ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — The Fairhope Pirates ended the 6A Area 3 season with a perfect 8-0 record with a over Robertsdale Saturday. Fairhope won both games at RHS Saturday 8-0 and 3-2 and the series opener at Volanta Park in Fairhope Friday.

Corey Childress won the 1-0 game with seven strike outs, Easton Fuller won the 8-0 shutout with a 4-hitter and Dylan Thomas won game three with a three-hitter.

The Pirates (26-6) advanced to the first round of the 6A state playoffs and will host Enterprise Friday in a double header set to start at 4:30 p.m. An if necessary game will be Saturday at 1 p.m. The first team to win two games will advance to the next round.

Foley finished as the Area 3 runner up and will travel to face Northview in the first round.

The tough-luck Bears dropped eight 1-run losses this year.