PREP ROUNDUP: Daphne, Fairhope, Spanish Fort roll to wins in Alabama-Oklahoma Challenge

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Staff reports Daphne swept a pair of games in the Campus Closet Alabama-Oklahoma Challenge on Tuesday, edging Booker T. Washington 3-2 in the opener and Fort Gibson 6-5 in the nightcap.

Brandon Peterson (3-0) struck out six and scattered eight hits in Game 1. Eric Britian had two hits, including a double, and an RBI and Russ Mosley added a solo homer.

Mosley (3-0) took the mound in the second game and struck out nine in a complete-game seven-hitter. Mason Hutchins and Peterson each had two hits and two RBIs for the Trojans (15-4, 2-1 6A Area 4), who play Pryor at 6 p.m. today in Fairhope.

--FAIRHOPE CLAIMS PAIR: Fairhope banged out a pair of wins in the Campus Closet Alabama-Oklahoma Challenge, beating Claremore 6-2 and Booker T. Washington 14-4 in six innings.

In the opener, Daryl Norris (5-0) got the win in relief. He pitched 3 innings, allowing just two hits and a walk and striking out five. He also had three hits to pace the offense. Evan East had two doubles and two RBIs for the Pirates (15-4).

In the second game, East was the winning pitcher in relief. He didn't allow a hit in 2 innings of relief in improving to 2-0. Garret Pitts had a homer, double and three RBIs for Fairhope and Adam Williams had a three-run homer. The Pirates continue in the tournament at 3 p.m. today against Fort Gibson.

--SPANISH FORT WINS TWO: Spanish Fort came from behind twice to win two games in the Campus Closet Alabama-Oklahoma Challenge in Fairhope.

In the opener, the Toros scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Fort Gibson 2-1. Jay Myrick got the win in relief of Wes Runnells, who went six innings and gave up three hits and struck out four. Runnels got out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, while Myrick got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. Zac Fowler went 2-for-3.

In the second game, Spanish Fort beat Pryor 7-6. Runnels, who went 2-for-4, scored the winning run on Logan Rogers' single in the bottom of the seventh. Rogers extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Aaron Burdick (2-1) came on in the fifth to get the win in relief. Spanish Fort (10-6) continues action in the tournament against Claremore at 6 p.m. today.

--BAKER 8, MARY MONTGOMERY 4: Brooks Bobinger (1-0) struck out three and scattered seven hits over six innings, Phillip McDuffie had three RBIs, including a solo homer, and Alex Summers added two hits and two RBIs to lead Baker past visiting Mary Montgomery.
Paul Hattenstein contributed a two-run double and Jacob Knowles chipped in two hits for the Hornets (10-7), who host Daphne for a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Dustin Evans had two hits, including a two-run double, to pace Mary Montgomery.

--T.R. MILLER 15, ESCAMBIA COUNTY 4: Visiting T.R. Miller got a five-RBI performance from Sam Sharpe, who also scored a run. Jarrett Robinson hit a three-run homer and scored three runs, and Grant DeFrancisco and Wes Dickey had two RBIs apiece. Rob Knowles allowed only one hit in two innings and did not surrender a run to pick up the win for T.R. Miller (4-5), which hosts a doubleheader against Cottage Hill Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

--BRYANT 13, DAVIDSON 2 (5): Tyler Mills pitched 4 innings and allowed only three hits as visiting Bryant won a 6A Area 1 game. Austin Trehern went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, Logan Kirkland scored three runs and had two RBIs and Colton Stringfellow added another RBI for Bryant (12-3, 2-1). The Hurricanes host Satsuma in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. Thursday.

--SATSUMA 5, THEODORE 4: At Wright Park, Chris Williams (1-0) got the win, allowing two runs on six hits. He stuck out four. Jared Brannon had a triple with two RBIs and scored a run, while Bryant Howell and Jacob Noble went 2-for-3. Howell added an RBI for Satsuma (8-8), which plays at Bryant in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Jeremy Coffee was the losing pitcher for Theodore, allowing two runs on six hits. D.J. Turo and Matt Jackson went 2-for-3.

-- COTTAGE HILL 9, CHOCTAW COUNTY 2: Michael Mason connected on a two-run homer and a double and finished with five RBIs in a road win. Trey Cockrell added two doubles, a triple and two RBIs. Andrew Johnson (2-1) threw four-hit ball over five innings, striking out six, for the win. Cottage Hill (7-12, 1-0 in 3A Area 1) plays a doubleheader at T.R. Miller at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

-- MURPHY 6, MCGILL-TOOLEN 2: Christian Harwood pitched 6 innings and also had a key hit as Murphy improved to 10-7 with a win at McGill. Harwood (4-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out three. Jarrod Reed got the final two batters on strikeouts with men on second and third. Josh McCarron took the loss for McGill. The Panthers used a five-run fourth inning to take control. Mark McLean had a two-run double in the inning and Harwood had a two-run single. McLean was 2-for-2 with two doubles. Murphy hosts UMS-Wright in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Saturday.

-- NORTHVIEW 16, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 4: Alex Abbott allowed two hits in 2 innings with two walks and one strikeout, and Dabney Langhorne had three hits to lead visiting Northview. Matt Harrison and Dale Bryant each had two hits for Central Christian (7-4), which travels to Gateway Academy at 4 p.m. Monday.

-- LEROY 14, MONROE COUNTY 1: Freshman Joseph Alday threw a two-hitter for the state's top-ranked 2A team against the 5A visitors. Alday (3-0) gave up one unearned run while striking out eight and walking two in the five-inning game. A.J. Snow highlighted the Bears' six-run first inning by slugging a grand slam. Phillip Ervin also homered, Clifton Covington collected a two-run triple and Clint Moseley had three hits for Leroy. The Bears (14-1) host Washington County at 4 p.m. Friday.

-- BAYSIDE 7, EXCEL 2: Cameron Reehl, Joby Allen, Max Dearing, Justin Raines and Will Sanders had two hits each to lead the Admirals at home. Cole Welch led Excel with an RBI double. Raines picked up the win for Bayside (12-4), which travels to Choctaw County for a doubleheader at 4 p.m. on Friday.

--BALDWIN COUNTY 2, TRINITY 1: Jansen Boeschen struck out 11 and allowed two hits over 6 innings and added an RBI to lead Baldwin County past Trinity in the Baldwin County High School Spring Classic in Bay Minette.

Lee Bush drove in the other run for Baldwin County with a sacrifice fly and also had a double for the Tigers (10-5, 3-0 6A Area 4), who play Talladega Central at 4 p.m. today and Friendship Christian at 7 p.m.

-- PREP STATS NEEDED

The Press-Register requests that all baseball, softball and soccer coaches submit statistics weekly.

Statistics — including individual leaders and a team record — can be submitted by fax to 251-219-5797 or via e-mail to jbean@press-register.com or sports@press-register.com. Please submit weekly stats by today at noon, which will allow a list of leaders in each category to be compiled for publication later this week.

A brief letter and stat sheet about the statistics request was faxed to each of our local high schools earlier this week. Coaches may use the stat sheet sent to each school or simply submit one compiled by the school.