BREMEN, Ala. — After clinching a spot in the playoffs last week, the Cold Springs Eagles looked to keep the momentum going at home against Meek on Monday afternoon. Cold Springs took the early lead in the first inning and never relinquished it as they went on to defeat Meek 13-3.
The Eagles struck first in the bottom of the first inning. They quickly put runners on the corners to lead off the inning, and back-to-back RBI singles by Cooper Johnson and Matt Williams gave them a 2-0 lead. Johnson scored on a fielder’s choice by Boston Archer to make it 3-0. The Tigers cut it to 3-1 on a ground ball in the top of the second, but Cold Springs got that run back in their half. Brady Phillips hit a one-out triple and later scored on a ground ball by Ayden Black to extend their lead to 4-1.
Lindan Hill scored on an error in the bottom of the third to put the Eagles ahead, 5-1, but Meek made it 5-3 on an RBI triple and a passed ball in the top of the fourth. Black scored on an error to make it 6-3 in the bottom of the fourth. Cold Springs quickly ended things in the bottom of the sixth. They loaded the bases to lead off the inning, and Brandon Chasteen and Brady Phillips each scored on a passed ball to give them an 8-3 lead. Hill and Mason Gable each drew bases-loaded walks to make it 10-3. Bennett Phillips followed that up with an RBI single to extend their lead to 11-3, and later that inning, a two-run single by Brady Phillips put the finishing touches on a 13-3 win for the Eagles.
Brady Phillips finished with four hits and a pair of RBIs for Cold Springs. Williams added a pair of hits and two RBIs. Black, Johnson, Gable, and Bennett Phillips all collected a hit and an RBI in the contest, while Hill and Archer each ended up with an RBI of their own in the win. Black went all six innings in the win for the Eagles, as he gave up five hits, two earned runs, walked one, and struck out four.
Cullman 9 – East Lawrence 4 (Softball)
The game started out as a pitcher’s duel through the first 2 1/2 innings, but Cullman’s offense cracked the scoreboard first in the bottom of the third. They loaded the bases with nobody out, and Reese Hopper hit a two-run single to give the Lady Bearcats the early 2-0 lead. Hattie Graham later stole home to make it 3-0. East Lawrence hit an RBI double and later scored on an error to cut it to 3-2 in the top of the fifth, but Cullman quickly broke the game wide open in their half.
A single, a double, and a walk loaded the bases with one out, and Summer Storey ripped a two-run single to center field to give them a 5-2 lead. Kynlei Storey and Summer Storey both scored on an error to stretch their lead to 7-2. Abby Maples lined a two-run double to center field to put the Lady Bearcats ahead, 9-2. A two-run home run by the Lady Eagles made it a 9-4 game in the top of the seventh, and after giving up a single, Summer Storey quickly recorded the final three outs of the game to help persevere the 9-4 win for Cullman.
Maples (two hits), Hopper (two hits) and Summer Storey (one hit) all drove in a pair of runs for the Lady Bearcats.
West Point 6 – West Morgan 5 (Baseball)
West Point gave starter Josh Cherry some early run support. Boston Freeman drew a leadoff walk, and back-to-back RBI doubles by Titan Thornton and Charlie Ashley gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. West Morgan, though, tied the game up at two on an error and a bases-loaded walk in the top of the second. West Point broke the tie in their half. They put a pair of runners on the corners with one out, and two pitches later, Thornton hit an RBI single to left field to give them a 3-2 lead. Later that inning, Jay Lamar hit an RBI single of his own to extend their lead to 4-2. The Rebels hit an RBI single in the top of the third to trim the deficit to 4-3.
The Warriors cooked up a two-out rally in the bottom of the fourth. Ashley drew a walk, and Lamar hit a single to put runners on the corners. Cade Welborn ripped a two-run triple to right field to put them ahead 6-3. West Morgan scored on a passed ball in the top of the fifth to cut it to 6-4 and made things really interesting in the top of the seventh. Back-to-back errors by West Point put runners on the corners with one out. An RBI single made it a one-run game, but Lamar got the next batter to ground into a game-ending double play, as that helped seal the 6-5 win for the Warriors.
Thornton (two hits) and Welborn (one hit) each drove in a pair of runs for West Point, while Ashley and Lamar each added a pair of hits and an RBI.
West Morgan 1 – Good Hope 0 (Softball)
Good Hope and West Morgan engaged in a pitcher’s duel, and the game ended up being decided in the seventh inning. Through six innings, both teams had their chances to crack the scoreboard, but both pitchers were able to get out of their respective jams. In the seventh inning, the Lady Raiders put runners on first and second with two outs after a fielder’s choice, but a line out quickly ended the inning. West Morgan quickly loaded the bases to start out their half, and an RBI single on the first pitch gave the Lady Rebels a 1-0 win over Good Hope.
Lizzy Steed, Campbell Koch, Haley Lay, and Addyson Burgess all collected a hit for the Lady Raiders.
Locust Fork 8 – Hanceville 3 (Softball)
The game was scoreless going into the bottom of the third inning, but Locust Fork quickly changed that in their half. The Lady Hornets batted around and put up seven runs to take a 7-0 lead. Hanceville got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth inning. Karrigan Pipkin reached on an error to lead off the inning, and a single moved her over to third with one out. Pipkin later stole home to cut it to 7-1. Locust Fork made it 8-1 on an RBI single in their half, but the Lady Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to 8-3 on a two-run single by Josi Jones in the top of the sixth. They wouldn’t get any closer after that, though, as the Lady Hornets ended up defeating Hanceville, 8-3.
Jones finished with the two-run single for the Lady Bulldogs. Kynzlee Farr added a pair of hits, while Laila Lewis, Alex Twitty and Zoe Pitts all collected a hit of their own in the loss.
Susan Moore 11 – Vinemont 0 (Baseball)
It was all Susan Moore in this matchup against Vinemont and the Eagles were no-hit in an 11-0 loss to the Bulldogs.
Hayden 4 – West Point 2 (Softball)
West Point cracked the scoreboard first in the top of the second. They loaded the bases with one out, and Zailee Love hit an RBI single to right field to give the Lady Warriors a 1-0 lead. Hayden, though, hit a two-run run in the bottom of the third to take a 2-1 lead. Brayley Phillips drew a leadoff walk for West Point in the top of the fourth, and Alissa Stephenson, the pinch-runner for her, moved up to second on a single and to third on a fielder’s choice by Love. Bai McSwain’s ground ball drove in Stephenson, as that tied the game up at two. The Lady Wildcats broke the tie in their half, as an error and a ground ball gave them a 4-2 lead. West Point couldn’t get anything going after that, as they ended up dropping their game to Hayden 4-2.
Love (one hit) and McSwain each drove in a run for the Lady Warriors. Kortni Baker added a pair of hits, while Katie Yovino and Macie Brown each collected a hit of their own in the loss.
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