State baseball
- Updated: May 14, 2026
Blevins leads the way as Westbrook Christian takes Game 3 at Central-Florence, reaches Class 4A title series in Clayton’s debut season as head coach.
Baseball playoffs
CLASS 4A
Game 1: Westbrook Christian 9, Central-Florence 7
Game 2: Central-Florence 14, Westbrook Christian 10
Game 3: Westbrook Christian 9, Central-Florence 6
Westbrook Christian advances to Class 4A title series.
By East Alabama Sports Today
FLORENCE — Brody Blevins drove in three runs, and Westbrook Christian beat Central-Florence 9-6 in Thursday’s Game 3 of their Class 4A semifinal series.
The Warriors (26-10) advanced to the best-of-3 state title series and will play Bibb County on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Choccolocco Park.
Westbrook Christian will make its first appearance in the state finals since falling to Thomasville in the 2024 Class 3A finals. The Warriors will make their sixth finals appearance overall and seek their second state title, the first a Class 2A title in 2021.
Westbrook Christian will make its finals return under Ricky Ray Clayton, a first-year head coach on the high school level. The former Etowah assistant coaches the SunBelt League’s Choccolocco Monsters, a summer wood-bat team for college players.
Blevins went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs Thursday, and Brady Ryan went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run. Wil Chadwick went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Brooks Whiteside and Bo Kilgo each had a single and an RBI.
Kilgo pitched a complete game, allowing nine hits, six earned runs and five walks with three strikeouts.
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