Weston Norton came through with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in bottom of the ninth inning to propel Cullman to a 1-0 area triumph against Brewer on Senior Night.

The game was dominated by pitching — Will Morrison allowed just two hits and struck out 15 batters in nine terrific innings, while Dakota Bennett surrendered two hits to go along with 18 strikeouts in eight innings for the Patriots — but the Class 6A No. 2 Bearcats (25-6) took advantage of the road team’s bullpen when it mattered most. 

Owen Lovell (double) and Jacob Heatherly (walk) led off the decisive frame with key at-bats before Carson Freeman moved them up a station with a sacrifice bunt.

After another walk to Trent Price, Norton stepped up to the plate and delivered a fly ball to left field to score the big run and improve the Black and Gold’s area record to 7-0 overall.

Lovell, Levi Thomas and Grayson Taylor recorded the only hit for Cullman.

% Hanceville 9, Vinemont 5: Isaac Holmes (three hits and one RBI), Gaiven Cruce (two hits and four RBIs), Kaine Yates (two hits and one RBI), Josh Stanley (two hits and one RBI) and Alex Campbell (two hits) came up with big hits during Tuesday’s road and area series triumph against the Eagles. 

Corbin Barnett (three hits and one RBI) and Cody Stewart (one hit and two RBIs) kept the Red and White within striking distance. Derrick Ransom, Hudson Wood and Travis Hopper also tallied two hits apiece during the loss.

% West Point 9, Fairview 3: Kolton Easterwood and Levi Allred each came up with four hits and one RBI to help the Maroon and White cap off an area victory against the Aggies on Tuesday. 

Matthew McDonald (two hits and four RBIs), Hunter Persall (two hits and one RBI) and Sam Briehn (one hit and two RBIs) also brought the thunder.  

Stats for Fairview were unavailable.

% Cold Springs 13, St. Bernard 5: Cody Anderson (four hits and two RBIs), Jake Abbott (three hits), Austin Franklin (two hits and four RBIs) and Brooks Stephenson (two hits and three RBIs) netted fine at-bats for the Blue and Gold during Tuesday’s home victory and area series triumph against the Saints.

Stats for St. Bernard were unavailable.

 

Other score(s): Good Hope 6, Dora 3

  

Prep Golf

Good Hope’s Cole Pearson fired a 69 in the Walker Classic at Musgrove County Club to corral low-medalist honors.

 

Prep Softball

% Cullman 15, Brewer 1: The Lady Bearcats racked up 15 hits during a six-inning road and area victory on Tuesday.

Olivia Schwaiger smashed the game’s only home run en route to three hits and four RBIs, while teammate Meredith McPherson also ripped three base knocks for Cullman (16-15).

McKensi Burks (five RBIs), Hannah Morton (three RBIs), Sierra Easterwood (one RBI) and Tiffani Schwaiger secured two hits apiece at the dish. Bailey Swann also had one hit and one RBI.