Hartselle at 50-9 Wins Their Seventh State Title
May 14, 2009

With the series now even at 1-1 Hartselle Skipper William Booth went again with a seasoned veteran on the mound in Garrett Turrentine. The large right hander has mastered a change that can buckle the knees. Add an 81-84mph fastball to the mix and 68mph curve ball and he can dominate a team. The big boy did exactly that as the Tigers cruised into their seventh state championship and extended their single season win record to 50 wins.
Briarwood tried to match Turrentine with sophomore Logan Crook. The young sophomore can run his fastball up to 84-85mph, but struggled with his command in this outing and the Hartselle lineup quickly struck for a lead in the top of the second inning that they would never relinquish. Luke Bole sealed the deal with his 20th home run this season to plate 3 more RBI and a 4-0 Hartselle lead.

Coach Lee Hall and the Briarwood Patriots have a lot to be proud of this season. The team never rolled over and made a run in the bottom of the seventh that put the outcome in question for awhile. They were one of two teams to make it to Montgomery in the 5A classification. Few expected them to be here, but they proved they deserved to be here and with the young talent we saw on the field expect to see them back before long.

The Hartselle win brought William Booth's all-time winning record up to 775 wins!