Wednesday AHSAA regional softball: teams advance to state championship tournament

Wednesday AHSAA regional softball: teams advance to state championship tournament

Teams in three classes earned spots on Wednesday for next week’s AHSAA softball state championship tournament.

The second day of regional action produced 24 qualifiers among Class 1A, Class 2A and Class 3A – some games remain to be played – at four sites while Class 6A teams played to the winners bracket final.

The upset of the day came when Class 6A top-ranked Wetumpka fell to unranked Baldwin County 3-0 in first round action. Wetumpka responded with a 10-0 win over Theodore in elimination bracket play and faces Saraland on Thursday.

Baldwin County beat Pike Road 5-0 in second round play with Madilyn Byrd pitching both wins. Baldwin County plays Spanish Fort in the winners bracket final.

Regional tournaments are being played at Gulf Shores Sportsplex (South), Montgomery’s Lagoon Park (Central), Albertville’s Sand Mountain Park (East), and Florence’s Coffee O’Neal Park (North). Regionals consist of eight teams in each class except Class 7A with only four teams.

The winners bracket champion is the state tournament No. 1 qualifier and the elimination bracket winner is the No. 2 qualifier in each class.

Class 3A qualifiers: South No. 1 Opp, No. 2 Ashford; Central No. 1 Beulah, No. 2 St. James; East No. 1 Plainview, No. 2 Piedmont vs. Glencoe; North No. 1 Danville, No. 2 Mars Hill Bible vs. Madison Academy or Winfield.

Class 2A qualifiers: South No. 1 J.U. Blacksher, No. 2 Wicksburg; Central No. 1 Thorsby, No. 2 Lamar County; East No. 1 Pleasant Valley, No. 2 Pisgah vs. Ider; North No. 1 Hatton vs. Sumiton Christian, No. 2 Hatton/Sumiton Christian loser vs. Lexington or Red Bay.

Class 1A qualifiers: South No. 1 Leroy, No. 2 Brantley; Central No. 1 Maplesville, No. 2 Verbena; East No. 1 Skyline, No. 2 Spring Garden vs. Cedar Bluff; North No. 1 Cherokee vs. Waterloo, No. 2 Cherokee/Waterloo vs. Athens Bible or Hackleburg.

Class 6A winners bracket games: Spanish Fort vs. Baldwin County (South), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa vs. Helena (Central), Oxford vs. Pell City (East), Mortimer Jordan/Hazel Green winner vs. Hartselle/Athens winner (North).

Class 6A finishes on Thursday while Class 7A, Class 5A and Class 4A begin play.

AHSAA REGION SOFTBALL RESULTS

South Regional at Gulf Shores

Thru Wednesday’s results

CLASS 1A

Winner’s bracket

Leroy 7, Red Level 1

Kinston 4, Sweet Water 0

Brantley 15, Fruitdale 0

Millry 15, Elba 0

Second round

Leroy 12, Kinston 1

Brantley 12, Millry 0

Winner’s bracket finals

Leroy 7, Brantley 2 (Leroy is 1A South state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Red Level 11, Sweet Water 7

Elba 16, Fruitdale 0

Red Level 10, Millry 0

Kinston 16, Elba 2

Red Level 4, Kinston 1

Consolation Bracket Finals

Brantley 6, Red Level 0 (Brantley is South state qualifier 2)

CLASS 2A

Winner’s bracket

J.U. Blacksher 12, Ariton 7

Wicksburg 3, Zion Chapel 2

G.W. Long 15, Washingon Co. 1

Luverne 4, Samson 1

Second round

J.U. Blacksher 12, Wicksburg 0

Luverne 7, G.W. Long 6

Winner’s bracket finals

J.U. Blacksher 6, Luverne 1 (J.U. Blacksher South state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Zion Chapel 12, Ariton 2

Samson 11, Washington Co. 7

G.W. Long 14, Zion Chapel 7

Wicksburg 9, Samson 8

Wicksburg 16, G.W. Long 6

Consolation Bracket Finals

Wicksburg 12, Luverne 1 (Wicksburg is South state qualifier 2)

CLASS 3A

Winner’s bracket

Pike County 5, W.S. Neal 4

Ashford 6, Excel 0

Opp 15, Flomaton 0

Thomasville 8, Providence Christian 4

Second round

Ashford 5, Pike County 4

Opp 4, Thomasville 0

Winner’s bracket finals

Opp 12, Ashford 0 (Opp is South state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Excel 11, W.S. Neal 1

Providence Christian 12, Flomaton 2

Thomasville 19, Excel 6

Providence Christian def. Pike County, no score available

Consolation Bracket Finals

Ashford 13, Providence Christian 0 (Ashford is South state qualifier 2)

CLASS 6A

Winner’s bracket

Saraland 12, Park Crossing 2

Spanish Fort 7, Benjamin Russell 1

Pike Road 6, Theodore 5

Baldwin County 3, Wetumpka 0

Second round

Spanish Fort 5, Saraland 2

Baldwin County 5, Pike Road 0

Winner’s bracket finals

Spanish Fort vs. Baldwin County, Thur., May 11, 12:15 p.m.

Consolation bracket

Benjamin Russell 15, Park Crossing 1

Wetumpka 10, Theodore 0

Pike Road vs. Benjamin Russell, Thur., May 11, 10:45 a.m.

Saraland vs. Wetumpka, Thur., May 11, 10:45 a.m.

Central Regional at Lagoon Park

Thru Wednesday’s results

CLASS 1A

Winner’s bracket

Keith 13, Berry 9

Maplesville 16, Loachapoka 0

Verbena 11, Wadley 0

South Lamar 16, A.L. Johnson 1

Second round

Maplesville def. Keith, no score available

South Lamar 3, Verbena 2

Winner’s bracket finals

Maplesville 10, South Lamar 2 (Maplesville is Central state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Berry 22, Loachapoka 3

Wadley 23, A.L. Jonson 1

Verbena 9, Berry 0

Wadley 12, Keith 4

Verbena 15, Wadley 0

Consolation Bracket Finals

Verbena 6, South Lamar 2 (Verbena is Central state qualifier 2)

CLASS 2A

Winner’s bracket

Horseshoe Bend 10, Vincent 4

Thorsby 9, Sulligent 0

Lamar Co. def. Isabella, no score available

Southeastern 9, Reeltown 0

Second round

Thorsby 7, Horseshoe Bend 0

Lamar County 9, Southeastern 0

Winner’s bracket finals

Thorsby 6, Lamar County 0  (Thorsby is Central state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Vincent 13, Sulligent 7

Isabella 10, Reeltown 9

Southeastern 6, Vincent 5

Horseshoe Bend 15, Isabella 3

Southeastern 3, Horseshoe Bend 2

Consolation Bracket Finals

Lamar County 8, Southeastern 4 (Lamar County is Central state qualifier 2)

CLASS 3A

Winner’s bracket

Southside-Selma 26, Indian Springs 12

Saint James 11, Randolph County 6

Beulah 10, Alabama Christian 5

Childersburg 16, Greensboro 0

Second round

Saint James 20, Southside-Selma 0

Beulah def. Childersburg, no score available

Winner’s bracket finals

Beulah 1, Saint James 0 (Beulah is Central state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Randolph Co. def. Indian Springs, no score available

Alabama Christian 15, Greensboro 0

Childersburg 17, Randolph Co. 3

Alabama Christian 16, Southside-Selma 1

Alabama Christian 16, Childersburg 1

Consolation Bracket Finals

Saint James 13, Alabama Christian 0 (Saint James is Central state qualifier 2)

CLASS 6A

Winner’s bracket

Calera 12, Hueytown 2

Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa def. Pelham, no score available

Helena 13, Northridge 3

Brookwood 11, Stanhope Elmore 3

Second round

Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 4, Calera 3

Helena def. Brookwood, no score available

Winner’s bracket finals

Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa vs. Helena, Thur., 12:15 p.m.

Consolation bracket

Hueytown 3, Pelham 2

Stanhope Elmore 12, Northridge 1

Brookwood vs. Hueytown, Thur., 10:45 a.m.

Calera vs. Stanhope Elmore, Thur., 10:45 a.m.

East Regional at Albertville

Thru Wednesday’s results

CLASS 1A

Winner’s bracket

Spring Garden 13, Appalachian 3

Ragland 10, Gaylesville 5

Cedar Bluff 19, Victory Christian 4

Skyline 15, Coosa Christian 0

Second round

Spring Garden 14, Ragland 8

Skyline 12, Cedar Bluff 1

Winner’s bracket finals

Skyline 15, Spring Garden 0 (Skyline is East state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Appalachian 16, Gaylesville 2

Coosa Chrisian 14, Victory Christian 4

Cedar Bluff 8, Appalachian 5

Ragland 12, Coosa Christian 4

Cedar Bluff 3, Ragland 2

Consolation Bracket Finals

Spring Garden vs. Cedar Bluff, Wed., 4:45 p.m.

CLASS 2A

Winner’s bracket

Pleasant Valley 11, Fyffe 4

West End 6, Ider 4

Sand Rock 10, Woodland 0

Pisgah 5, Holly Pond 1

Second round

Pleasant Valley 9, West End 3

Pisgah 5, Sand Rock 3

Winner’s bracket finals

Pleasant Valley 5, Pisgah 3 (Pleasant Valley is East state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Ider 9, Fyffe 3

Woodland 5, Holly Pond 1

Ider 5, Sand Rock 4

Woodland 3, West End 2

Ider 6, Woodland 0

Consolation Bracket Finals

Pisgah vs. Ider, Wed., 4:45 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Winner’s bracket

Piedmont 16, Susan Moore 1

Glencoe 7, Sylvania 6

JB Pennington 9, Weaver 5

Plainview 11, Hokes Bluff 1

Second round

Piedmont 12, Glencoe 0

Plainview 15, JB Pennington 0

Winner’s bracket finals

Plainview 4, Piedmont 0 (Plainview is East state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Sylvania 19, Susan Moore 1

Hokes Bluff def. Weaver, no score available

Sylvania 12, JB Pennington 6

Glencoe 6, Hokes Bluff 4

Glencoe 15, Sylvania 13

Consolation Bracket Finals

Piedmont vs. Glencoe, Wed., 4:45 p.m.

CLASS 6A

Winner’s bracket

Mountain Brook 15, Huffman 0

Oxford 18, Minor 1

Gardendale 10. Homewood 5

Pell City 18, Parker 0

Second round

Oxford 7, Mountain Brook 3

Pell City 7, Gardendale 3

Winner’s bracket finals

Oxford vs. Pell City, Thur., 12:15 p.m.

Consolation bracket

Minor 19, Huffman 3

Homewood 17, Parker 1

Gardendale vs. Minor, Thur., 10:45 a.m.

Mountain Brook vs. Homewood, Thur., 10:45 a.m.

North Regional at Florence

Thru Wednesday’s results

CLASS 1A

Winner’s bracket

Marion County 15, Meek 6

Cherokee 13, Belgreen 7

Athens Bible 13, Lynn 3

Waterloo 12, Hackleburg 8

Second round

Cherokee 7, Marion County 6

Waterloo 11, Athens Bible 9

Winner’s bracket finals

Cherokee vs. Waterloo, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

Consolation bracket

Belgreen 5, Meek 2

Hackleburg 12, Lynn 2

Athens Bible 6, Belgreen 3

Hackleburg 5, Marion County 3

Athens Bible vs. Hackleburg, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

CLASS 2A

Winner’s bracket

Sumiton Christian 6, Falkville 1

Winston County 12, Lexington 2

Locust Fork 15, Lindsay Lane 10

Hatton 14, Red By 0

Second round

Sumiton Christian 4, Winston County 0

Hatton 12, Locust Fork 0

Winner’s bracket finals

Sumiton Christian vs. Hatton, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

Consolation bracket

Lexington 10, Falkville 1

Red Bay 6, Lindsay Lane 5

Lexington 6, Locust Fork 3

Red Bay 10, Winston County 7

Lexington vs. Red Bay, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

CLASS 3A

Winner’s bracket

Danville 5, Gordo 1

Colbert County 7, Carbon Hill 2

Madison Academy 5, Oakman 3

Mars Hill Bible 7, Winfield

Second round

Danville 6, Colbert County 3

Mars Hill Bible 4, Madison Academy 1

Winner’s bracket finals

Danville 7, Mars Hill Bible 5 (Danville is North state qualifier 1)

Consolation bracket

Gordo 7, Carbon Hill 5

Winfield 12, Oakman 2

Madison Academy 6, Gordo 2

Winfield 7, Colbert County 1

Madison Academy vs. Winfield, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

Consolation Bracket Finals

Mars Hill Bible vs. Madison Academy-Winfield winner, Thur., 10:45 a.m. – REVISED

CLASS 6A

Winner’s bracket

Mortimer Jordan 2, Muscle Shoals 1

Hazel Green 7, Buckhorn 2

Hartselle 8, Cullman 0

Athens 4, Fort Payne 2

Second round

Mortimer Jordan vs. Hazel Green, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

Hartselle vs. Athens, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED

Winner’s bracket finals, Thur., 1:45 p.m. – REVISED

Consolation bracket

Buckhorn 2, Muscle Shoals 0

Cullman vs. Fort Payne, Thur., 9 a.m. – REVISED