softball

The Berry High School Lady Wildcats got next year’s season off to a good start, as they participated in the “Battle on the Diamond” softball tournament in Aliceville on June 16 and brought home the first place trophy.

Kerra Aaron, who just completed the eighth grade at Berry High School, was recently named as honorable mention catcher on the 2023 Alabama Sportswriters Association’s All-State Softball Team for Class 1A schools.

The Berry Lady Wildcats traveled to Lagoon Park in Montgomery last week to participate in the Central Regional Softball Playoffs. The Lady Wildcats, representing Class 1A, Area 8 as the runnerup in the area tournament, faced Keith in the first round of the regional and was defeated by the score of 13-9.

Berry, Hubbertville and Fayette each played in their respective area softball tournaments last week, Berry advanced to the first round of the playoffs, while Hubbertville and Fayette each concluded their seasons. Berry traveled to South Lamar for the Class 1A, Area 8 tournament, beginning on Tuesday, May 2. The Lady Wildcats won its first round game against University Charter by the score of 6-3.

One week after finishing second in the NAC Softball Tournament and the week before playing in the area tournament, Hubbertville overwhelmed Aliceville in two straight games. At Hubbertville on April 24, the Lady Lions defeated Aliceville 15-0.

Hubbertville had a busy week of softball, completing the week with a runner-up finish in the NAC Tournament. On April 18, Lynn defeated Hubbertville 9-7. Nevaeh Hoobler started the gane as pitcher for Hubbertville and suffered the loss.

Fayette started the week with a 15-5 victory over Berry. Maggie Mauldin suffered the loss as pitcher for Berry. Rylee Hill hit a home run and a single for the Lady Wildcats, with a run scored and two RBIs. Sarah Rice had two hits, while Danni Kate Naramore had two hits and a RBI. Kerra Aaron and Ashlyn Smith each had doubles, with Smith also driving in a run. No Fayette stats were available for the game.

The Berry Lady Wildcats defeated Hubbertville by the score of 2-0 on April 4 in the only game that either school played last week. Maggie Mauldin pitched the complete game shutout, allowing only five hits and striking out nine batters to record the victory.

The Hubbertville Lions’ softball team defeated Berry 11-9 in a game played at Berry last week.
Nevaeh Hoobler started the game on the mound for Hubbertville and captured the win for the Lady Lions.

The Lady Lions finished first in the Hubbertville Round-Robin Softball Tournament, held on Saturday, March 18. Prior to the tournament, Hubbertville lost to Winston County by the score of 19-9. Nevaeh Hoobler started the game at pitcher for the Lady Lions and suffered the loss. No other stats were available for the game.