Cleburne County Baseball Preps For Hokes Bluff in 1st Round

Twenty-two local baseball teams have made it through the regular season and now enter the second season-also knowns as the state tournament. The Tigers know a little something about postseason baseball. The Tigers have made the playoffs in 11 straight years. This week they open the tournament with Hokes Bluff who also has a strong tradition on the diamond. The strength of this year's team has been pitching and defense. In their last ten wins, the Tigers have given up an average of 2.9 runs per game and posted five shutouts.

The Cleburne County-Hokes Bluff matchup is one of four that pit two local teams against each other. (Class 3A: Glencoe vs. Piedmont & Wellborn vs. Westbrook Christian. 4A: Cherokee County vs. Jacksonville & Cleburne County vs. Hokes Bluff).

1st Round Matchups (Local)

Class 1A

Ragland vs. Winterboro

Meek vs. Donoho

Jacksonville Christian vs. Decatur Heritage

Spring Garden vs. Skyline

Valley Head vs. Cedar Bluff

Clas 2A

Southeastern vs. Gaston

Fayetteville vs. Randolph County

Ranburne vs. Thorsby

Collinsville vs. Falkville

Class 3A

Glencoe vs. Piedmont

Wellborn vs. Westbrook Christian

Sand Rock vs. Plainview

Class 4A

Munford vs Oak Grove

Cleburne County vs. Hokes Bluff

Cherokee County vs. Jacksonville

Class 5A

Springville vs. Alexandria

Lawrence County vs. Etowah

Class 6A

Homewood vs. Pell City

Lee-Huntsville vs. Southside