DECATUR, Ala. – It’s spring break across the state this week but that hasn’t stopped several of our local teams from getting back on the field and playing against some strong competition as the final stretch of the regular season approaches. One of those teams, West Point, hit the road on Tuesday for a matchup against Decatur. After falling behind early, the Warriors made a push in the fifth inning to cut into the lead but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Red Raiders and West Point returned home with a 12-7 loss.
Decatur jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and the Red Raiders tacked on three more runs in the second to make it a 7-0 game. Decatur continued to dominate the early innings, plating five more runs in the third inning to take a commanding, 12-0 lead.
The Warriors began to battle back in the top of the fourth. Back to back doubles from Charlie Ashley and Cade Welborn cut the lead to 12-1 and later in the inning, another double off the bat of Cooper Howard drove in another run to make it 12-2. West Point continued to chip away in the fifth. Welborn drove in Boston Freeman with a sacrifice fly to trim the lead to 12-3 and just three pitches later, an RBI double from Jay Lamar brought the lead down to 12-4. Ashley scored on an error a few pitches later to make it a 12-5 game and Lamar scored on a passed ball later in the inning to make it 12-6.
After a scoreless sixth inning, An RBI single from Hunter Graves cut the lead to 5 but the Warriors were unable to chip away any more than that and Decatur held on to win it 12-7.
Howard posted a pair of hits and RBIs in the loss. Welborn (one hit) drove in a pair of runs as well. West Point will be back home on Thursday for a doubleheader with McAdory and Douglas.
Cleveland 5 – Cold Springs 4 (Baseball) (Monday)
The Panthers plated four runs in the top of the first to take an early lead and put the Eagles in a hole early on. An RBI single from Boston Archer cut the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the first and just a few pitches later, Mason Gable shot a 2-run single back up the middle to make it a 4-3 game going into the second.
Both defenses and starting pitchers settled in once the second inning began but after five scoreless innings, Cleveland got one more run on the board in the top of the seventh to stretch its lead to 5-3 going into the final frame. Bennett Phillips led off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run to make it a 1-run game, but the Eagles were unable to get any closer than that and Cleveland held on to secure a 5-4 win.
Gable finished the game with three hits and a pair of RBIs and Phillips added two hits and an RBI.
Vincent 11 – Holly Pond 1 (Baseball)
Sawyer Olinger led off the top of the first with a single into center field and after Boston Gibbs was hit by a pitch, Brody Howard laid down a sacrifice bunt to move them both into scoring position. Olinger came home to score on a wild pitch later in the inning, putting Holly Pond in front 1-0 going into the bottom half of the first.
Unfortunately for the Broncos, that was the only run they were able to score in the contest. Vincent pulled ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the first and after a scoreless second inning, the Yellow Jackets put eight runs on the board in the third to stretch their lead to 10-1. Vincent scored one more run in the fifth to cap an 11-1 win over Holly Pond.
Olinger finished with two hits in the loss and Carson Ryan added a hit as well.
Guntersville 16 – West Point 1 (Baseball) (Monday)
The Wildcats took control of this one right out of the gate, stringing together eight hits and putting 13 runs on the board in the bottom of the first to build a huge, early lead. An RBI single from Jay Lamar made it a 13-1 game in the top of the second but the was the only run the Warriors were able to score, allowing Guntersville to pull away with a 16-1 win.
Charlie Ashley led West Point with a pair of hits in the loss and Lamar and Cade Welborn each added hits as well.
Good Hope 6 – Elmore County 4 (Softball)
A fielder’s choice and a two-run triple helped Elmore County get out to a quick 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. After getting shut out in the first two games, Good Hope’s offense got something going in the top of the fourth inning. Haley Lay led off the fourth with a double, and Benefield followed that up with a single to put runners on the corners with nobody out. Miller got hit by the pitch to load the bases, and Lay scored on an infield single by Addyson Burgess to cut it to 3-1.
Maggie O’Neil got hit by the pitch to make it a one-run game, and Gracie Garmon scored on a passed ball to tie things up at three. Steed hit a two-run double to center field to give the Lady Raiders a 5-3 lead. An RBI single by Smith made it 6-3, but the Lady Panthers scored on an error in their half to cut it to 6-4. Good Hope didn’t let them get any closer after that the rest of the game, as they would go on to defeat Elmore County 6-4.
Steed led the way for the Lady Raiders with a hit and two RBIs, while Smith, Burgess, and O’Neil all posted a hit and an RBI in the win.
Oswego East 13 – Good Hope 0 (Softball)
Good Hope’s first game of the day came against Oswego, and the Lady Wolves put up seven runs in the opening inning. The Lady Raiders were unable to counter and ended up getting shut out by Oswego 13-0.
Lizzy Steed and Kylee Smith each finished with a hit in the game for Good Hope.
Chelsea 14 – Good Hope 0 (Softball)
Good Hope took on Chelsea in their second game of the day, and it was all Lady Hornets from start to finish and went on to defeat the Lady Raiders 14-0.
Molly Benefield finished with a pair of hits for Good Hope, while Steed and Natalie Miller each added a hit as well.
Vestavia Hills 7 – West Point 0 (Softball)
West Point faced off against Vestavia Hills on Tuesday morning. The Lady Warriors couldn’t get anything going offensively and ended up getting shut out by the Lady Rebels 7-0.
Katie Beth Yovino collected the only hit of the game for West Point.
Houston Academy 10 – West Point 0 (Softball)
West Point took on Houston Academy in their second game of the day, and the Lady Raiders ended up shutting out the Lady Warriors 10-0.
Kylie Burks finished with the only hit of the game for West Point.
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