All three county high school baseball teams made the Alabama High School Baseball Playoffs this year as area runner-ups, but all three teams had to travel for the first round of the playoffs and saw their seasons come to an abrupt end. Fayette traveled to play Lauderdale County and lost the first game by the score of 4-2.
Fayette swept its area opponent Carbon Hill last week to finish as the runner-up in the area to Gordo. The Tigers won the first game by the score of 11-0, as Harrison Unger pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only two hits while striking out 10 batters and walking none.
Fayette faced rival Winfield last week in a crucial three-game area series that could determine if either team would make the playoffs. Fayette began the series at home on Tuesday, losing to the Pirates by the score of 5-1.
The Fayette Tigers played a three-game series last week against its rival Gordo, dropping the series two games to one. On Tuesday, March 28, Gordo defended its home diamond with a 6-3 victory over the Tigers.
The Hubbertville Lions’ baseball team no-hit Berry on March 31 to claim a 15-0 victory. Greyson Key pitched the entire five-inning game for Hubbertville, allowing no hits and no runs with five walks and five strikeouts.
The Hubbertville Lions’ baseball team had a huge 15-5 win over Holy Spirit last Friday. Hayden Brown started the game on the mound for Hubbertville, pitching 2 1/3 innings and allowing three earned runs (four total runs) on four hits.
The Fayette baseball team took a Gulf Coast swing during spring break and finished the week 2-2 against tough competition. On Monday, the Tigers defeated Covington, Tenn. by the score of 10-5.
Fayette continued its hot streak this season, defeating American Christian Academy on Thursday by the score of 4-1. Landon Lowe was the winning pitcher for the Tigers, allowing two hits and one run with eight strikeouts in seven innings of work. Cooper Sanford was the leading hitter for Fayette, with two hits during the game.
The Hubbertville Lions baseball team had a very successful week, winning both of its games against the Marion County Red Raiders. On Tuesday, Hubbertville defeated Marion County 17-7.
Hubbertville started its week off in fine fashion, with the varsity and JV teams each throwing no-hit games against Pickens Co. The varsity defeated Pickens County 15 - 1, with Jagger Youngblood and Tucker Bowen collecting three hits each for the Lions.
