Trinity 2, Chelsea 0:

The third inning of Tuesday night’s Class 4A first round playoff game proved to be the deciding factor.

In a primarily defensive matchup, Trinity was able to slip the game’s only two runs past the Hornets in the third.

&uot;This was a very close ball game,&uot; Chelsea head coach Chad Horn said. &uot;It came down to a couple of hits, and we couldn’t find any holes late in the game.&uot;

The Hornets finished the game 5-for-19 batting as a team and finished with five hits, all singles, for the game.

CHS pitcher Coty McLaughlin pitched a solid game on the mound for the Hornets in the losing effort, going six and two-third innings while giving up six hits, two runs and four walks. McLaughlin finished with six strikeouts.

The loss marks the end of Chelsea’s season and the teams’ playing at the Class 4A level. New alignments for the 2006-07 season move the Hornets to the 5A level.

Horn said his team will have to cope with the loss of seven seniors, five of which started for CHS, as the team makes its move to 5A ball.

&uot;We’re definitely going to miss all of our seniors,&uot; he said. &uot;We have a lot of good pitching coming back, but we lose our entire outfield.&uot;

Vincent 4, G.W. Long 2:

The Vincent Yellow Jackets defeated G.W. Long 4-2 Tuesday night in the first round of the AHSAA, Class 2A playoffs. Vincent travels on Friday to face the winner of the Luverne vs. Excel matchup on Friday.

Thompson 12, Minor 2:

The Thompson Warriors soundly defeated Minor in the first round of the AHSAA, Class 6A state playoffs Tuesday night 12-2.

The Warriors scored all 12 of their runs in the first three innings of the game. Deven Onarheim earned the victory on the mound for THS while the Thompson pitching staff gave up only one hit in the game. Robert Schofield finished the game with five RBIs for the Warriors. THS travels to face Pell City on Friday in the second round of the playoffs.

Oak Mountain 5, John Carroll 2:

The Oak Mountain Eagles pulled ahead and stayed ahead of John Carroll Catholic on Tuesday night in the first round of the AHSAA, Class 6A state playoffs, advancing to the second round with a 5-2 victory.

Brad Hendrix was 2-for-4 in the game for the Eagles while teammate Shea Vincent hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Lane Hagan earned the win on the mound for the Eagles. Oak Mountain will host Hewitt-Trussville on Friday in the second round of the playoffs.

Houston County 10, Calera 1:

Calera eliminated from AHSAA, Class 2A playoffs