Orange Beach captures 5th straight state title
The Thursday action at the state tournament featured a couple more state champions and the conclusion to a few great careers.
Thursday at the Alabama high school state softball tournament had a little bit of everything.
Orange Beach won its fifth straight state championship in its fifth season as a program. The Makos are one of the most dominant programs the state has ever seen, and finished the season with a 46-2 record.
Curry took home the runner-up trophy in Class 4A. Ambrey Taylor put a bow on one of the most stat-packed careers in state history, launching a long home run to straightaway center field to lead off the championship game.
Kinston rallied to beat Hackleburg twice to claim the Class 1A state championship.
Class 6A got started with several one-run games and a couple extra-inning games. Helena punched its ticket to the state championship and will await one of Saraland, Pell City or Athens on Friday.
Here’s a full rundown of the action:
Class 4A
Curry 3, Alexandria 2 (F/8)
- Shileigh Williams (C): Walk-off sac fly
- Ansley Brown (C): 3-for-4
- Brooklyn Morton (C): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 K
- Allyssa Hunt (A): 2 RBIs
- Pressley Slaton (A): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 10 K
Curry 4, Satsuma 2
- Shileigh Williams (C): 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
- Lanie West (C): 2-for-3, RBI
- Skiely Perry (C): 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 5 K
- Brooklyn Morton (C): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R
- Bralee Byrd (S): 2-for-3, RBI
- Madison Sawyer (S): 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R (3 ER), 6 K
Orange Beach 9, Curry 2
- Jayde Palmer (OB): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
- Katie King (OB): 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Teagan Revette (OB): 2B, 2 RBIs
- KG Favors (OB): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 K
- Ambrey Taylor (C): 2-for-3, 2B, HR, RBIClass 1A
Spring Garden 7, Woodland 0
- Layla Ingram: 3-for-4, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs
- Avery Steward: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 K
- Olivia Law: 2B, RBI
Kinston 7, Spring Garden 1
- Allyx Williamson: 4-for-4
- Madisyn Jones: 2 RBIs
- Lauren Norris: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 7 K
Kinston 4, Hackleburg 3
- Brynne Kelley (K): 2-for-4, 2B
- Lilli Sumblin (K): 2B, RBI; 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 6 K
- Maddie Williamson (K): 2-for-4, RBI
- Braylynn Pope (H): 2-for-3, 2B
- Ellie Nichols (H): 2B, RBI
- Laine Steward (H): 7 IP, 8 H, 4 R (3 ER)
Kinston 10, Hackleburg 7
- Camdyn Norris (K): 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBIs
- Lauren Norris (K): 3B, 2 RBIs
- Allyx Williamson (K): 2-for-3, 2B
- Brynne Kelley (K): 2B, 2 RBIs
- Maddie Williamson (K): 2-for-4, RBI
- Lilli Sumblin (K): 5.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R
- Braylynn Pope (H): 3-for-4, 3B, HR, 3 RBIs
- Saylor Cooper (H): 2 hits, 3B
- Brooklyn Butler (H): 2B, RBI
- Carson Browning (H): 3-for-4, RBI, 2 SB
- Ellie Nichols (H): 2 hits, RBI
Class 6A
Hartselle 15, Gardendale 2
- Katie Norgard (H): 4-for-4, 3 2Bs, HR, 5 RBIs
- Kaelin Perdue (H): 2-for-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBIs; 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 5 K
- KJ Prater (H): 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs
- Morgan Osborn (H): 3 R
- Brit Godfrey (H): 3 R
Helena 5, Rehobeth 2
- Gracie Storey (H): 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBIs
- Macie Brashears (H): 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 2 SB
- Marlee Parsons (H): 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (0 ER), 6 K
- Maddie Williams (R): 2 RBIs
- Alex Cobb (R): 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R
Saraland 4, Brookwood 2
- Gracie Dees (S): 2-for-3, 2 2Bs
- Kyla Reed (S): 3-for-3, RBI
- Kori Simmons (S): 2 RBIs
- Mallory Brown (S): 2-for-3, RBI
- Myleigh Dobbins (S): 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 7 K
- Shelby Parker (B): 2B, 2 RBIs
- Amori Morrison (B): 4 IP, 8 H, 3 R
- Layla Steele (B): 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R
Athens 12, Pell City 8 (F/8)
- Paisley Howell (A): 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBIs
- Caitlyn Tedford (A): 4-for-4, 2 2Bs, RBI, 3 R, 4 SB
- Jazz Davis (A): 2B, 3 RBIs
- Lily Lowery (A): 2B, RBI
- Abby Lopez (A): 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R
- Nyla Treptau (PC): 2 hits, 2B, 2 RBIs
- Aubrey Tucker (PC): 2 hits, RBI, 3 R
- Kherington Keith (PC): 3-for-5, 2 RBIs
- Olivia Humphreys (PC): 2 hits, RBI
- Jenna Lewis (PC): 2-for-3, RBI
- Savannah McGaha (PC): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 K
Gardendale 11, Rehobeth 8
- Chloe Sanders (G): 2B, 2 RBIs
- Kenley Vaughn (G): 3-for-4, 2B, 4 RBIs
- Emerson Murrell (G): 3-for-4, RBI, 4 R, 2 SB
- Abbey Crockett (G): 3-for-3, 2 RBIs
- Kryslin Martin (R): 3-for-3, 3B, 3 R
- Shelby Davis (R): 2B, 2 RBIs
- Brooke Nowlin (R): 3-for-4, 2 RBIs
- Alex Cobb (R): 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER)
Pell City 8, Brookwood 5
- Briley Goodgame (PC): 2B, 3 RBIs
- Nyla Treptau (PC): 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Reese Tarver (PC): 2-for-4, 2B
- Olivia Humphreys (PC): 2-for-4, RBI
- Savannah McGaha (PC): 7 IP, 9 H, 5 R (2 ER), 5 K
- Amori Morrison (B): 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Kylee Grace Roy (B): 3-for-4, 3 RBIs
Helena 3, Hartselle 2 (F/11)
- Lily Sanderson (He): 3-for-5
- Carrington Schiefer (He): 3-for-6, RBI; 10 IP, 10 H, 2 R (0 ER), 6 K
- Gracie Storey (He): 2 RBIs
- Kaelin Perdue (Ha): 2B, RBI; 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 K
- Abigail Kubica (Ha): 7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 4 K
- Ryley Cate Wolf (Ha): 2-for-4, 2B
- Zoe Hitt (Ha): 2-for-4, RBI
Saraland 3, Athens 2
- Kori Simmons (S): 2-for-4, 2B
- Gracie Dees (S): 2-for-4, RBI
- AC Cole (S): 2-for-3, RBI
- Myleigh Dobbins (S): 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 7 K
- Lily Lowery (A): 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBIs
- Jaicey Harty (A): 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R
Pell City 3, Hartselle 1
- Kherington Keith (PC): 2B, 2 RBIs
- Briley Goodgame (PC): 2-for-3, RBI
- Reese Edwards (PC): 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R (0 ER)
- Kaelin Perdue (H): 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 7 K
Athens 9, Gardendale 4
- Caitlyn Tedford (A): 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, 3 SB
- Jaicey Harty (A): 2-for-3, RBI, 2 SB
- Camry Townsend (A): 7 IP, 10 H, 4 R (3 ER)
- Charlie Chiasson (G): 2-for-4, 2 3Bs, RBI
- Anna Valentine (G): 2B, 2 RBIs
- Addi Jo Robertson (G): 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R
Helena 3, Saraland 2
- Marlee Parsons (H): 7 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 3 K
- AC Cole (S): 2B, RBI
- Laken Bryan (S): 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R
- Myleigh Dobbins (S): 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 4 K