Spring roundup
- Updated: March 19, 2025
Alexandria goes 1-1 in Gulf Shores Classic tournament, and Pleasant Valley falls to Silverdale Baptist. In baseball, Oxford wins two, and WP downs Brew Tech. Piedmont falls in extra innings, and Alexandria falls 2-0.
By East Alabama Sports Today
GULF SHORES — After going 3-0-1 in pool play, Alexandria went 1-1 in the Gulf Coast Classic tournament Wednesday, beating Greenbrier 8–1 and falling to St. James 7-0.
The Valley Cubs (14-3-2) beat St. James 3-2 in pool play.
Alexandria pounded out 12 hits against Greenbrier. Allyssa Hunt led the way, going 3-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI.
Pressley Slaton was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, and Cali Hess was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. BooBoo Bright went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Brenlee Sparks had a double, two RBIs and a run.
Reece Carr got the win, allowing two hits, two walks and no runs with eight strikeouts in six innings.
Carr, Kaden Pritchett and Charlee Parris each had a single against St. James.
“I’m happy at where we are at this point in the season,” Alexandria coach Brian Hess said. “We have played a lot of really good teams with really good pitching.
“Allyssa hurt her back and missed both days of pool play down here. We had younger kids step up and others played out of position to get to today with relative success. She returned to the lineup today. Reece Carr has been phenomenal so far and she is carrying a lot more of the load to give Pressley more rest than she has had the last couple of years.”
SILVERDALE BAPTIST 8, PLEASANT VALLEY 1: After going 3-1 in pool play and earning a first-round bye in the tournament, Pleasant Valley fell to Silverdale Baptist in the Gulf Shores Classic tournament on Wednesday.
The Raiders finished 3-2 in Gulf Shores and stand 18-3 overall.
“We had a hard time against a very good large private school, Silverdale, out of Chattanooga,” Pleasant Valley coach David Bryant said. “We made a few youthful mistakes early and got no breaks. It goes that way sometimes.
“We went 3-2, and it was a great learning experience for our younger players who were pushed by competing at a higher level.”
Alexa Cranmer highlighted Pleasant Valley’s against Silverdale, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. The Raiders also got a single apiece from Lilly Robinson and Haylie Lee.
Baseball
OXFORD WINS TWO: Playing in the Spring Experience at Choccolocco Park, Oxford (13-7) beat Boaz 10-0 and Daniel 7-2.
Colton Parten pitched a three-hitter against Boaz, allowing three walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Marcus Lawler had a double with two RBIs, and Reid Maniscalco had a single and RBI. Charlie Maniscalco and Bryson Bradford each contributed a single, two runs and an RBI, and Nick Richardson contributed a single, an RBI and a run. Rocco Maniscalco had a double and a run.
Richardson pitched 6 1/3 innings against Daniel, allowing four hits, four walks and one earned run with four strikeouts. Aiden Noyola retired the final two batters.
Hudson Gilman had a triple, three RBIs and a run, and Canaan Whitman went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Marcus Lawler went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run, and Rocco Maniscalco had a triple, an RBI and a run.
Charlie Maniscalco and Zakaree Newton each had a single and a run.
WHITE PLAINS 12, BREWBAKER TECH 5: Ashton Wallace went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run, and White Plains won at the Spring Experience at Choccolocco Park to improve to 7-8.
Luke Richardson went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run, and Dalton Luker was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
Jacob Stamm had a double, two runs and an RBI.
Aiden Kilgore pitched a complete game, allowing 14 hits but no walks and three earned runs with four strikeouts.
PIKE ROAD 5, PIEDMONT 4: Cole Austin was thrown out at home plate to end the sixth and eighth innings, and Piedmont fell to 4-6.
“We actually played really well,” Piedmont coach Matt Deerman said. “Just couldn’t get the big hit when we needed it.”
Austin went 2-for-2. He also pitched six solid innings, allowing five hits, two walls and three earned runs with three strikeouts.
Cole Wilson had a double and an RBI, and Hayes Gunn singled with an RBI. Brennan Hurst added an RBI.
DAPHNE 2, ALEXANDRIA 0: Alexandria’s Garrett Haynes went 2-for-3. Cooper Smith hit a double, and the Valley Cubs (10-8) got a single apiece from Bray Goode, Camryn Johnson and Cole Wheeler.
Goode allowed two hits, six walks and two earned runs in five innings, and Smith pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
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