East Alabama Sports Today

FAYETTE – Fayette County swept Piedmont on Thursday in the second round of the Class 3A state baseball playoffs. The scores were 12-2 and 10-1.

The Bulldogs finished the season at 22-13 in the high school finales of seniors Grayson Hare, Jacob Haynes, Cain Hendon, Jacob McElroy, McClane Mohon, Jonah Pike and Trevor Pike.

“I am really proud of this bunch,” Piedmont coach Matt Deerman said. “I thought they overachieved in many ways throughout the season and found some ways to beat some good teams.

“How it ended is obviously disappointing, but the ball literally did not bounce our way at all today. Fayette has an extremely talented team that has definitely gotten hot at the right time.”