Softball roundup
- Updated: April 19, 2024
Marvasty’s Homer helps Weaver beat Piedmont. PV marks senior night with victory. Slaton homers again as Alexandria rolls. Wortham homers in Randolph County victory. Brown’s homer helps Handley top Munford. Umpire walks off field as Spring Garden sweeps Sand Rock.
By East Alabama Sports Today
WEAVER — Peyton Marvasty homered and drove in two runs, and Weaver beat visiting Piedmont 7-2 in Class 3A, Area 10 action Thursday.
Weaver made it five consecutive wins and improved to 12-6 after an 0-3 start.
Marvasty was one of three Weaver players with two RBIs. Alana Cooper had a single and two RBIs, and Kaelyn Free was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs.
Ella Kines had a double and an RBI, and McKennah Homesley hit a double.
Kynlee Fulmer pitched a complete game, allowing six hits and two earned runs with five strikeouts.
Piedmont’s Ava Pope had a single, a run and an RBI, and Eliza Mathis had a single and RBI.
Savannah Smith pitched six innings, allowing eight hits and two earned runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.
PLEASANT VALLEY 17, GADSDEN CITY 2: Lily Henry homered, drove in two runs and scored three, and Aubrey Cromer went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run and three RBIs as Pleasant Valley improved to 14-13.
The Raiders marked senior night, honoring Gracee Ward, Madyson Cromer and Jordan Cheatwood. Ward went 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI, Cromer 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI and Cheatwood 1-for-1 with two runs and an RBI.
Haylie Lee went 2-for-2 with a run and two RBIs and pitched all but one out of the three-inning game, allowing one hit and striking out four batters for the win.
Cailey Almaroad was 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI.
ALEXANDRIA 10, CENTRAL-CLAY 3: Pressley Slaton hit a solo home run and got the win, pitching allowing no hits or runs and one walk with nine strikeouts in four innings as Alexandria improved to 25-9-1.
Cali Hess was 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run and three RBIs, and Kaden Pritchett had a single, three runs and three RBIs.
Charlee Parris had a single, two runs and one RBI, and Christian Hess had a single and an RBI.
Brenlee Sparks went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Central-Clay’s Athena Hughes hit a solo home run, and Ivy McCain had a single and two RBIs.
RANDOLPH COUNTY 10, CLEBURNE COUNTY 0: Autumn Taylor pitched a five-hit shutout with six strikeouts, and Brantlee Wortham went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs and three RBIs.
Gracie Huckeba was 3-for-4 with a run and three RBIs, and Hannah Parmer was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs. Lizzie Milam was also 3-for-4.
HANDLEY 13, MUNFORD 5: Kai Brown went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and five RBIs, and Handley (19-5) made it six consecutive victories.
Ava Hill went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs and three RBIs, and Ella Hopper was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Tayi Goss was 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI.
Mariana Whaley got the win, allowing four hits and three earned runs with one strikeout in four innings. She also went 1-for-3 and scored a run.
Hill pitched innings, allowing no hits or runs with seven strikeouts and one walk.
Munford’s Brooklyn Pressley went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs. Addyson Britt had a single and RBI, and the Lions got an RBI apiece from Raleigh Dew and Emma Gaither.
SPRING GARDEN 4-12, SAND ROCK 1-6: On a night when an umpire walked off of the field, spring Garden got a sweep to improve to 18-8.
The umpire incident occurred in the top of the fourth inning of the second game, after a call at seconds base and an interaction with Sand Rock coach Josh Bates. The teams finished the game with one umpire.
Avery Steward pitched a complete Game 1, striking out five batters and allowing seven hits in seven innings. She also went 2-for-3 with three runs.
Spring Garden’s Hannah Ingram had a triple, a run and an RBI, and the Panthers got an RBI apiece from Maggie Reedy, Maggie Jarrett and Lillian McCain.
In Game 2, Jarrett went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and five RBIs. McCain had a double and three RBIs, and Reedy was 2-for-4 with a double, one run and two RBIs. A Word had a double and an RBI, and Steward went 2-for-4 with two runs.
McCain pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits and three earned runs with one strikeout.
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