<div> John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor Game tied, extra innings, runner in scoring position, two outs. State championship…correction…back to back-to-back state championships on the line. Every ball player dreams of finding themselves in that situation. Senior AhKeela Honeycutt found herself in that exact situation against Daphne late Tuesday afternoon. To that point in the game, the Lady Huskies had been in scoring position five times, been thrown out at third, and stranded four runners. Before Honeycutt’s at-bat, Olivia Faggard singled to left field. Freshman Presley Hull then came in as the pinch runner for Faggard. “It definitely was a moment I just had to remind myself that I knew how to hit and trust my preparation,” said Faggard. “We have always been told if you are prepared, you won’t feel the pressure.” “I knew if I got on base, my teammates had my back, so, honestly, I never felt the pressure because I knew no matter what happened within my at-bat, my teammates had my back,” said the University of Louisiana Monroe signee. Hull was grateful forthe opportunity to contribute to the championship. “I am thankful Coach Taylor gave me the opportunity to play up and grateful my teammates trusted me to run bases,” said Hull.  “It was an unreal feeling to score the winning run just like my sister, Peyton Hull, did a year ago against Fairhope in the championship.” Hull moved to second after Chaney Peters laid down a sacrifice bunt. Head coach Taylor Burt had her team prepared for that critical game situation. “I would be lying if I said we hadn’t practiced that exact scenario at practice a million times this season,” said Peters. “My goal at the beginning of the season was to get better at bunting and I was one hundred percent confident in that moment that the best way I could help my team was to lay a bunt down.” “When the pitch came I knew it was going to be high and I told myself to get on top,” said the University of Illinois signee. “Never been so happy to sacrifice an at-bat before.” Honeycutt knew that the Lady Huskies were close to getting on the scoreboard. “We were putting the ball in play, but we just couldn’t get that one run across the board until we had one girl [Chaney Peters] that bunted and got a girl [Hull] to second base,” Honeycutt said. “Then we had one girl, Makaila Hope, that literally had a 15 pitch at-bat [before Honeycutt].” With a two-and-one count, Honeycutt blasted a line drive to center field. Hull crossed home plate with Honeycutt’s RBI and brought home Trussville’s fourth state championship in six years. “I came over and hit one in the right spot and got her across,” said the Gulf Coast State signee. Honeycutt says that an early season loss was the turning point in the season. “I think it was definitely the game against Thompson when we got a run-ruled [a 13-3 loss],” she said. “I felt like that’s what lit the fire under us and made us go work hard and get better.” Until then, the Lady Huskies weren’t sure they would have a chance to defend their crown. “We were a little bit on edge about if we were going to make it out or not because we had a little bit of struggle here and there, just clicking with each other, bringing up some new people,” she said. The team took time to develop the trust and chemistry that a championship team needs. “We had four seniors graduate last year, so we were a little iffy,” she said. “We started being a team and playing together, and towards the middle of the season, we just knew it was our time.” “We knew we were going to get another map.” That would be two maps in a row for Honeycutt and the 2024 Lady Huskies. </div>

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Honeycutt’s RBI claims title for Huskies

John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor Game tied, extra innings, runner in scoring position, two outs. State championship…correction…back to back-to-back state championships on the line. Every ball player dreams of finding themselves in that situation. Senior AhKeela Honeycutt found herself in that exact situation against Daphne late Tuesday afternoon. To that point in the game, the […]

Honeycutt’s RBI claims title for Huskies

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