Homewood Baseball Plays On Without Coach

0:00Homewood's top-ranked baseball squad in Class 6A is heading into their playoff series without head coach Lee Hall, who's suspended by the AHSAA4. This week's matchups against Four Pain. The school got hit with a fine improvisation after breaking video rules by filming part of an opponent's game without permission. Earlier this week, the AHSAA announced the penalties following a self-report from Homewood tied to Section 3 of their handbook, That Bands. Some contests are not in unless both teams okay it. This stemmed from a school rep taping Four Pain's first round playoff against Mortimer Jordan. School leaders are standing by Hall, praising his 35 years of strong leadership and character, while stressing they'll learn from the slip-up. And use it to unite the team. AHSAA's exec director gave props to Homewood for owning up and fixing their process to dodge repeats. The Patriots now face a double-header Thursday at 5 p.m., with a potential third game Friday at 1 p.m., testing their depth minus the coach on the burn, sidelines.

1:04Expect this to spark some real Homewood grit as they push forward in the playoffs, showing rules matter but spirit endures. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI.