinity pitcher. An error put Bryson Rigsby on base, then a combination of walks and Tallasee players hit by pitches would bring him in just four batters later, cementing the win for the squad.
However, in the following game the hitting woes continued. The Tigers finished with just two hits through seven innings while the Wildcats racked up seven. Despite some late game success, the Tigers fell 7-3.
Trinity came out the gates swinging, soaring to a 7-1 lead by the conclusion of the third inning. Although progressing on the defensive side, Tallassee could not replicate similar success. It would score two runs in the top of the seventh, but the Trinity lead was just too much to overcome.
Tallassee finished the regular season as the No. 2 seed in the area, punching its ticket to the playoffs. In the AHSAA Class 4A baseball playoff, Tallassee will travel to take on Munford which posts a 15-8 record.