6A Finals Set to Begin Today at 7:00
May 17, 2018
AHSAA 6A State Finals: Helena (26-14) vs. Hazel Green (30-12)
Game 1: Thursday, May 17 7:00 PM Patterson Field
Game 2: Friday, May 18 4:00 PM Riverwalk Stadium (Game 3 would follow if needed)
Head Coaches:
Helena- PJ Guy
Hazel Green- Frankie Perez
How they got here:
Helena: Beat Chilton County 2-0, 5-1
Beat Opelika 4-0, 1-0
Beat Spanish Fort 9-3, 6-0
Beat Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 1-6, 9-2, 6-4
Hazel Green: : Beat Oxford 1-15, 3-2, 6-5
Beat Austin 5-4, 7-1
Beat Hueytown 5-4, 6-0
Beat Cullman 2-5, 2-1, 6-1
Previous State Championships:
Helena- one (2017)
Hazel Green- none
Other Notes: Helena is only in its fourth year of existence but is looking for it’s second state championship. Key players for the Huskies are Sr. RHP Landon Green (Alabama signee), Sr. RHP/2B Richard Fitts (Auburn signee), Sr. C Nick Ragsdale (Shelton State signee) and Jr. SS John Stephen Heacock. In Coach Frankie Perez’ 1st season the Trojans are looking for their first state championship and are led by Sr. RHP/ OF Isaiah Magwood (Jacksonville State signee), Sr. LHP/1B Tyler Duskin (Freed Hardeman signee) and Jr. OF Jordan Beck. Junior LHP Jackson Minor is a Mississippi State commit.