The Hubbertville Lions defeated Meek High School by the score of 11-8 in a game played on April 11. Jagger Youngblood pitched six innings to record the victory, allowing eight hits and two earned runs while striking out seven. Brodie Porter pitched the final inning in relief for Hubbertville.
The Fayette Tigers won a huge baseball series against area foe Haleyville last week, winning two of the three games played. Fayette could not get the bats going in game one, losing a heartbreaker by the score of 1-0. The Tigers managed only four hits during the game offensively, with Cooper Sanford getting two hits, while Landon Lowe and Harrison Unger managed one hit each.
Bevill State split a four-game series in baseball with Marion Military Institute last week. At Marion on Friday, Bevill won the first game of a doubleheader 4-1. Brody Cook pitched a complete game for Bevill to earn the victory, giving up eight hits and allowing one run with four strikeouts.
Within a span of eight days, the Fayette County High School baseball team had the experience of playing in two of Birmingham’s fabled minor league baseball parks – the Hoover Met and Rickwood Field.
The Hubbertville Lions’ baseball team played two games last week, losing both of the games to Lynn. On March 31, Lynn defeated Hubbertville by the score of 14-2. Brady Porter started on the mound for Hubbertville, allowing seven hits and three earned runs in four innings of work. He struck out two batters and issued three bases-on-balls while surrendering the loss.
After losing a doubleheader to Central Alabama on the road last Friday, Bevill recovered to sweep a doubleheader between the two teams on Saturday. Bevill lost the first game of the series by the score of 11-3. The Bears had an early 3-1 lead before Central Alabama’s bats heated up to put the game away. Brody Cook started the game for Bevill and allowed only one earned run.
Bevill State Community College won three of its four conference baseball games last week against Lawson State Community College. The two teams played a doubleheader in Fayette on Thursday, March 24, with Bevill winning each of those games. The Bears defeated Lawson 7-6 in the first game of the doubleheader.
The Tigers started the week losing a 3-2 heartbreaker to Sulligent, but finished the week strong with three wins. The game was tied at two each in the bottom of the seventh inning until Sulligent pushed the winning run across on a groundout. Cooper Sanford started the game for Fayette on the mound, with Landon Lowe pitching one-third inning in relief.
The young Bevill State Bears held their own with Shelton State last week, winning one game and losing three, while keeping every game close. Shelton State was selected as the top-ranked team in the conference, and historically has a quality program. Shelton State finished last season as the third best team in the nation in community college baseball.
The Hubbertville baseball team defeated Lamar County 15-13 in a baseball game played on March 7. The Lions started the game slowly, trailing 2-0 entering the fourth inning. In the fourth inning, Hubbertville pushed four runs across the plate and never trailed again.
