Saraland defeated Beauregard 10-3 over the weekend, giving head coach Brett Boutwell his milestone 400th victory.

Boutwell is in his 17th year as a head coach overall and ninth at Saraland. He spent his first eight years as a head coach at UMS-Wright.

“It means a lot,” Boutwell said. “I wasn’t going to let the news get out. My wife made the trip this weekend and one of my assistants overheard us talking. I’ve been really blessed to work at the two schools I’ve worked at.

“I was very fortunate to be able to get my first head coaching job at age 27 at UMS, and I’ve been blessed to be at Saraland with a great administration for the last nine years. I feel lucky to be working with our staff. They do an outstanding job. It’s fun to come to work every day.”

Boutwell went 196-82 in his eight years at UMS, winning six area championships and a pair of state titles. He is currently 204-87 in his ninth year at Saraland with six area championships.

His team is 7-5 this season after playing a rigorous schedule to start the season.

“I’ve always wanted to load up the first few weeks of the schedule with tough teams, and we’ve done that this year,” Boutwell said. “We’ve played the Russellvilles, the Hartselles, the Central-Phenix Cities, the Smiths Stations, and we did it to get our guys battle tested.

“Those are all teams that are either winning state titles each year or reaching the finals. I wanted to get something positive out of it and see our guys battle through some tough teams, which I thought we did. I think this group is going to do some good things for the rest of the season.”

In the win over Beauregard, Camron Laffitte had three hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Brooks Womble had two hits, including a triple, and Santae McWilliams added two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Mike Smith had a double and three runs scored.

Kade Cook earned the win on the mound, giving up two earned runs and striking out two. Cooper Henson and Fuller Chisholm combined to throw four scoreless innings in relief.

Saraland lost 9-6 at perennial 7A power Auburn earlier in the weekend.

Evan Hilliard had two hits and two RBIs for the Spartans. Womble had two hits and a run scored. Henry Allen had two hits, including a two-run homer for Auburn.

Saraland hosts Blount for an area doubleheader on Tuesday.

BASEBALL

Bayshore Christian holds off Gulf Shores

Streed Crooms’ two-run single in the 10th inning lifted Bayshore Christian to a 4-3 win over Gulf Shores.

The Dolphins loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, but Samford signee John Malone struck out the final batter to secure the win.

Malone pitched three innings in relief, striking out six and allowing four hits. Crooms went the first seven innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs.

Cole Dean and Malone each had two hits for the Eagles. Crooms was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks.

Bayshore (6-3) travels to St. Paul’s at 5 p.m. today.

St. Luke’s sweeps Murphy

St. Luke’s swept back-to-back games against the Panthers, winning 10-6 and 5-1 over the weekend.

Will Spivey’s three-run homer in the first inning sparked the Wildcats offense in the first game. St. Luke’s scored 10 runs on eight hits. Jake Neutze also hit a solo homer in the first inning.

Spivey added a single in the fourth inning, driving in Neutze to give the Wildcats a 5-4 lead. Jeremy Menhennett and Conner Mosley also added a pair of hits for St. Luke’s. Brody Hale recorded the victory in relief for the Wildcats, striking out four and allowing two runs.

Bradley Jackson led the Panthers with three hits, including two doubles, and two RBIs.

In the second game, the Wildcats pulled away with three runs in the top of the seventh. Bryce McLemore had the big hit for St. Luke’s, a two-out double in the seventh inning, scoring Turner Tillman.

McLemore was dominant on the mound, pitching a complete game and allowing only three hits – all singles — while surrendering one run. Alex Toland had an RBI single in the fourth for Murphy.

Turner Tillman had two hits and two RBIs for the Wildcats. Kyle Eddington added a pair of hits for St. Luke’s. Neutze reached base three times, scoring three runs.

The Wildcats have won four out of their last five to improve to 6-7 on the season.

— John Vella

UMS-Wright wins two games

UMS-Wright defeated McGill-Toolen and Mary G. Montgomery over the weekend.

In a 2-1 win over McGill, Wilson Colvin drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Olin Ward was 2-for-4 with a double. Matthew Hedge hit a solo homer. Alex Sherman started and got a no-decision on the mound even though he struck out 14 and allowed just two hits. Andy Purvis got the win with a scoreless inning of relief.

UMS beat MGM 6-4. The Bulldogs scored five in the first inning. Jake Jaye picked up the victory. He went five innings, allowing seven hits and striking out four. He walked three. Ward was 3-for-3. John Ramsey added two hits and Hedge had two RBIs.

The Bulldogs (7-6) will play Jenks (Okla.) in Robertsdale at 7 p.m. today.

SOFTBALL

Saraland falls in PCA championship game

Saraland won four games in the PCA softball invitational over the weekend before Brewbaker Tech ended the Spartan run with a 10-1 victory in the title game.

The Spartans defeated Prattville (9-1), Handley (9-1), Tallassee (2-1) and knocked off Prattville again (4-3) to make the title game.

In the championship, Gabbie York had three hits and knocked in three runs for Brew Tech. Saraland is now 15-4 for the season.

Gracie Dees led the Spartans in the tournament with six hits, including two homers and two doubles. She drove in eight runs in the tournament and now has seven home runs for the season.

— John Vella

Prattville finishes third in tournament

Prattville split four games in the PCA tournament over the weekend to finish third.

The Lions defeated Elmore County 7-3 and Bob Jones 9-7 but lost twice to second-place Saraland (7-1, 4-3). Prattville is now 11-11 for the season.

Sarah Grace Jones was on the mound for both wins. Against Elmore County, she allowed five hits and three runs in five innings. Against Bob Jones, she got the win in relief of Kylie Jarman.

Against Elmore County, Jones also went 3-for-3 with a run scored, two RBIs and a homer. Kaytie Chandler was 3-for-3 with two RBIs in the win. The leading hitter against Bob Jones was Kaylee Robles (2-for-4, double, run scored).

Prattville plays at Enterprise at 3:30 on Wednesday.

St. Paul’s improves record

St. Paul’s went 4-3 last week to improve its overall record to 8-5.

The Saints collected wins over Vigor, Leroy, McGill-Toolen and Sweet Water in the Tombigbee Classic at Leroy. The losses were to Bryant, Thomasville and Leroy.

In the win over Vigor, senior Caroline McLendon and seventh-grader Amelia Robinson combined for a no-hitter in a 16-0 win. Morgan Maples was 3-for-3 with four RBIs and eighth-grader Kate Passeau was 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.

Against Leroy, Madeline Howard struck out 15 in a 4-3 victory. Freshman Maddie Stokley was 3-for-3 with three RBIs. McLendon was 2-for-3 with a run scored.

In the win over McGill, freshman Ava Voris had seven strikeouts in a one-hit, 6-0 victory. Morgan Maples had a homer.

In a semifinal win over Sweet Water, Howard had 14 strikeouts in a no-hit, 12-0 victory. Kyndal Raines was 4-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored. Fancy Malone was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.

St. Paul’s visits Faith on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. Area 2 game.

Daphne continues hot streak

The Daphne softball team has gone 9-1 over its last 10 games to improve to 18-4 overall.

The latest wins came over North Pike (3-0) and East Central (12-2).

Against North Pike, Vic Moten allowed one hit and struck out 11 in five innings. Abby Johnson, Danni Wiggins and Ayari VanBlaircom all added hits.

In the win over East Central, Ava Wilkinson pitched three innings, allowing just three hits. Taylor Hunt, Hannah Newport, VanBlaircom, Kailey Bryant, Moten and Wilkinson all doubled.

Daphne plays at Baker on Wednesday.

GIRLS SOCCER

St. James collects tie, win

In the Catholic Cup at John Carroll, St. James collected a tie and a win over the weekend.

The Trojans tied host John Carroll 1-1 on Saturday morning. Katie Brightwell scored the lone goal for the Trojans from an assist by Riley Purcell.

In the second match, St. James defeated St. John Paul II 3-2 in a shootout. The Trojans won the shootout 4-2. Hannah McCain scored the tying goal late in the second half after Ragan King scored the opening goal on a corner kick. Ragan was assisted by Katie Brightwell, while McCain was assisted by Natalie Barton. Katie Irving recorded the shootout win with two saves.

St. James hosts McGill-Toolen at 5:30 p.m. today.

BOYS SOCCER

Trinity shuts out Houston Academy

Jackson Champion scored five goals as Trinity shut out Houston Academy 6-0.

Tillman Clements had the other goal for the Wildcats.

Trinity collected assists from Will Owen, Grayden Flowers, Bo Stewart, Kip Brown and Tate Bixeman

The Wildcats improved to 7-4-1 and play at B.T. Washington at 7:30 p.m. today.

Montgomery Academy rolls past Wetumpka

Lucas Rizzo scored four goals as Montgomery Academy defeated Wetumpka 10-1.

Win Berry, Ethan Yi, Kevin Wang, Brewer Welch (2) and John Allen Lachney also scored.

Assists came from Berry, Yi, Lachney (2), Luis Rubio, Bobby Eskridge and Rizzo.

TRACK AND FIELD

Eagles compete in Vestavia Hills

Montgomery Academy competed against 50 schools over the weekend in Vestavia Hills.

The Eagles’ boys team was led by Grant Casey and Eli Jernigan. Casey placed sixth in the 1600m with a time of 4:28 and fifth in the 3200m with a time of 9:42, both of which are currently the top times in 4A. Jernigan placed third in the 400m with a time of 51.21, which is currently the second-best time in 4A.

The lone point scorer for the girls team was Elle Ingram, who placed sixth in the 3200m with a time of 11:55, which is also currently the top time in 4A.

Overall, 17 MA athletes achieved personal records. The Eagles will complete in the second Monday Madness Meet today.

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