It’s only the beginning for the Tallassee baseball team
After concluding the regular season with a win over Wetumpka, the Tigers are gearing up for the playoffs. The first round of the Class 4A AHSAA baseball playoffs begins this Friday with Tallassee making the trek to Munford.
The Lions took the top spot in the Class 4A Area 8 region, going 15-8 on the year with a perfect area record to their resume. But Tallassee head coach John Goodman is still in the early process of his scouting report.
“I've been talking to as many people today as I could,” Goodman said. “I'll continue that tomorrow. I got two coaches sitting up there watching them play right now. So we're trying to, we're trying to get as much as we can on them.”
Even so, knowing what Munford brings to the table is one thing, the other is knowing what you can bring.
“Tell you the truth, right now, we're in a situation where we're worried about us,” Goodman said. “We want us to do what we are supposed to do.”
This week for Tallassee will come down to fine-tuning every aspect of their game before its postseason debut. Against Wetumpka, Goodman used the pitch count to his advantage to make sure some of his best arms were well-rested, while others got valuable reps on the mound.
However, he still wants to make sure his team is taking quality at-bats while keeping fielding errors to a minimum.
“We're gonna get after,” Goodman said. “I mean, we're not slacking up at all. We're gonna get after it. We're gonna back down the hatches, cover every aspect of the game and leave no stone unturned.”
What will be crucial for the Tigers will be their pitching staff. Chase Chumley, Jack Butler, Thomas Lemmond and Avery Brantley have seen the most time on the mound, but regardless of who it is, they will need to keep Munford off the bases.
“It's our pitching staff,” Goodman said on what will be crucial for the Tigers. “(I) just explained to our pitching staff, they've got to go out and they've got to keep us in ball games. They got to go out and do their job, throw strikes, keep us in the game, and let us do the work at the plate.”
Tallassee kicks off the first round this Friday at Munford with the first game set for 4 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m. the same night. If needed, the third game will start at 2 p.m. Saturday.