Spring sports roundup: Madison Academy pushes softball mark to 10-2

Madison Academy pitchers Cat Schreiber and Addie Pressley led the Mustangs to a 4-1 weekend in tournament play at Fort Payne with two wins over Ider and single victories over Skyline and Sand Rock. Cherokee County edged the Mustangs 2-1 to wrap up the weekend.

Madson Academy ran its record to 10-2.

On Saturday, Schreiber pitched a 5-inning 5-0 shutout win over Ider. The junior struck out 11 and allowed 2 hits with no walks. At the plate, she went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBIs.

Evie Stephenson was 1-for-3 with an RBI, Pressley was 1-for-2 with an RBI and Mya Western walked twice with an RBI. Breelyn Kilpatrick went 2-for-3 with a run scored.

In an 8-7 win over Skyline, eighth-grader Pressley earned the win in the circle. She gave up 7 earned runs on 9 hits with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks over 4 innings.

Memphis Houston was 1-for-2 with an RBI, Emily Burgreen was 1-for-2 with an RBI, Schreiber went 1-for-2 with a run scored and Western was 1-for-1 with an RBI. Stephenson and Anna Allen also had RBIs.

In the loss to Cherokee County, Schreiber gave up 2 runs – none earned – on 1 hit with 9 strikeouts and a walk. The Warriors scored a pair of runs in the third inning and Madison Academy got its run in the bottom of the fourth – and final – inning.

Kilpatrick was 3-for-3 at the plate, Pressley went 1-for-2 and scored the run. Western and Burgreen were both 1-for-2.

On Friday in an 8-1 win over Ider, Schreiber struck out 4 and walked 3 in 3 innings. She allowed an unearned run on 2 hits. At the plate, she drove in a run in a 1-for-2 performance.

Western went 2-for-2 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Kilpatrick was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Burgreen went 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs. Houston was 1-for-1 with 2 runs scored.

In a 12-9 win over Sand Rock, Pressley struck out 7 and allowed 2 hits to get the win. She was 1-for-1 at the plate with 2 runs scored.

Stephenson went 3-for-3 with an RBI, Houston was 1-for-1 with an RBI and 3 runs scored. Schreiber went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs and Burgreen went 1-for-4 with 4 RBIs. Western, Madison McCoy and Allen also had an RBI.

The Mustangs will host Whitesburg Christian on Monday.

In other high school spring sports action from across the state over the weekend:

GIRLS

SOFTBALL

STATEWIDE

Prattville Christian 8, Ragland 0

The Panthers improved to 11-1 on the season with a three-game sweep – two on no-hitters – in the Ohatchee Tournament on Saturday.

In the opener, Prattville Christian’s Laura Beth NeSmith pitched a no-hitter against Ragland. She struck out 5 batters. Saniyah Weaver went 2-for-3 for the winners. Megan Masters was 1-for-2 with a pair of RBIs.

Alivia Messick picked up the second PCA no-hitter on the day as the Panthers topped Ohatchee 8-0. She struck out 6 in the win. Weaver was 2-for-2 and Laura Beth NeSmith had 2 RBIs in a 1-for-2 effort at the plate. Laney Little hit a solo home run.

In an 8-3 win over Jacksonville, NeSmith picked up the win in the circle with 7 strikeouts. Weaver was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Addie Byrd went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Caralee Janes and Sara Payton Schmidt were both 1-for-2 with an RBI.

PCA will host Marbury at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Spanish Fort 6, Orange Beach 5

Haley Hart smacked a 3-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to lift the 12-0 Toros past MaxPreps national No. 1 Orange Beach. Hart was 3-for-4 for Spanish Fort.

The Toros finished with 8 hits to 10 for the Makos. Each team committed 2 errors.

The teams scored 2 runs each in the first, Orange Beach scored a run in the second and Spanish Fort answered with a run in the third. Spanish Fort pushed across 2 runs in the top of the sixth.

Jayla Harris picked up the win in relief of Mallarie Beagle, going the final 2 innings with 2 strikeouts and allowing 3 hits. Beagle struck out 6 and allowed 3 earned runs.

AT Luke went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and Pressley Parks went 2-for-3 in the win.

Daigle Wilson went 3-for-4 for Orange Beach and Teagan Revette was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Freshman MK McMullan gave up 3 earned runs on 5 hits with a strikeout and a walk in relief of senior KG Favors. Favors struck out 7 and walked 6 in 3 innings. She allowed 3 runs – 2 earned.

SOCCER

BIRMINGHAM

Springville 3, Westminster Christian 1

Springville withstood a late rally from visiting No. 3 Westminster Christian to beat the Wildcats 3-1 on Friday, with senior Rebecca Sierra turning in a hat trick for the top-ranked Tigers.

Tigers keeper Abbey Holland came up big with 14 saves against Westminster. The Wildcats outshot Springville 15-10 on the night.

Sierra got gave Springville a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute, rebounding her shot off the post and driving the ball through the net. The Tigers made it 2-0 on Sierra’a second goal in the 59th minute.

After several close calls at the goal, the Wildcats finally scored on a corner-kick header by freshman Carleigh Lewis just over the reach of Holland to cut the lead to 2-1 in 71st minute.

The Tigers answered 3 minutes later when Sierra fired a left footed shot just out of the reach of Wildcats goalkeeper Piper Blazier.

Springville (3-2) will return to action Tuesday at Moody while Westminster will host St. John Paul II.

– Jimmy Lay

STATEWIDE

Prattville Christian 4, BTW-Montgomery 0

Aiden Williams led the Panthers with a pair of goals in the win over Booker T. Washington of Montgomery on Friday.

Addison Sutton added a goal with 2 assists. Avery Mora also scored a goal and Mimi Szeker had an assist. Scarlett Mahlke recorded the shutout in goal.

PCA is now 2-0 on the season and will host Glenwood on Tuesday in its Class 1A/3A Area 3 opener.

BOYS

BASEBALL

HUNTSVILLE/TENNESSEE VALLEY

Bob Jones 8, Gainesville (Ga.) 0

Senior right-hander Camden Martin fired a no-hitter for the defending Class 7A state champions in a win over Gainesville, Ga., on Friday at the Hoover Met Sports Complex in the Perfect Game High School Showdown. Martin struck out 13 Red Elephant hitters and walked 2 in 7 innings. He threw 67 strikes on 102 pitches.

Martin also helped his cause at the plate, going 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs.

Bob Jones got a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, another in the third and pushed across 5 runners in the fifth.

Center fielder Mason Rinehart homered and drove in 2 runs for Bob Jones. Leadoff man Dill Adkins went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs. Robert Chatmon was 1-for-2 with an RBI.

Cullman beat Bob Jones 2-1 in an earlier game on Friday in Hoover. The Patriots scored a run in the top of the first and the Bearcats responded with 2 in the bottom of the inning in what turned out to be the only runs of the game.

Bob Jones left 7 runners stranded while Cullman left 4 on base. The winners had 3 hits while the Patriots had 2. Both teams committed an error.

Cullman center fielder Bennett Johnson went 1-for-2 with a run scored and Carson Stancil was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Tyler Brock had the other hit for the Bearcats.

Fysher Dahlke earned the win for Cullman, allowing an unearned run on 2 hits with 10 strikeouts and 5 walks over 7 innings.

Jackson Shaw took the loss for Bob Jones, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 8 strikeouts and a walk. Mick Tyrrell threw a hitless, scoreless inning in relief.

Rinehart doubled for the Patriots and Martin went 1-for-3 in the loss.

James Clemens 8, Itawamba (Miss.) 7 (8)

Ian Berry smacked a game-tying home run in the top of the seventh inning and drove in the game-winner with a groundout in the eighth as the Jets went 1-1 in a pair of games at Russellville. The host team edged James Clemens 12-11, dropping the Jets to 4-4 on the season.

The Jets fell behind 5-3 after three innings before scoring a run in the fifth and 3 in the top of the seventh against Itawamba. The Mississippi squad had 11 hits and committed 3 errors while James Clemens had 9 hits and committed 4 errors.

Winning pitcher Jesse Isensee went 2-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs and Hudson Smith went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Bryson Hodge drove in a pair of runs, going 1-for-2.

Insensee pitched the final 1.1 innings, allowing a hit with a walk. Starter Tyler Lewis worked 3 innings, allowing 7 hits and 5 runs – 1 earned – with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. Scotty Sieja pitched 4 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks.

Russellville pushed across 6 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to slip past James Clemens. The Jets had led 11-6, scoring 3 in the first, 4 in the second, 1 in the fourth and 3 in the fifth. Russellville scored 3 in the bottom of the second and 3 more in the bottom of the fifth.

Clemens was again plagued by miscues in the field, committing 3 errors to 2 for Russellville.

Russellville leadoff hitter Brayden Entrekin went 2-for-5 with a double and a pair of RBIs. Tyler Willis was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Tripp Cleveland was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Brennen Thorpe was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Ty Englethaler went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Gunner Sappingon, Russellville’s fourth pitcher, picked up the win, throwing 2 hitless innings with 4 strikeouts. Cleveland was the starter, giving up 3 earned runs on 3 hits in 1 inning. Coltan Oliver gave up a pair of earned runs in the second inning before being lifted for Brayde Hatton, who went 4 innings, allowing 6 earned runs on 8 hits with 3 strikeouts.

Braden Powless took the loss for James Clemens, allowing 6 runs – 2 earned – on 2 hits with a strikeout in one-third of an inning. Starter Matthew Drinkwater went 5 innings, striking out 8 with 2 walks. He allowed 6 runs – 4 earned – on 10 hits. Will Congo finished the game, striking out both batters he faced.

Smith went 1-for-2 with a solo home run. Drinkwater had a pair of doubles with an RBI in 4 at-bats. Isensee was 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs and Hayden Udovich was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Congo and Trip Morgan also had RBIs in the loss.

East Limestone 11-15, Colbert Heights 5-5

The Indians swept a double-header over Colbert Heights at home on Saturday.

In Game 1, three East Limestone hitters drove in 2 runs apiece – Cade Parham, Matthew Drake and Brodie Coker. Parham was 2-for-4 at the plate while Drake and Coker were both 1-for-2.

Charlie Eslick went 1-for-1 with an RBI.

Drake also pitched 2.2 innings with 5 strikeouts. Jacob Brooks struck out 2 in 2 innings and Micah Montgomery struck out 2 in 1.1 innings.

In Game 2, Leyton Coffman went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs and pitched 4 innings with 6 strikeouts. Drake went 2-for-3 with a double and Cole Vining went 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs.

Spencer Williams struck out 2 batters in 1 inning.

BIRMINGHAM

Hueytown 3, Fairhope 2

Braden McCrary threw a 3-hit complete game for the Gophers in the narrow win over Fairhope on Friday in the Perfect Game High School Shootout at the Hoover Met Sports Complex.

Hueytown scored single runs in the top of the first, fourth and fifth. Fairhope scored single runs in the bottom of the fifth and another in the sixth.

Hunter Syx, Jarret Kauhn and Bronson Moore each had a hit for Hueytown.

Rock Gearhart had a double and an RBI for Fairhope. Bryon Martin was 1-for-3 with a run scored and Will Sparks was 1-for-1 with an RBI.

Starter Ty McGinley went 3 innings for the Pirates, allowing 2 runs – 1 earned – on 5 hits with a strikeout and 2 walks. Charlie Patterson worked 2.1 innings, allowing an earned run on 2 hits with a strikeout and a walk. Ethan O’Meara walked 2 in one-third of an inning and Harrison Cook threw the final two hitless innings.

Mortimer Jordan 8, Elmore County 7

The Blue Devils split a pair of games on Saturday at Springville, falling 10-1 to the host team before beating Elmore County, thanks to a big rally in the top of the seventh inning.

Mortimer Jordan trailed 7-2 headed into the final inning.

Tanner Rice went 2-for-3 at the plate with a triple and an RBI. Braylon Disko was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored with an RBI and Kye West went 3-for-3. John Owen Dean was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.

Jackson Woodruff picked up the win in relief of Rice. Woodruff gave up 1 hit in an inning’s work. Rice allowed 5 earned run on 7 hits with a strikeout and 4 walks over 5 innings.

Disko was saddled with the loss in a 10-1 setback to Springville. He allowed 6 earned runs on 7 hits with a strikeout and a pair of walks. Disko, Justin Lyons, Dean and Bryce Funderburk had hits for Mortimer Jordan.

SOCCER

BIRMINGHAM

Gardendale 4, John Carroll 1

Gardendale stayed undefeated with the home win over John Carroll on Friday.

The Rockets (6-0) scored four times in the first half, taking an early 1-0 lead when Wyatt Chandler scored on a penalty kick 3 minutes into the game. Mikey Pribyl scored with 23:30 to go in the half, and Chandler added another penalty-kick goal with 10:51 left before halftime.

Pribyl scored the Rockets’ fourth goal when he rebounded his own shot and found the back of the net with 7:50 remaining before intermission.

John Carroll tallied a second-half goal with 13:08 remaining.

Gardendale returns to Driver Stadium on Monday and Tuesday with girls/boys doubleheaders – against Woodlawn on Monday and rival Mortimer Jordan on Tuesday.

STATEWIDE

Prattville Christian 4, BTW-Montgomery 3

After falling behind 3-0 early in a home match on Friday, the Panthers came storming back to score the final 4 goals of the game.

Lannom Bowman led the Prattville Christian with a pair goals. Ethan Green and Joshua Rybarczyk each scored a goal for PCA (2-2).

Prattville Christian will Glenwood on Tuesday in its first Class 1A/3A, Area 3 game of the season.

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