Homewood senior center fielder Josh Hall broke the national stolen base record on April 20 in the first round of the state playoffs against Minor. Hall stole the 212th base of his career in the second inning of the first game, eclipsing the national record of 211 previously held by Haddon McIntosh of Norman Community School in Oklahoma. “It was a pretty amazing feeling,” Hall … [Read more...]
Record Run: Patriots’ Speedy Hall Shatters State Record for Stealing Bases
By Rubin E. Grant Josh Hall is a thief. But he doesn’t steal money or any other stuff. He swipes bases. No one in the history of Alabama high school baseball has been more successful swiping bases than Homewood’s senior center fielder. Hall stole five bases on March 14 in an 11-1 victory against John Carroll Catholic to break the Alabama High School Athletic Association … [Read more...]