The Fayette County High School baseball team had a very successful week, winning all four games, including a no-hitter. Fayette started the week defeating Lamar County 20-1. Landon Lowe collected the win on the mound for the Tigers, pitching four innings and allowing one run on two hits with seven strikeouts.
Hubbertville baseball started last week with a 0-1 loss to South Lamar. Blaize Wakefield was the starting and losing pitcher for Hubbertville. Jagger Youngblood and Greyson Key each pitched in relief for the Lions.
The Hubbertville baseball team lost its first two baseball games of the 2023 season, before winning its next two games. Hackleburg defeated the Lions 9-8 in the opening game of the season.
Fayette opened its 2023 baseball season with a 3-2 heartbreaking loss to traditionally strong Bibb County. Hollis Strawbridge and Cooper Sanford each had two hits to lead Fayette offensively. Harrison Unger pitched six strong innings for Fayette on the mound, with Blake Johnson pitching the seventh inning in relief.
The Fayette County High School Baseball Booster Club held its annual banquet and fundraiser on the campus of Bevill State Community College on Dec. 15, 2022. Mike Bragga, head baseball coach at Tennessee Tech, was the keynote speaker for the event.
Editor’s note: The Winfield Eight and Under Dixie Youth baseball team recently played for a World Series Championship, losing a close game to North Carolina and finishing second in the nation. Although the team played in the Winfield Park and Recreation League, several of the coaches and parents have strong ties to Fayette County.
For the first time since the athletic programs were reinstated at Bevill State Community College, the Bevill Bears baseball team will be going to the postseason playoffs. The Bears wrapped up the regular season this past weekend, clinching a spot in the Region 22 tournament.
The Berry Wildcats baseball team made it through the first two rounds of the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s playoffs before losing a game and falling to Bayshore Christian in Fairhope by the scores of 10-0 and 17-0.
The Berry Wildcats and Fayette County High School Tigers each made the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s playoffs, with Berry advancing to the second round and Fayette’s season ending after dropping two-of-three games to Westminster Christian.
Bevill State Community College won its baseball series against Southern Union two weeks ago by taking three of the four games. Last week, Calhoun won three-of-four games against the Bears.
