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Stories, games, tournaments, photos, milestones, and memories from the 2025 HC Angels — preserving the season and the people who made it part of HC Baseball history.
The HC Angels enjoyed another beautiful Tippy Tuesday on June 3, 2025, with batting practice, fielding, and dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. But an unexpected roadside stop gave Drake, Wade, and Kent Wingard an opportunity to help another ballplayer — and brought back a special memory of Coach Clay doing much the same thing for an East Central Patriots family years earlier.
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Tippy Tuesdays have been an HC Baseball tradition since Coach Clay started these informal summer gatherings at our home field. On May 20, 2025, the Angels carried that tradition forward for the first time without him, enjoying baseball at Tippy, snow cones at their favorite Gardendale Sno Shack, and a trip to the movies together.
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The 2025 Angels entered the season carrying the loss of Coach Clay — and responded by carrying forward everything he had poured into them. They worked, welcomed, mentored, encouraged, competed with grace, and became a team whose bonds reached far beyond baseball.
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HC Baseball went undefeated at NACA and brought home the 2025 National Championship. The Angels played every inning with purpose, finishing the job on May 9 — and doing it for Coach Clay.
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The Saturday before Easter, the HC Baseball family gathered at Tippy for practice, fellowship, lunch, sibling activities, and an egg hunt hidden by the Angels themselves. It was a simple afternoon together that became another special memory from the 2025 season.
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After watching HC compete at the Viking Classic in Bell Buckle, a parent from the opposing team reached out to thank the Angels for the character, encouragement, sportsmanship, and light they brought to the field. Sometimes the scoreboard tells only a small part of the story.
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The 2025 Angels spent an unforgettable weekend together at Trinity Free Will Baptist Camp for HC Baseball’s first team retreat. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Mr. Ashley Culp, the team had time to play, laugh, connect, and build friendships that would carry through the season.
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The HC Angels opened their 2025 season with back-to-back wins over the Cullman Chargers, highlighted by home runs from Wade Wingard and Ethan Bucher. On a night marking eight months since losing Coach Clay, the victories carried special meaning for the HC Baseball family.
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