Calhoun County baseball

By EASportsToday.com
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Updated: March 7, 2026

Jacksonville, Pleasant Valley play 11-inning classic, and Piedmont wins a one-run game. Alexandria scores 11 unanswered runs.

Cover photo: Jacksonville teammates rush Luke Richardson after his walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning against Pleasant Valley on Saturday at Alexandria High School. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

Calhoun County Tournament results, pairings

FRIDAY, March 6
At Choccolocco Park
No. 13 Anniston 18, No. 12 Saks 4
No. 11 Donoho 6, No. 14 Jacksonville Christian 3
No. 7 Wellborn 17, No. 10 Faith Christian 1
No. 8 Ohatchee 5, No. 9 Weaver 4
No. 5 Pleasant Valley 15, Anniston 0
No. 6 White Plains 15, Donoho 5
No. 1 Oxford 13, Ohatchee 0

SATURDAY, March 7
At Alexandria High School
No. 4 Jacksonville 5, Pleasant Valley 4 (11 innings)
No. 2 Alexandria 11, Wellborn 1
No. 3 Piedmont 4, White Plains 3

MONDAY, March 9
At Piedmont High School
Semifinals
Alexandria vs. Piedmont, 5 p.m.
Oxford vs. Jacksonville, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, March 10
At Jacksonville State University
Championship, 5 p.m.

By East Alabama Sports Today

ALEXANDRIA —– Jacksonville and Piedmont advance to semifinals in one-run games during Saturday’s action in the Calhoun County baseball tournament, and Alexandria rebounded from an early deficit in a big way at Alexandria High School.

All three joined top seed Oxford in Monday’s semifinals.

Here’s a look at Saturday’s action in the county tournament:

Saturday’s games

JACKSONVILLE 5, PLEASANT VALLEY 4: Luke Richardson’s single in the bottom of the 11th inning ended it, scoring courtesy runner Rylee Matthews.

No. 4 seed Jacksonville will play top seed Oxford in Monday’s 7 p.m. semifinal at Piedmont High School.

Matthews ran for pinch hitter Parker Moore, who reached on a single. Matthews stole second base ahead of Richardson’s single.

Pleasant Valley tied the game 4-4 on Nic Acker’s RBI single, which scored Jackson Acker in the top of the sixth inning.

Jackson Askew paced Jacksonville at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. John Ducar went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs, and Sam Parker Wagoner had a double and an RBI.

Ducar pitched nine innings, allowing seven hits, one walk and two earned runs with nine strikeouts. Matthew Salmon got the win, pitching a perfect two innings of relief.

Pleasant Valley’s Jackson Acker went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs. He also pitched a solid outing while taking the loss, spreading out six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings.

ALEXANDRIA 11, WELLBORN 1: Cole Wheeler went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs, and Alexandria advanced to Monday’s 5 p.m. semifinal.

Sawyer Coggins went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run, and Weston Haynes went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Jonathan Copeland allowed two hits, no walks and no earned runs with six strikeouts over five innings for the win.

Wellborn’s Sawyer Thomas had single and an RBI, and Ashton Woodard had a single.

PIEDMONT 4, WHITE PLAINS 3: Ben Dempsey went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, and No. 3 Piedmont advanced to Monday’s 5 p.m. semifinal against No. 2 Alexandria at Piedmont.

Carson Cleveland had a double, and Carson Sanders scored two runs.

Charlie Sparks got the win allowing five hits, two earned runs and one walk with nine strikeouts in five innings. Dempsey and Austin pitched an inning of relief apiece.

White Plains’ Jacob Stamm had a double and an RBI, and Beau Madrigal added a single and an RBI. The Wildcats outhit Piedmont 6-3 but committed three errors.