Vestavia Hills, Bob Jones heading to decisive Game 3 in Round 1 baseball playoff series

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Vestavia Hills celebrates as three runners score on a bases loaded double by Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills celebrates as three runners score on a bases loaded double by Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Gavin Smith hits an RBI single to give Vestavia Hills a 2-1 lead during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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A new home plate umpire replaces his counterpart who had to leave with a medial issue during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills feels a big inning as they score five in the fifth during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Luke Snowden hits an RBI single to tie the game 1-1 during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris delivers a 3-RBI double and a 5-1 lead in the fifth inning of game two during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Aiden Kantmann pitches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Gavin Smith celebrates after his RBI single during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Umpires discuss the shoes of Aiden Kantmann with Bob Jones coach Jared Smith during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris delivers a 3-RBI double and a 5-1 lead in the fifth inning of game two during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills celebrates as three runners score on a bases loaded double by Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Luke Green lays down a sacrifice bunt during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Aiden Kantmann warms up in black shoes which became a point of contention with the umpires who required a switch to white shoes during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills celebrates as three runners score on a bases loaded double by Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills celebrates as three runners score on a bases loaded double by Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Kamrin Jenkins celebrates his home run with his teammates during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Cooper Anderson pitches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Cooper Anderson pauses before his first pitch during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills watches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Cooper Anderson pitches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills cheers from the dugout during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Graham Segraves pitches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Cohen Walker drives the ball during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Gavin Smith grabs throw for an out during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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The booth watches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Charlie Taaffe gets popped up during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Cooper Anderson pitches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Nicholas Koukos and Brennen Marquez celebrates the end of an inning during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Major Weaver stretches as he enters as a pinch-runner during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Cole Spanier grabs a throw from third for an out during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills cheers from the dugout during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones coach Jared Smith talks with the home plate umpire, who later had to leave for dizziness, during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Fans watch during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Graham Segraves pitches during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Fans watch during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones’ dugout cheers during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates an inning’s end during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones players pop the wall between innings during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills fans watch during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Joshua Wilhide protects the 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Greyson Wuis runs to his teammates after his 2-RBI single in the seventh inning of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Cole Spanier guides in Kamrin Jenkins in the top of the seventh, Spanier was the tying run, Jenkins gave Bob Jones the lead, 4-3, in game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Joshua Wilhide pitches in the sixth inning during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones coach Jared Smith looks on during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Carter Weaver cheers during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Wes Aldridge saves an errant throw during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Joshua Wilhide pitches in the sixth inning during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates a come-from-behind 4-3 win of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Wes Aldridge turns a crucial double-play in the bottom of the sixth of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Wilson Szymela pitches in the top of the seventh during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones cheers as they rally in the top of the seventh during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Greyson Wuis runs to his teammates after his 2-RBI single in the seventh inning of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones coach Jared Smith works with Bob Jones' Wes Aldridge during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates a come-from-behind 4-3 win of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Greyson Wuis runs to his teammates after his 2-RBI single in the seventh inning of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
(Vasha Hunt | preps@al.com)

Bob Jones' Greyson Wuis runs to his teammates after his 2-RBI single in the seventh inning of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates taking the lead in the seventh inning off game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates a come-from-behind 4-3 win of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones celebrates a come-from-behind 4-3 win of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Bob Jones' Greyson Wuis runs to his teammates after his 2-RBI single in the seventh inning of game one during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Vestavia Hills' Jacob Harris gets Bob Jones' Wes Aldridge at home plate in the seventh during the Bob Jones at Vestavia Hills first-round AHSAA 7A baseball playoff game in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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Two recent Class 7A champions will need one final game to keep their championship hunts alive.

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