Spring roundup
- Updated: April 10, 2026
Oxford tops Leeds in baseball, and Jacksonville puts up 19 runs. Cleburne County, Hokes Bluff and Lincoln win two apiece in softball.
By East Alabama Sports Today
Going around the horn on Friday’s area high school baseball and softball:
Baseball
OXFORD 8, LEEDS 0: Four Oxford pitchers combined to allow one hit, and the Yellow Jackets improved to 21-10.
Bryson Bradford got the win, allowing one hit with three strikeouts in three innings. Asher Turner, Ethan Pate and Canaan Whitman all saw time on the mound.
Charlie Maniscalco went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run, and Asa Burns went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run.
Bradford had a single, a run and an RBI.
JACKSONVILLE 19, DONOHO 3: Matthew Salmon went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and six RBIs, and Jacksonville upped to 13-15.
Nick Johnson went 4-for-5 with a double, five runs and four RBIs, and Sam Parker-Wagoner went 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs.
Marquel Wood went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs and an RBI, and John Ducar went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Cooper Haynes allowed two hits with three walks, one earned run and eight strikeouts.
Softball
CLEBURNE COUNTY WINS TWO: The Tigers beat Leeds 4-3 and Gaylesville 9-2 to reach 9-13 on the season.
Kourtnie Alred had a double and two RBIs against Leeds. Lilah Robinson went 2-for-2 with a run. Lola Shelton and Kyree Hilburn each had a single and an RBI.
Macey East pitched all four innings, allowing two hits with five strikeouts.
Alleigh Prince went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI against Gaylesville. Robinson had a triple, two runs and two RBIs, and Emma Williamson went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and a run.
Shelton went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
Hilburn allowed four hits with three strikeouts and two walks in four innings.
HOKES BLUFF WINS TWO: The Eagles bat Fayetteville 3-2 and Childersburg 6-4 to reach 17-12 on the season.
Rylee Hill allowed four hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings against Fayetteville. She also went 2-for-3 with a double and a run.
Lainey Kate Beggs had a single and two RBIs, and Addison Simmons went 2-for-3 with a run.
Makenna Bennich went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs against Gaylsville, and Beggs went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Hill went 3-for-3 with two runs.
JACKSONVILLE SPLITS: The Golden Eagles (6-10) fell to Shelby County 10-1 and beat Ragland 7-5.
Avery Allen went 1-for-1 with a double, two runs and two RBIs against Ragland, and Alyssa Barnes went 2-for-2 with a double, a run and an RBI.
Chloe Lockett went 2-for-2 with a run, and she got the win, allowing five hits, three walks and one earned run in three innings.
LINCOLN WINS TWO: The Golden Bars (16-9-1) bat Vincnt 8-7 and Woodland 6-2.
Aubrey Machen went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs against Vincent, and Shelby Williams went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and a run. Kalia Fowles had a double and a run.
Chandler Stephens got the win, allowing one hit with two strikeouts in an inning of relief.
Machen homered with two RBIs and two runs against Woodland, and Stephens had a single and two RBIs. Emrey-Kate Hendrix went 2-for-3 with a run.
Williams got the win, allowing two hits with six strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
RANDOLPH COUNTY SPLITS: The Tigers (15-6) fell to Victory Christian 6-5 and beat Gaylsville 10-.
Abi Waters went 2-for-2 with five RBIs against Victory, and Gracie Huckeba went 2-for-3 with three runs.
Hannah Parmer homed with three RBIs against Gaylsville. Bryer Thompson went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs, and Huckeba went 2-for-2 with three runs and an RBI.
Lizzie Milam got the win, allowing three hits, no walks and no earned runs with five strikeouts in three innings.
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