Saturday roundup

Lincoln takes upper hand before weather moves in on Talladega County Softball Tournament; PV wins Wildcat Classic

Saturday baseball
(not including Calhoun County Tournament)
Cedar Bluff 8, Spring Garden 6
Crossville 5, Glencoe 3
Elkmont 5, Ragland 3
Etowah 4, Southside 3
Guntersville 4, Westbrook Christian 0
Scottsboro 8, Cherokee County 7

Saturday softball
(not including games below)
Jacksonville 7, Horseshoe Bend 4
Ohatchee 9, Horseshoe Bend 5
Ohatchee 13, Jacksonville 6
White Plains 6, Horseshoe Bend 5
White Plains 20, Jacksonville 4
White Plains 2, Ohatchee 0

By East Alabama Sports Today

Lincoln grabbed the upper hand in the Talladega County Softball Tournament Saturday, moving into the winner’s bracket through some superb pitching before inclement weather suspended play to a yet-to-be-determined date.

The Lady Golden Bears have won three games in the tournament – 7-0 over Lincoln, 10-0 over Sylacauga and 10-0 over Fayetteville – giving up zero runs and only two hits. Ray Powell three a four-inning perfect game against Sylacauga.

At the plate, Taylor Houck went 5-for-7 with two doubles, Ashley Williams went 3-for-5 with six RBIs, Carlee Mullinax went 3-for-7 with a homer and four RBIs and Stay Curry is 4-for-8 with two RBIs.

“It was a total team effort; pitching, hitting and defense were all great this weekend,” Lincoln coach Shea Monroe said. “Our coaches (Chad Mullinax, Louis Williams and Kodi Doty) did a phenomenal job putting people in position to execute.

“Our kids are resilient and a lot of fun to be around. As a coach it’s very easy to be around these girls. I love them and I hope they continue to just be themselves and play as hard as they can.”

Munford, Sylacauga and Fayetteville remain in the loser’s bracket. The coaches are expected to meet Monday to determine a suitable date to resume.

Pleasant Valley wins Wildcat Classic

The Lady Raiders (10-3-1) bounced back from a loss to White Plains on Thursday by going 4-0 and showing some explosive offense in their last three games. Among the wins was a 15-7 game against White Plains. They also beat Horseshoe Bend (4-2), Jacksonville (10-0) and Ohatchee (18-7)

Olivia Jones won all four games in the circle, giving up 10 earned runs in 12 total innings. Leah Patterson pitched four innings of relief and got a save against Horseshoe Bend.

They got a lot of support. Atleigh Brannon had a team-high nine hits, including four doubles and a homer, and six RBIs. Savannah Williams had a three-run homer among her five hits. McKinley Parris had five hits, seven RBIs and a two-run homer. Kara Perry had five hits and drove in three runs. Mikayla Kendrive had six hits, including a three-run homer, and five RBIs. Taylor Williams had five hits, while Ava Boozer and Alisa St. John had four each.

Piedmont 5, Sand Rock 3: Rebecca Smart hit a three-run homer homered in the first inning. Sand Rock loaded the bases in the fifth with none out, but Kayleigh Williams got out of it with only two runs scoring.

Collinsville 8, Piedmont 1: The Lady Panthers hit three home runs, including two two-run shots in the fourth.

BASEBALL

Cleburne County 5, Beauregard 3: Trevor Houston went 4-for-4 and Nick Dunston added three hits, as the Tigers opened a 3-0 lead after four innings, then held on as Beauregard threatened in the seventh.

Moody 7, Munford 2: Dakota Green’s two-out RBI single in the first gave the Lions the early lead, but Moody got the run back in the bottom of the inning, then scored four in the next inning to break the game open. The Lions managed only four hits off four Moody pitchers.

Munford 100 001 0 — 2 4 1
Moody 142 000 x — 7 11 2
WP: Jake Davis. LP: Payton Graben. 2B: Dutton Whitfield (Mo), Ryan Foster (Mo)

GOLF

Glencoe’s Lauren Cole and Fort Payne’s Alexis Chambers were low medalists in the 2017 Kickoff Classic at Twin Bridges that faced all sorts of disruptions and alterations because of the weather. Chambers won the girls 18-hole division with a 77, three shots better than Scottsboro’s Kylie Tucker and team champion Westbrook’s Hope Cone.

Cole won the girls 9-hole division with an even-par 36 that featured seven pars and a birdie. alterations and

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