Four local teams earned a playoff sweep on Friday in high school baseball action.
Headland swept Sylacauga 18-4 and 5-2 in a Class 5A series in Headland, while Providence Christian took two at Cottage Hill Christian 1-0 and 13-3 in Class 3A playoff action, while Ariton won a home doubleheader over Clarke County 12-0 and 6-5 and G.W. Long won on the road in Tuscaloosa Academy 10-2, 6-5, winning the second game in eight innings.
Mason Steele highlighted the inning with two hits and six runs batted in, capped by a grand slam homer. He had a two-run double earlier in the inning. The Rams actually trailed 4-1 through two-and-a half innings before scoring three in the third then erupting for the big fourth inning. Mims pitched a two-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and one walk in the first game. The Eagles scored the game’s only run in the top of the first inning. Matt Dave Snell reached on an error to open the game and courtesy runner John Michael Byrd moved to second on Chapel Stickler’s ground out, to third on a passed ball and scored on an error on Porters Dykes’ grounder.
Phenix Griffin was the winning pitcher, firing a five-inning, two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and two walks. G.W. Long had only five hits in the game. Brady and Pritchett both had a hit with two runs batted in and Hayes Horne had a hit and RBI. Grant Watson also drove in a run. Will Bush was the winning pitcher.Walker was 4-for-5 with two runs batted in and both Kelly and Brady had a hit with two runs batted in. Johnston had a double and RBI and Prichett drove in a run. Kelly earned the pitching win, striking out three and giving up four hits and two runs.
In the opening game, Michael Moore was 2-for-3 with three runs batted in and both Ryan Jackson and Talan Johnson had two hits each with Johnson earning a double.Wicksburg 8-0, St. Luke’s 3-0: Wicksburg split during its AHSAA state baseball series at St. Luke’s Friday afternoon, winning the opener 8-3, but falling in the second game 5-0.Wicksburg earned the win in the opener, breaking a 3-3 tie with a run in the sixth and adding four run more in the seventh to pull away.
KC Bradford led the first game, going 3-for-3 with a grand slam homer, John Lott was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and Payne Jeffcoat was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Davis Kilcrease added a hit and RBI for the Patriot.
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