Hewitt-Trussville wins controversial Alabama state softball title over Thompson after crazy rain delay
There was a lot that went into this.
Hewitt-Trussville wins controversial Alabama state softball title over Thompson after crazy rain delay originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Hewitt-Trussville was one out away when the skies absolutely opened up.
On Thursday night, clinging to a 2-1 lead over Thompson in the Alabama 7A state championship, action was called to a halt. The game would be delayed. They couldn't continue in the conditions.
The field was quickly in terrible shape: A wild series of events unfolded in the Alabama 7A softball championship. Hewitt-Trussville needed just one more out to defeat Thompson for the state title, but monsoon-like rain postponed the game until the next morning, when the Huskies finished the job. 🥎🌧️ (🎥via… pic.
twitter. com/xH0Jit6f4U — MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) May 22, 2026 On Friday morning, Hewitt-Trussville took to the field again. Imagine the overnight nerves, one out and one run separating a state title one way or another.