Story By Cinthia Rico The Fort Payne High School’s 2023 Wildcat Classic three-day tournament over spring break featured Fort Payne, Collinsville, Ider and Sylvania among other non-local teams concluded last Friday night with multiple teams collecting wins.
Collinsville 7, CoosaChristian 6
Collinsville’s Mason McAteer doubled on three hits and plated two runs, as the Panthers edged Coosa Christian 7-6 last Thursday.
With the win, Collinsville extended its winning streak to six games. Keaton DeBoard led the Panthers on the mound, allowing four runs on one hit over 4 2/3 innings.
Jameson Coker drove in two runs on two hits, Gavin Lang had two hits with an RBI and a run scored and Keaton DeBoard plated two runs for the Panthers.
The Panthers (13-6) trailed 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth frame, before pulling ahead for good at 5-4 at Fort Payne High School’s Wildcat Classic. They tacked on two additional runs in the sixth inning before the Conquerors rallied with two runs in the seventh.
Fort Payne 9, Glencoe 8 Fort Payne’s Malcolm Jackson scored the winning run on a Griffin Winn single for a Wildcat (12-9) finish.
Winn finished with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored, and Eli Lilly drove in a run. In the circle, Jackson went 1/3 of an inning; he tossed three strikes in five pitches, facing two batters.
Jake Barnes entered in relief, earning runs on three hits.
Gaskin took the loss in 1/3 of an inning, giving up one hit and a run. Kitchens lasted six innings in the start, striking out six and allowing eight runs on five hits.
Fyffe 12, Section 8 Cooper Cox picked up the win in 4 2/3 innings against Section on Thursday.
The Red Devils (10-8) Cooper Cox went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering eight runs on three hits, while striking out four on the mound in Thursday’s 12-8 win over Section.
Cox collected two RBIs and plated two runs while Trenton Rowell drove in two runs and Audrey Baker plated three runs with an RBI.
Fort Payne 11, NSM 3 Blake Griggs inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning ensured Fort Payne’s victory over North Sand Mountain on Wednesday.
Ethan McElhaney struck out six and allowed two hits in a complete game.
Griggs scored two runs on two hits, and Nolan Fowler tripled with an RBI and three runs scored for the Wildcats (11-9), Griffin Winn plated two runs on two hits, Jake Barnes and Luke Patton each drove in two runs and Brannon Oliver scored two runs.
Kaden Moore and Michael Poss each drove in a run and Jackson Burgess scored two runs for the Bison.
Ider 5, Sylvania 0 Keegan Whitaker struck out nine and allowed one hit, as Ider produced all five runs in the eighth inning to shut out Sylvania on Wednesday.
Tyler Brewer and Bryan Bass each drove in two runs for the Hornets (9-12) at Fort Payne High School’s 2023 Wildcat Classic.
Eli Mattox recorded the lone hit for the Rams (7-8). Braiden Thomas took the pitching loss in 1 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs and delivering three strikeouts. Josh Scott struck out 10 and surrendered no runs on three hits across six innings of the start.
Fyffe 11, Geraldine 0 Tucker Wilks struck out three and walked two while pitching a complete-game no-hitter against Geraldine on Tuesday.
Trenton Rowell scattered two hits with an RBI and a run scored for the Red Devils (10-8) in the five-inning victory. Jake Wooden drove in two runs, and Yahir Balcazar and Aubrey Baker plated two runs apiece.
Austyn Banks had Geraldine’s long hit. Brodie Norwood paced the Bulldogs on the mound, allowing one earned run.
Ider 14, Mae Jemison 2 Last Tuesday, Ider defeated Mae Jemison 14-2 behind an 11-run fourth inning, as Layne White struck out seven and allowed one run on three hits in three innings.
Will Davis drove in four runs, Griffin Weldon scored two runs on two hits with an RBI, and Landon Traylor and Tyler Brewer each plated a run for Ider
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