Saraland improved to 4-1 on the season after sweeping a baseball double-header over Russellville with a pair of one-run games – 8-7 and 6-5 – at home on Saturday.

In Game 1, Saraland’s Cam Warren pitched four innings, struck out six, walked four and gave up five runs. “Cam is really improving,” Spartans coach Brett Boutwell said. “He is coming off an injury from last season; the main thing for him right now is seeing that confidence on the mound grow.”

Warren also drove in a pair of runs at the plate. Brooks Womble went 3-for-3, driving in a run, stealing two bases and scoring a pair of runs. “Brooks is really swinging a hot bat right now for us, he had a great weekend,” said Boutwell.

The Spartans’ big rally was for five runs in the fifth inning capped off by a Fuller Chisholm two-out single driving in Warren and Bryson Goff. All nine starters reached base for Saraland.

Cayden Johns and Brodie Vandiver had a pair of hits for Russellville. Vandiver led the Tigers with three runs batted in.

In Game 2, Saraland’s Santae McWilliams delivered a walk-off game-winning two-strike double off Brandt Cummings to score Clint Smith in the bottom of the seventh. McWilliams had a pair of hits in the win.

The Spartans once again used a big fifth-inning rally. Saraland scored four runs in the fifth.

Saraland managed only one hit through the first four innings, but got the bats going in the fifth inning.

“Our motto was just flush everything out early on and keep just battling, our guys responded late in the game for the victory,” said Boutwell.

The Tigers picked up eight walks and four singles off of the Spartans’ pitchers. Cummings scored three runs and stole two bases in defeat. Banks Langston drove in two runs for Russellville.

“Our top three starters on the mound are back for us from last season, which helps us being battle tested early on with our difficult schedule,” said Boutwell.

Friday night, Saraland lost its first game of the season in an 8-7 loss to Hartselle.

Bryson Goff and Jamison Curtis each had a pair of hits. “It helps our guys play a challenging schedule, Hartselle (6A) and Russellville (5A) both won state last season, ” said Boutwell.

– John Vella

In other spring sports action from across the state this week:

BOYS

BASEBALL

Montgomery Academy 4, LAMP 2: The Eagles picked up the home win on Friday with a trio of pitchers handling the load.

Ware McCollum went three innings, allowing one earned run on three hits. He struck out six and walked one. Oscar Fiore went 3.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on one hit with five strikeouts and two walks. Beau Smith struck out one hitter in one-third of an inning.

Bray Renfroe went 1-for-3 with an RBI single for Montgomery Academy. McCollum scored a run and had a hit in three at-bats. Tom Main scored twice and Parker Cook scored one run.

Homewood 11, Minor 6: Tripp Gann drove in Levi Nickoli to snap a 6-all tie in the sixth inning to help boost the Patriots past Minor at Homewood on Saturday. Brennan Wheat smacked a two-out, two-strike double to clear the bases and give Homewood (4-1) breathing room.

Nickoli earned the win on the mound, pitching two innings. Witt Brown struck out five Tigers in 3.1 innings of relief.

Wheat had two doubles and four RBIs for Homewood. Gann and Parker Sansing had two hits apiece.

Earlier on Saturday, the Patriots blanked Pleasant Grove 15-0. Homewood’s Jack Ross pitched four innings, allowing just one hit and striking out seven with one walk. Ross also had a two-run triple and a run-scoring single at the plate.

Gann had two hits and three RBI and Jackson Warren had three hits for the winners.

James Clemens 6, Grissom 4: The Jets scored three runs in the bottom of the first and three more in the third to top Grissom on Saturday. The Tigers scored all four of their runs in the top of the third.

Junior right-hander Mason Busch pitched two innings of no-hit ball with a pair of strikeouts to earn a save. Junior Cade McComb threw five innings, allowing four runs – three earned – with six strikeouts and three walks.

Senior designated hitter Nate Guyse went 2-for-3 with an RBI and junior Satchel Wheeler was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

Ty Sanderson doubled and had three RBIs for Grissom. Trent Wagoner gave up three earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts.

James Clemens also topped Alexandria 7-3 on Saturday. Senior righty Hunter Harris earned the win, pitching four shutout innings with four hits and five strikeouts. Senior shortstop Andrew Lawrence was 2-for-4 – with a double and a triple – with two runs scored and an RBI. Aidan Cook also tripled for the winners. Lawrence, an East Tennessee State signee, also picked up a save.

On Friday, Auburn commitment Luke Davenport no-hit Smiths Station in a 9-0 win for the Jets. Davenport, a junior right-hander, struck out 17 batters for James Clemens.

Catcher Colten Payton, a Wallace State Community College in Hanceville signee, went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs for the Jets.

Hoover 1, Corona Del Sol (Ariz.) 0: Will Adams dominated the visitors from Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday, striking out nine batters in seven innings. The freshman left-hander allowed just one hit.

Cade Carr, Caid Finn, Clayton Wallace and Mason Blasche all had hits for the Bucs.

Also on Saturday, Hoover edged Chaparral, Ariz., 3-2, as Andrew Pitts drove in the game-winner to break a 2-all tie in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Zac McGarity picked up the win in relief for Hoover, throwing 1.2 innings with one strikeout and one walk. Colin Rengering recorded the final four outs to earn the save. Hoover pitchers struck out 10 Chaparral hitters while the visitors struck out six Bucs.

Will Lawrence drove in Hoover’s first run on a fielder’s choice in the second inning.

Faith Academy 8, Russellville 4: Carson Ratliff collected two hits, including a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, and drove in four runs to lead the Rams past Russellville at home on Friday.

“Carson had a great week of practice and has shown a lot of improvement,” said Faith Academy coach Matt Seymour. “He definitely got a hold of one.”

Ratliff’s homer came on his first at-bat of the season. The junior drove Brayden Spurgeon’s two-strike offering over the right-field wall to drive in Dustin Johns.

Winning pitcher Eli Driskell struck out 15 batters in five innings, allowing two hits in his first win of the year. “Eli had his slider really working well for him. He was tough to hit,” Seymour said.

Russellville managed four runs on five hits, including a triple by Banks Langston. Brayden Spurgeon took the defeat for Russellville (0-5), allowing four runs on four hits, lasting three innings.

Faith Academy used a four-run fifth inning to take control of the game, sending eight batters to the plate. The Rams took advantage of four Tigers’ errors.

Connor Robinson scored a pair of runs for the Rams.

The Rams went 1-1 in the PBR South Alabama Showdown on Saturday, defeating Spanish Fort 7-6. The Rams scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on five singles. Gavin Prewitt had the go-ahead sacrifice fly driving in Reed Mety.

Faith dropped the night game to Gulf Shores 8-5. The Rams are 5-1 on the season.

– John Vella

Decatur Heritage 4, Whitesburg Christian 3: Bryant Sparkman slammed a two-run home run to lift the Eagles over Whitesburg Christian.

Aiden Waldrep picked up the win for Decatur Heritage in relief.

UMS-Wright 13, Florence (Miss.) 2: The Bulldogs split four games in the Mid-Mississippi Classic at Brandon (Miss.) High School near Jackson on Saturday. UMS-Wright is 4-2 on the year.

In the win over Florence, UMS-Wright scored four in the first and three in the sixth and final inning. Parker Barraza had two hits and a pair of RBIs. Wilson Colvin and Olin Ward had two hits each.

Jake Jaye (2-0) picked up the win, allowing four hits with six strikeouts and four walks in five innings.

The Bulldogs also beat Warren Central 2-1 on Matthew Hedge’s walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh. Hedge drove in both runs for UMS. Ward had a pair of hits.

Alex Sherman (2-0) earned the win, allowing two hits with nine strikeouts over seven innings.

Madison Central beat UMS 4-3 in 10 innings. Andy Purvis (0-1) went three innings, allowing two hits with five strikeouts and two walks to take the loss. Sutton Snypes threw six innings, allowing one earned run on two hits with seven strikeouts and five walks. Cole Blaylock had three hits, Ward had two and an RBI. Jeff Holston and Barraza also had RBIs.

Lafayette (Miss.) scored in every inning to top the Bulldogs 16-9. Jack Blackerby (0-1) took the loss for UMS. Ward had two hits and two RBIs. Logan Norris, CJ Stewart and Sage Guesnard also had RBIs.

New Hope 4, North Jackson 3: The Indians edged North Jackson to improve to 5-0 on the year. New Hope also beat Plainview 12-2, Fairview 14-8, Lee-Huntsville 15-3 and Whitesburg Christian 21-6.

Left-handed pitcher/outfielder Riley Schutte had an RBI double to give New Hope the lead and struck out seven batters and allowed one earned run on three hits in 5.1 innings. Schutte is batting .636 with a 1.000 slugging percentage through five games. He has four doubles with 10 runs scored and only one strikeout. Schutte has been walked four times and been hit by a pitch three times.

In the win over Plainview, Schutte struck out five and allowed two earned runs on four hits in 4.2 innings pitched.

Charlie Harbin was 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in the win over Whitesburg. He finished with three RBIs, three walks and was hit by a pitch. On the year, Harbin is hitting .583 with a 1.333 slugging percentage. He has two home runs – with a leadoff shot vs. Fairview – eight RBIs with seven walks and one strikeout.

Madison Academy 1-8, Vestavia Hills 7-7: The Mustangs are 2-3 on the season after the split at Vestavia Hills on Saturday.

Senior Zach Bingham drove in the game-winning run in the top of the seventh in the 8-7 win. Junior Jud Collins had a pair of RBIs and scored the winning run.

Senior Malachi Bailey got the win in relief.

SOCCER

Montgomery Academy 3, Indian Springs 2: The Eagles earned the narrow victory on the road on Friday.

Bobby Eskridge scored twice and Braxton Welch had the other in the win. Lucas Rizzo had two assists and Welch had one.

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Alma Bryant 14, East Central (Miss.) 8: The Hurricanes beat East Central of Moss Point, Miss., on the way to a 3-3 finish in the Pearl River Mardi Gras Classic. Alma Bryant also beat Ocean Springs, Miss., 11-7; and Sumrall, Miss., 10-2. The Hurricanes lost 4-3 to Harrison Central, Miss.; Gulfport, Miss., 8-6; and D’Iberville, Miss., 14-13.

In the win over East Central, Ana Acree and Emma Hudson had three hits each as the Hurricanes recorded 15 hits in the game. Hudson and Gail Wisher both had home runs. Allie Ladnier picked up the win in relief.

Gail Wisher homered twice and drove in four runs in the win over Ocean Springs. Hudson had a pair of hits, including a homer. Madelyn Ladnier had three hits and was the winning pitcher.

Gail Wisher struck out 11 and walked one in seven innings in the win over Sumrall. Hudson smacked her sixth home run of the tournament as Bryant notched 15 hits in the win. Karen Wisher, Acree, Madelyn Ladnier and Brooke Tillman all had multiple hits.

Hudson homered twice in the loss to Harrison Central. Gail Wisher took the loss, giving up four runs – two earned – in six innings.

Hudson and Madelyn Ladnier had a pair of hits each in the loss to Gulfport. Hudson also had a homer.

Madelyn Ladnier was 5-for-5 at the plate in the loss to D’Iberville. Karen Wisher had a home run while Allie Ladnier, Acee and Gail Wisher had multiple hits each.

In the Gulfport Classic, Bryant beat Ocean Springs (Miss.) 13-1 and Poplarville 7-1. The Hurricanes also tied East Central (Miss.) 6-6 in a time-limit game.

In the Ocean Springs win, Karen Wisher had three hits and three RBIs. Madelyn Ladnier had three hits. Allie Ladnier, Gail Wisher and Tillman had two hits each.

Gail Wisher gave up one run on five hits, striking out seven with one walk to earn the win.

Allie Ladnier got the win over Poplarville, striking out seven with no walks in 3.2 innings. She allowed one run on two hits.

Hudson had two hits and three RBIs and Madelyn Ladnier had two hits to lead Bryant at the plate.

In the tie with East Central, Bryant scored five runs in the bottom of the final inning. Karen Wisher had two doubles and Madelyn Ladnier had a three-run home run.

Priceville 10, Madison Academy 2: The Mustangs fell in the championship game in extra innings at the Falkville High tournament on Saturday.

Madison Academy earned the spot in the title game with wins over Priceville (6-0), Fairview (2-1), Mae Jemison (4-3) and Lexington (13-3).

In the title game loss, Cat Schreiber took the loss for Madison Academy, pitching six innings and striking out five. Abby Boyd had two hits with a pair of RBIs.

In the win over Priceville, Adair Allen and Rachael Andrews had two hits each. Schreiber struck out six in three innings.

Schreiber had a pair of hits, including a home run in the win over Fairview. Andrews struck out seven in three innings.

Mya Western smacked a home run to seal the win over Mae Jemison. She had two RBIs. Andrews struck out six in three innings.

Satsuma 6, D’Iberville (Miss.) 1: The Gators finished the Pearl River Community College Mardi Gras Classic with a 7-2 mark to push their season record to 13-4.

Against D’Iberville, Belle Sheffield struck out 14 batters in a no-walk performance. She went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits.

Presley Willis had a pair of hits and an RBI to lead Satsuma at the plate. Ashleigh Parker had a pair of RBIs with Bralee Byrd, Anna Jo Bonds and Kinsley Byrd getting an RBI each.

The Gators lost 4-1 to Harrison Central of Gulfport, Miss., with Anna Jo Bonds (7-2) taking the loss. Bonds gave up two unearned runs on five hits over five innings pitched. She struck out three and walked four.

Seventh-grader Kinsley Byrd scored the lone run for Satsuma on a ground ball by Bonds. Byrd, Willis, Haley Jones and Madison Medley had one hit each.

Earlier, the Gators beat Gulfport 6-5 and 6-1; East Central, Miss., 3-1; West Harrison, Miss., 8-4; Hancock, Miss., 7-2; and Hancock, Miss., 12-2. Mary G. Montgomery beat the Gators 7-4.

In the 6-5 win over Gulfport, Medley smacked a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in Byrd with the game-winning run.

Sheffield struck out nine and walked none in seven innings. She allowed five runs on six hits.

Kaeden Enzor, Sheffield, Byrd and Medley had two hits each.

In the 3-1 win over East Central, Bonds earned the win, pitching seven innings, allowing one run on four hits. She struck out three and walked one. Bonds also had two RBIs for the Gators. Medley had two hits.

In the 7-4 loss to Mary G. Montgomery, the Gators committed five errors and left 11 runners on base. Satsuma out-hit the winners 12-8.

Bonds was saddled with the loss, allowing three unearned runs on two hits. Sheffield pitched six innings, giving up four runs on six hits. She struck out seven and walked one.

Bonds was the winning pitcher in the 8-4 win over West Harrison. She allowed four runs – one earned – on nine hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts and four walks. Sheffield had a pair of hits and three RBIs.

In the 6-1 win over Gulfport, Bonds took the win in 4.2 innings. She gave up one earned run on three hits with two strikeouts and three walks.

Enzor, Bonds and Willis all had two hits for the Gators. Willis had three RBIs and Ashleigh Parker had two.

Against Hancock, Sheffield improved to 5-1 on the season with a seven-inning four-hitter. She struck out 16 and walked none while allowing two runs – one earned – on four hits. Enzor led the Gators with three hits.

In the 12-2 win over Oak Grove, Bonds ran her record to 7-1. She struck out three in three innings, allowing one hit and no runs. Byrd had a pair of hits and two RBIs. Sheffield and Byrd had two RBIs each.

Madison County 6, Westminster Christian 0: Madison County improve to 3-0 with three straight shutouts – beating Westminster, Arab 8-0 and Grissom 5-0.

Gracyn Spicer, Marion Gamble and Taytum Hicks combined to allow no hits over 13 innnings of work. Spicer pitched six innings with nine strikeouts. Gamble pitched five innings and struck out four. Hicks had one strikeout in two innings.

Hicks is carrying a .750 average at the plate after the three games. Sydney Gurley has a homer and a double with a .600 average and Spicer is batting .500.

Macon East Academy 4, Jackson Academy 2: Macon East went 3-0 in the Clarke Prep Play Date event on Friday.

Miya Tatum had a two-run single for Macon East and she pitched 3.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts. Casey Stengell picked up the win, allowing four runs on six hits over four innings. She struck out five and walked none.

In a 4-0 win over Patrician Academy, Stengell allowed two hits over 4.2 innings, striking out seven with no walks. Tatum, Stengell, Jamya Powell and Lathan Johnson all had a hit in the win.

The Knights also beat Clarke Prep 8-1 in the event. Kylee Smith allowed three hits in the win.

Earlier, Stengell threw a three-inning perfect game in a 14-0 win over Fort Dale Academy. Sylee Smith and Stengell had three RBIs each. Johnson had three hits.

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