Strong pitching and a potent offense helped Class 4A third-ranked Corner sweep a double-header from Madison County during the first round of AHSAA high school baseball playoffs on Thursday.

Corner won the first game 10-0 in five innings and downed the Tigers 9-1 in the second game to complete the sweep.

Corner (25-6) plays the winner of White Plains at Etowah during next week’s second round.

Corner exploded for 27 hits in the double-header, including 5 home runs with 11 total extra-base hits. Eli Cannon and Brendan Conner each homered twice while Brodie Dunlap also hit a blast.

Pitching was just as dominant, the Yellow Jackets allowing 5 hits while striking out 19 with 5 walks in the two games.

Corner got all the runs it needed in the first inning of game 2, Dunlap delivering a 3-run homer after Cannon and Conner singled with one out in the top of the inning.

The Yellow Jackets scored 3 runs in each the fifth and sixth innings for the final tally.

Cannon held the Tigers to a lone run, allowing 3 hits and striking out 12.

Cannon, Conner, Dunlap, Cole Rasbury, Max Hill and Daven Lee each had 2 hits in the game, Dunlap’s 3 RBIs leading the way. Rasbury and Hill added doubles.

Corner also started fast in game 1, Cannon belting a 2-run homer and Hill adding an RBI-single for a 3-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets added 4 runs in the second and 3 in the fourth to close out the five-inning mercy rule.

Dunlap pitched the win, striking out 7 and allowing 2 hits in five innings.

Conner was 3-for-3, including a solo home run and double with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored while Cannon was 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs. Hill was 2-for-2 with an RBI and run.

Sam Hill, Lee and Jace Boyd all had doubles in the game.

AHSAA BASEBALL ROUND 1 PLAYOFFS

CLASS 1A

Florala 13-12, Calhoun 0-0, Florala (20-1) advances

University Charter 11-17, Wadley 1-0, University Charter (15-7) advances

Athens Bible 7-12, Jacksonville Chr. 2-4, Athens Bible (13-12) advances

Sumiton Chr. 13-10, Shoals Chr. 0-0, Sumiton Chr. (20-4) advances

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