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GardendaleAthens
Rockets
2
Golden Eagles
3

The Athens (AL) varsity baseball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Gardendale (AL) by a score of 3-2.

This game is a part of the "2024 AHSAA Baseball Playoffs (Alabama) - 6A State Baseball" tournament.

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Final score provided by C. Harris.
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Game Story

Alabama High School Baseball - Athens sneaks past Gardendale

April 26, 2024: Gardendale, AL 35071

The Athens Golden Eagles (Athens, AL) baseball nipped the host Gardendale Rockets (Gardendale, AL), 3-2 in Friday's non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Golden Eagles play the Gardendale Rockets (Gardendale, AL) in a non-league contest, on Friday, April 26. Athens will attempt to better on its 24-12 season record. The Rockets enter the contest with a 26-7 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Hazel Green (Hazel Green, AL).

The Rockets now sport a 27-8 record. They take the field next when they host Athens for a non-league contest on Friday, April 26. Gardendale will play a Golden Eagles squad coming off a 9-1 non-league win over Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 23-11.

Rankings & Records

Gardendale (23-24)

ALClass
4812
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %RFRA
27-95-020-15-62-2.7501.00030681

Athens (23-24)

ALClass
5413
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %RFRA
25-144-011-210-84-4.6411.00025898

Team Scoring Averages

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Gardendale		4.62.11.3.91.41.5.68.59.8.6
Athens		1.01.2.7.91.0.6.76.67.41.1

Head-to-Head

  • Athens won on 4/26/2024
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    The Gardendale (AL) varsity baseball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Athens (AL) by a score of 3-2.

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  • Gardendale won on 4/26/2024
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    The Athens (AL) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away playoff game against Gardendale (AL) by a score of 5-0.

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  • Athens won on 4/27/2024
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    The Gardendale (AL) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's away playoff game against Athens (AL) by a score of 8-0.

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Team Stat Comparison

GardendaleAthens
-Batting Average.267
-On Base Percentage.365
-Slugging Percentage.342
-Fielding Percentage.958
-Win Loss Percentage.786

Team Leaders

GardendaleAthensNational Avg.
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Batting Average#2 Caiden Dumas.418.239
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On Base Percentage#16 Luke Vaughan.471.377
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Slugging Percentage#2 Caiden Dumas.454.299
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Fielding Percentage#11 Jaylen Malone1.000.862
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Win Loss Percentage#13 Charlie Cook1.000.535

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Gardendale4-3Athens4-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
2/16/24HartselleGardendale(L) 5-43/18/24AthensHartselle(L) 3-2
5/2/24HartselleAthens(L) 1-0
5/2/24HartselleAthens(L) 4-0
2/24/24GardendaleHazel Green(W) 9-64/6/24Hazel GreenAthens(L) 8-2
4/19/24Hazel GreenGardendale(W) 5-2
4/20/24Hazel GreenGardendale(W) 2-0
3/7/24Pinson ValleyGardendale(W) 14-04/18/24Pinson ValleyAthens(W) 11-1
4/18/24AthensPinson Valley(W) 9-1
3/16/24GardendaleGrissom(L) 3-13/7/24GrissomAthens(W) 3-2
3/26/24GardendaleMuscle Shoals(L) 6-22/20/24Muscle ShoalsAthens(W) 1-0
3/12/24AthensMuscle Shoals(L) 5-4

Record Breakdown

Gardendale (23-24)

Athens (23-24)
27-9
Overall
25-14
5-0
League
4-0
18-6
Non-League
13-8
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
4-3
Common Opponent
4-5
20-1
Home
11-2
5-6
Away
10-8
2-2
Neutral
4-4
3-2
Playoff
4-3
26-8
In-State
24-12
1-1
Out-of-State
1-2