Wednesday AHSAA area softball roundup: Spain Park gets dramatic win
Maggie Daniel belted a three-run homer in the ninth inning to give Spain Park a 7-5 win over Hewitt-Trussville in Class 7A, Area 6 action.
The win puts the seventh-ranked Jaguars into Thursday’s championship, facing the winner of second-ranked Hewitt-Trussville and Chelsea, which beat Oak Mountain 5-0 in elimination action.
Spain Park trailed 5-4 when Teagan Huey was plunked to open the bottom of the ninth inning. Katie Flannery followed with a walk and Daniel hit the game-winner following a strikeout.
Daniel also stroked a solo homer in the fifth and finished with four RBIs, scoring three runs.
Ella Ussery, who started at first base and pitched the final four innings in relief for Spain Park, surrendered two hits and had a double and three RBIs at the plate.
Hewitt-Trussville’s Chaney Peters had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs while Hannah Dorsett had a triple and RBI and Gracie Reeves had two hits, including a double.
In other action:
CLASS 7A
Area 7 at Huntsville
Sparkman 13, Albertville 1
Sparkman 10, Huntsville 5
Championship: Sparkman 17, Huntsville 4
Eden Parker: in the tournament 7-9, home run, 2 triples, double; Ella Boyd: 7-11, 2 doubles; Cassie Reasner: 6-13, home run (grand slam), 3 doubles.
CLASS 5A
Area 11 at Jasper
Jasper 15, Carver 0
Jasper 13, Pleasant Grove 2
Jasper (18-5-3) 3, Pleasant Grove 2
Pitcher Missy Odom: 17 strikeouts in championship; 2 home runs on the day.
CLASS 4A
Area 9 at Corner
Corner 15, Dora 0
Corner 3, Cordova 1
Championship: No. 10 Corner (30-9) 7, Cordova 5
Avery Boyd: 5 7 for the 3 games, home run, double, triple; Payton Cox: 4-9, home run, 2 doubles, triple; Pitcher Olivia Cummings: won all 3 games.
CLASS 3A
Area 3 at Opp
Opp 19, New Brockton 4
Allie Wismer: 3-4, 7 RBIs; Caroline Courson: 2-2
Taylor Adams, Reese Cauley, Haylei Henagan, Amaya Womack each had a hit.
Opp 13, Pike County 3
Jaidyn Ivey: 3-3, 3 RBIs, 3 runs; Pitcher Reese Cauley: 5 innings, 3 hits, 11 strikeouts; hit at the plate.
Championship: Third-ranked Opp (32-10) 11, Pike County 1
Pitcher Reese Cauley: 5 innings, 2 hits, 13 strikeouts; 2-3 at the plate, double, triple.
CLASS 1A
Area 8 at South Lamar
South Lamar 16, Pickens County 1
South Lamar 15, Berry yesterday 0
Championship: South Lamar (15-13) 15, Berry 0
Pitcher Kasey Jo Hayes: 1 win; 4-6 in the tournament, home run, 3 RBIs, 3 runs; Kiley Duncan: 4-5, 4 RBIs, 6 runs; Lynley Butts: 5-7, 7 RBIs, 5 runs.