Bulldogs advance; Indians swept
- Updated: April 28, 2018
Piedmont sweeps Oakman to advance in Class 3A playoffs; Locust Fork rallies to beat Ohatchee, then sweep
By East Alabama Sports Today
OAKMAN – Piedmont got two strong pitching performances and continued to wield some big bats in sweeping Oakman 2-1 and 11-1 in the Class 3A baseball playoffs Friday night.
The Bulldogs (22-10) will host the winner of Saturday’s Lauderdale County-Plainview rubber game in the third round next week.
“We hadn’t been on a long road trip this year,” Piedmont coach Matt Deerman said. “To see the focus we had right out of the gate … was really good. I thought we played as solid defensively as we had all year. We made plays to get out of innings, pitches to get out of innings.
“Last week we had a chance to end the thing in five innings and drug it out. Tonight, we scored in every inning but the fourth. I was really pleased with the way we finished. I didn’t think we finished either game very well last week; we did tonight.”
Logan Pruitt and Mason Mohon both gave the Bulldogs complete games. Pruitt allowed six hits, an unearned run and struck out seven in the opener and Mohon gave up three hits and struck out five in the five-inning nightcap.
“Pruitt was extremely efficient,” Deerman said. “And Mohon blew them up.”
The Bulldogs got only three hits in the opener, but made them count. They scored both of their runs in the fourth inning on a run-scoring error with two outs and Brant Deerman’s RBI double.
Oakman scored its run on a wild pitch third strike, but Pruitt struck out the next batter to end the game.
The nightcap was all Piedmont. The Bulldogs answered Oakman’s run in the top of the first with four in the bottom of the inning, led 10-1 after three innings and Taylor Morrow hit a walk-off solo homer in the fifth to end the game.
Morrow went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and one RBI, Nick Johnson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs, and Sean Smith went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs.
Mohon gave up singles to Oakman’s first two batters of the game, then allowed only three batters over the minimum the rest of the game.
Game One
Piedmont 000 200 0 – 2 3 3
Oakman 000 000 1 – 1 6 2
WP: Logan Pruitt (8-1). LP: C.J. Hall. 2B: Brant Deerman (P).
Game Two
Oakman 100 00 – 1 3 4
Piedmont 433 01 – 11 9 1
WP: Mason Mohon. LP: JonDawson Tittle. 2B: Nick Johnson (P), Taylor Morrow (P), Sean Smith 2 (P). HR: Taylor Morrow.
Ohatchee swept
LOCUST FORK — The Hornets parlayed a 9-8 come-from-behind victory in the opener into an 8-3 win in the nightcap to sweep Ohatchee in their Class 3A playoff series.
Jesse Sellers’s bases-loaded triple and Ben Glass’ sacrifice fly gave the Indians a 4-0 lead in the first inning of the first game, and they extended it 6-3 going to the sixth. But Locust Fork scored five in the sixth to take the lead, Ohatchee tied it with two runs scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh, then the Hornets won it in the bottom of the inning.
The nightcap was all Locust Fork. The Hornets will play the winner of Saturday’s West Morgan-Lexington rubber game next week in the third round.
AHSAA State Playoffs
Second Round
CLASS 1A
Millry (19-12) 14-13, Houston County (13-14) 0-1
Sumiton Christian (23-10) 8-7, Victory Christian (10-16) 1-4
Sweet Water (23-9) 21-8, Kinston (12-6) 0-3
Ragland (23-4) 15-12, Maplesville (20-4) 0-1
Spring Garden (22-7) 7-9, Marion County (20-9) 5-8
Athens Bible (20-10) 6-12, Shoals Christian (11-21) 1-2
South Lamar (17-7) 9-4, Southeastern (13-12) 1-2
Hackleburg (26-8) 2-5, Decatur Heritage (23-9) 3-0, (Game 3 Sat., noon)
CLASS 2A
Leroy (25-8) 0-6. J.U. Blacksher (21-9) 5-0 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
G.W. Long (25-11) 9-8, Luverne (13-14) 2-5
St. Luke’s Episcopal (17-11) 15-6, Cottonwood (23-7) 3-10 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Ariton (22-8) 10-11, Goshen (9-175) 0-1
Vincent (18-11) at Westbrook Christian (21-7), Rainbow City, Sat., Apr. 28, 1 and 3 p.m. (Mon., if needed, 4:30 p.m.)
Mars Hill Bible (24-9) 3-3, Phil Campbell (25-10) 3-6 Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Thorsby (24-4) 14-7, Fayetteville (16-12) 0-4
Falkville (26-8) 7-7, Section (17-10) 5-3
CLASS 3A
Wicksburg (22-9) 3-7, Excel (18-7) 1-3
Gordo (28-3) 11-10, Montgomery Academy (11-14) 1-0
Mobile Christian (22-8) 12-1, Opp (22-7) 4-4 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
American Christian (19-15) 13-10, Prattville Christian (21-12) 0-0
Piedmont (22-10) 2-11, Oakman (18-9) 1-1
Lauderdale County (17-13) 2-4, Plainview (15-8) 3-3 (Game 3, Sat., noon)
Locust Fork (19-15) 9-8, Ohatchee (15-15) 8-3
West Morgan (22-11) 3-5, Lexington (16-12) 4-0. (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
CLASS 4A
Dale County (17-13) 2-6, Saint James (26-7) 0-3
Munford (21-15) 4-10, Bibb County (22-11) 8-2 (Game 3, Sat., noon)
Andalusia (24-4) 3-3, Trinity Presbyterian (21-11) 0-1
Holtville (26-7) 6-1, Oak Grove (22-11) 1-3 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Hokes Bluff (23-5) 15-4, Winfield (19-21) 1-3
Wilson (26-7) 7-6, Madison Academy (17-20) 6-3
Oneonta (20-9) 6-3, Haleyville (20-10) 0-5 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Sardis (15-15) 5-9, West Limestone (21-15) 15-3 (Game 3, Sat., noon)
CLASS 5A
Headland (25-7) 3-1, St. Paul’s Episcopal (23-8) 2 10, (Game 3, Sat., noon)
Briarwood Christian (23-5) 5-3, Calera (24-7) 10-1, (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Faith Academy (28-3) 6-9, Rehobeth (19-8) 4-4
Demopolis (20-7) 4-3, Sylacauga (23-6) 9-2 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Hayden (22-10) 5-2, Springville (23-11) 1-3 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Russellville (24-12) at Lee-Huntsville (17-11), Sat., Apr. 28, 1 and 3:30 p.m. (Mon., if needed, TBA)
West Point (21-14) 8-0, Mortimer Jordan (27-14) 1 12 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Brooks (22-14) 2-15, Ardmore (20-14) 1-6
CLASS 6A
Spanish Fort (28-8) 19-9, Carver-Montgomery (11-14) 2-4
Helena (22-12) 4-1, Opelika (22-16) 0-0
Russell County (36-3) 7-7, Saraland (25-12) 6-5
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (24-10) 9-6, Chelsea (20-12) 4-3
Homewood (29-9) 2-12, Gardendale (21-11) 1-2
Cullman (30-8) 9-5, Pell City (13-20) 1-3
Hueytown (28-8) 3-6, Jasper (23-14) 6-1 (Game 3, Sat., 2 p.m.)
Hazel Green (26-10) 5-7, Austin (31-9) 4-1
CLASS 7A
(First Round)
Alma Bryant (22-9) 9-7, Prattville (29-15) 0-0
Smiths Station (22-16) 9-2, Fairhope (24-15) 2-1
Theodore (23-10) 5-10, Enterprise (26-12) 4-0 (first game, 15 innings)
McGill-Toolen Catholic (29-8) 3-2, Auburn (28-6) 2-3 (Game 3, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Hewitt-Trussville (26-9) 2-8, Hoover (34-9) 4-1 (Game 3, Sat., 2 p.m.)
James Clemens (27-14-1) 9-5, Mountain Brook (24-12) 5-2
Huntsville (25-13) 7-4, Vestavia Hills (22-11) 3-0
Oak Mountain (27-10) 12-1, Bob Jones (33-11) 3-5 (Game 3, Sat. 1 p.m.)
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