Ranburne, AL – Pleasant Valley, Spring Garden and Munford roar to area titles. Jacksonville Christian, Handley and Ranburne secure regional berths, as well.
Area softball results
CLASS 1A, AREA 8
At Woodland
MONDAY, April 28
Woodland 14, Winterboro 4
Fayetteville 11, Wadley 1
Winners’ bracket
Woodland 4, Fayetteville 0
Elimination bracket
Winterboro 4, Wadley 0
Final elimination game
Fayetteville 16, Winterboro 1
Finals
Woodland 9, Fayetteville 0
(Both teams advance to regional)
CLASS 1A, AREA 12
At Spring Garden
MONDAY, April 28
Spring Garden 21, Gaylesville 0
Coosa Christian 6, Jacksonville Christian 5 (9 innings)
Elimination bracket
Jacksonville Christian 14, Gaylesville 4
TUESDAY, April 29
Winners bracket
Spring Garden 16, Coosa Christian 1
Elimination game
Jacksonville Christian 5, Coosa Christian 4
Finals
Spring Garden 15, Jacksonville Christian 0
(Both teams advance to regional)
At Southeastern
TUESDAY, April 29
Ranburne 14, Vincent 11
Southeastern 11, Ranburne 1
Elimination game
Ranburne 9, Vincent 3
Finals
Southeastern 13, Ranburne 2
(Both teams advance to regional)
CLASS 2A, AREA 13
At Pleasant Valley
MONDAY, April 28
Pleasant Valley 10, Gaston 0
Sand Rock 8, Cedar Bluff 4
Elimination bracket
Cedar Bluff 7, Gaston 1
Winners’ bracket
Sand Rock 8, Pleasant Valley 5
TUESDAY, April 29
Elimination game
Pleasant Valley 6, Cedar Bluff 1
Finals
Pleasant Valley 14, Sand Rock 4
Pleasant Valley 8, Sand Rock 4
(Both teams advance to regional)
CLASS 3A, AREA 9
At Randolph County
FRIDAY, April 25
Randolph County 15, Wellborn 0
Weaver 10, Saks 1
Saks 10, Wellborn 1
SATURDAY, April 26
Winners’ bracket
Randolph County 5, Weaver 4
Elimination bracket
Weaver 7, Saks 6
Finals
Randolph County 14, Weaver 7
(Both teams clinch regional berths)
CLASS 3A, AREA 11
At Ohatchee
FRIDAY, April 25
Ohatchee 7, Westbrook Christian 0
SATURDAY, April 26
Piedmont 5, Glencoe 1
Elimination game
Glencoe 15, Westbrook Christian 0
Winners’ bracket
Ohatchee 5, Piedmont 4 (12 innings)
Elimination game
Glencoe 12, Piedmont 2
MONDAY, April 28
Finals
Ohatchee 5, Glencoe 4
(Both teams clinch regional berths)
CLASS 4A, AREA 8
At Munford
TUESDAY, April 29
Munford 17, Talladega 2
Handley 14, Anniston 3
Winners’ bracket
Munford 4, Handley 0
Elimination game
Anniston 16, Talladega 4
Elimination game
Handley 17, Anniston 2
Finals
Munford 11, Handley 1
(Both teams advance to regional)
CLASS 4A, AREA 11
At Ashville
FRIDAY, April 25
Ashville 2, Oneonta 1
Etowah 4, Hokes Bluff 2
Elimination game
Hokes Bluff 3, Oneonta 2
Winners’ bracket
Ashville 6, Etowah 4
MONDAY, April 28
Elimination game
Etowah 3, Hokes Bluff 2
Finals
Ashville 1, Etowah 0
(Both teams advance to regional)
CLASS 4A, AREA 12
At Alexandria
FRIDAY, April 25
Alexandria 11, Cleburne County 0
Cherokee County 4, White Plains 1
SATURDAY, April 26
Elimination game
White Plains 16, Cleburne County 1
Winners’ bracket
Alexandria 10, Cherokee County 0
Elimination game
White Plains 3, Cherokee County 1
Finals
Alexandria 8, White Plains 3
(Both teams clinch regional berths)
CLASS 5A, AREA 8
At Sylacauga
MONDAY, April 28
Sylacauga 2, Briarwood Christian 1
Shelby County 8, Central-Clay 6
Elimination game
Central-Clay 5, Briarwood Christian 1
Winners’ bracket
Sylacauga 6, Shelby County 2
Elimination game
Shelby County 11, Central-Clay 4
Finals
Shelby County 13, Sylacauga 10
Shelby County 19, Sylacauga 0
CLASS 5A, AREA 11
At St. Clair County
FRIDAY, April 25
Lincoln 10, Jacksonville 0
St. Clair County 5, Lincoln 1
SATURDAY, April 26
Elimination game
Lincoln 16, Jacksonville 9
Finals
St. Clair County 4, Lincoln 2
(Both teams clinch regional berths)
CLASS 6A, AREA 11
At Pell City
FRIDAY, April 25
Oxford 13, Shades Valley 2
Pell City 6, Oxford 4
Elimination game
Oxford 18, Shades Valley 3
SATURDAY, April 26
Finals
Pell City 5, Oxford 1
(Both teams clinch regional berths)
By East Alabama Sports Today
PLEASANT VALLEY — Top-ranked Pleasant Valley showed why it’s top-ranked Pleasant Valley on the final day of the Class 2A, Area 13 tournament Tuesday.
The host Raiders beat Cedar Bluff 6-1 in an elimination game then swept two games with Sand Rock in the finals, 14-4 and 6-4, to claim the area title.
Pleasant Valley and Sand Rock earned berths in the East Regional, set for May 5-8 at Albertville.
The Raiders improved to 38-14, and their 38 victories marks a school record for the program’s fastpitch era.
Pleasant Valley fell into the area elimination bracket when Sand Rock scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning and went on to beat them 8-5 on Monday. That loss forced them to have to win three games Tuesday to win the area.
Haylie Lee’s two-hitter with four strikeouts helped the Raiders eliminate Cedar Bluff, and Lily Henry went 4-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI. Alexa Cranmer went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
That got Pleasant Valley to the finals, and Henry came up big in the first game against Sand Rock. The senior went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, three RBIs and two runs.
Aubree Cromer went 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs, and Ellie Patterson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The Raiders got seven hits and four RBIs from the bottom of their order.
Cranmer went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.
That set up the winner-take-all second game with Sand Rock, and Henry came up big again. She went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs.
Cranmer went 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs. and Patterson went 2-for-3 with a run.
Lee pitched seven innings, spreading out six hits with one strikeout.
Class 1A, Area 12
SPRING GARDEN ON TOP: Spring Garden cruised through its two games Tuesday, beating Coosa Christian 15-0 and Jacksonville Christian 15-0 in the finals.
The Panthers (16-11-2) and JCA advanced to the East Regional on May 5-8 at Albertville.
Maggie Jarrett and Lilly McCain homered against Coosa Christian. Jarrett went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and McCain went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.
Helena Ingram went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, three RBIs and a run, and Rylie Ham went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run and an RBI.
Avery Steward allowed two hits with five strikeouts in four innings. She also went 1-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
Steward allowed one hit with five strikeouts over three innings against JCA. She also went 1-for-1 with three runs.
Addie Word went 1-for-3 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs. Ingram went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs, and Layla Ingram went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run.
Kylie Bates went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run, and McCain had a double, a run and an RBI. Olivia Law went 2-for-2 with two runs.
Class 4A, Area 8
MUNFORD DOMINATES: Host Munford cruised through the area tournament Tuesday., beating Talladega 17-2 and Handley twice, 4-0 in the winners’ bracket final and 11-1 in the finals.
Munford (28-7-1) and Handley advanced to the South Central Regional on May 5-8 at Montgomery.
Tayla Marlow went 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Talladega.Kastin Lathem went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs, and Ashtyn Bishop went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.
Brooklyn Pressley went 1-for-1 with a home run, four runs and two RBIs.
Madison Arnold allowed one hit with eight strikeouts over four innings.
Pressley pitched a four-hitter with three strikeouts in seven innings in the first game against Handley. Lathem went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run, and Chloe Pickette went 2-for–3 with a run.
Lathem swung the biggest bat in the finals, as well, homering and doubling while going 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs.
Raleigh Dew went 1-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and a run. Bayleigh Durham went 1-for-3 with two RBIs, and Arnold went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Arnold also got the win, allowing three hits with three strikeouts in five innings.
Class 2A, Area 8
RANBURNE ADVANCES: Ranburne beat Vincent 14-11 and 9-3 and fell to host Southeastern 11-1 and 13-2. The Bulldogs and Southeastern advanced to the South Central Regional on May 5-8 in Montgomery.
Ranburne’s bats came through in both victories over Vincent. Autumn Lovvorn led the way in the first round, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, three RBIs and a run.
K.K. Rollins went 5-for-5 with a triple, four runs and one RBI, and Rylie Duke went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBIs. Rylann Graham added a 3-for-5 performance, and Shaylie Reaves went 2-for-4.
Jayla Stewart went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, and Aubie Rollins went 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
Graham went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run in the second game against Vincent, and Reaves went 1-for-4 with three RBIs. Lovvorn went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
Addison Gibbs pitched a four-hitter in the second victory over Vincent, striking out three batters.
Graham had a single and RBI in the first loss to Southeastern, and Duke had a single and RBI in the finals.
