Ragland beats rain, splits
- Updated: May 6, 2017
Rain played havoc with most of the high school baseball playoff series Friday, forcing many of them to wrap up or start Saturday. Ragland was one of the teams that was able to play and the Purple Devils split their doubleheader with Millry, winning the first game 4-3 and dropping the nightcap 5-1.
Jeremy Burnham pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts in the opener and also delivered a pair of hits at the plate. Noah Hollingsworth had three hits and Coby Fuller and Taylor Seawright had two apiece. The second game was tied at 1 when Millry scored four runs in the fifth inning on only two hits.
The series winner meets Sweet Water, which took a 4-3, 13-inning thriller in Game 2 to sweep Brantley.
2017 AHSAA Baseball Playoffs
Third-Round Pairings/Results
CLASS 1A
Sweet Water (28-7) 2-4, Brantley (22-13) 1-3, 2nd game, 13 innings (Sweet Water (28-7) wins series 2-0)
Ragland (16-12) 4-1, Millry (26-15) 3-5 (Game 3 at Millry, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Athens Bible (21-12) 5-13, South Lamar (27-9) 2-1 (Athens Bible (21-12) wins series 2-0)
Decatur Heritage (21-11) 12-12, Cedar Bluff (19-14) 7-1 (Decatur Heritage (21-11) wins series 2-0)
CLASS 2A
G.W. Long (34-6) 2-8, J.U. Blacksher (18-10) 1-2 (G.W. Long wins series 2-0)
Leroy (30-5) 7-7, St. Luke’s Episcopal (10-23) 4-2 (Leroy (30-5) wins series 2-0)
Thorsby (20-9) at Fayetteville (21-10), Sat., 2 and 4 p.m. (Mon., 5 p.m., if needed)
Section (18-11) at Mars Hill Bible (24-10), Sat, 1 and 3 p.m. (Mon.,4 p.m., if needed)
CLASS 3A
American Christian (29-7) 1-10, Mobile Christian (25-8) 0-4 (American Christian (29-7) wins series 2-0)
Gordo (30-6) 7-9, Geneva (19-11) 1-2 (Gordo (30-6) wins series 2-0)
Colbert Heights (17-7) at Elkmont (20-19),Sat., 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (Mon., 4 p.m., if needed)
Lauderdale County (20-10) 0-9, Piedmont (24-12) 11-0 (Game 3 at Piedmont, Sat., noon)
CLASS 4A
UMS-Wright (23-11) 7-6, Tallassee (26-14) 6-9, (Game 3 at Tallassee, Sat., 1 p.m.)
Munford (20-18) at LAMP (18-13), Montgomery, AUM Field, Fri., 4:30 and 7 p.m. (Mon., 4 p.m., if needed)
Hokes Bluff (23-5) at Haleyville (25-11), Sat., 2 and 4:30 p.m. (Mon., 2 p.m., if needed)
Madison Academy (25-12) at Cherokee County (25-8), Sat., noon and 3 p.m. (Mon., TBA, if needed)
CLASS 5A
Faith Academy (27-6) 14-14, Charles Henderson (19-12) 5-1 (Faith Academy (27-6) wins series 2-0)
Beauregard (23-16) 1-27, Rehobeth (28-12) 9-3, (Game 3 at Beauregard, Sat., 11 a.m)
Etowah (29-6) at Russellville (32-8), Sat., 4:30 and 7 p.m. (Sat., 5 p.m., if needed)
Guntersville (24-10) at Ardmore (20-15), Sat, 2 and 4:30 (Mon., 5 p.m., if needed)
CLASS 6A
Baldwin County (23-11) at Helena (32-5), Sat., 1 and 3:30 p.m. (Mon., 5 p.m., if needed)
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (28-7) at Chelsea (27-13), Sat, 1 and 3:30 (Mon., 5 p.m., if needed)
Hueytown (31-5) at Hartselle (28-19), Sat, 1 and 3 (Mon., 4:30 p.m., if needed)
Decatur (32-3) at Cullman (33-7), Sat., 1 and 3 p.m. (Mon., 4:30 p.m., if needed)
CLASS 7A
(Round 2)
McGill-Toolen (31-7) 10-6, Auburn (24-10) 0-9, (Game 3 at McGill-Toolen, Sat., noon)
Theodore (26-9) 6-8, Enterprise (31-11) 5-4 (Theodore (26-9) wins series 2-0)
Oak Mountain (31-8) at Vestavia Hills (18-15), Sat., noon and 2:30 p.m. (Mon., 5 p.m., if needed)
Grissom (24-14) at Hoover (33-9), Sat., 3 and 5:30 (Mon., 6 p.m., if needed)
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