PREP ROUNDUP: Patterson earns 400th win at Cullman; Wilkins tosses no-hitter for Lady Warriors

Published 11:11 pm Saturday, February 22, 2020

Brent Patterson reached an incredible milestone on Saturday.

The longtime Cullman baseball coach earned his 400th career win with the Bearcats, who beat Saraland 7-0 to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Patterson, who took over the program prior to the 2009 season, has guided the Black and Gold to a pair of state titles (2015 and 2019) as well as four runner-up finishes (2011, 2014, 2016 and 2017).

He was quick, however, to credit that success to everybody but himself.

“I think a lot about how it should really be spread among the coaching staff and not nearly so attached to my name,” Patterson said. “And how many players have devoted themselves to becoming as good as they can be to help the program be successful. It takes so many people who work silently and selflessly behind the scenes in order for us to do what we get to do and go to the places we get to go.

“The number of wins never crosses my mind until something like this brings it to our attention. Honestly, the first thing that I thought was that I’ve really been in this for a long time. It reminded me how much we all need to slow down and enjoy the relationships and the work the team puts in. Because it all goes by so fast. I’ve just really got a lot to be thankful for.”

No Messing Around

West Point’s Carlie Wilkins tossed a six-inning no-hitter in a 5-0 win over East Lawrence on Saturday.

Wilkins needed just 88 pitches to complete her masterpiece, striking out 13 batters and walking one.

The Lady Warriors went on to win the Warrior Battle later in the day following an 8-1 victory versus Curry.

“Carlie went straight at them,” coach Eric Pendley said. “She was one walk away from perfect. She threw it well all day.”

See more roundup from Friday and Saturday below:

Saturday, February 22

Prep Baseball

Addison 2, Good Hope 1

Luke Waldrep (A): 4 IP, 1 H, 10 K

Colton Tyree (A): 3 IP, 2 H, 8 K

Cullman 6, Fairhope 4

Jaylen Hughey: 2 Hits, 2 RBIs

Cullman 7, Saraland 0

Austin Hurt: Hit, 2 RBIs

Jeb Bartle: 6 IP, 5 H, 4 K

Prep Softball

Cullman 9, Boaz 1

Olivia Britton: HR, 3 RBIs

Haley Shannon: 2 Hits

McKenna Kline: Hit, 2 RBIs

*John Carroll Classic (Five Innings)

John Carroll 7, Cullman 5

Haley Shannon: 2 Hits, RBI

Sarah Herfurth: Hit, 3 RBIs

*John Carroll Classic (Four Innings)

Jemison 10, Cullman 3

Carlie Burnham: 2 Hits, RBI

*John Carroll Classic (Four Innings)

West Point 5, East Lawrence 0

Carlie Wilkins: No-Hitter (6 IP, 13 K)

Bethany Minck: 2 Hits, RBI

Molly Pendley: 2 Hits

Gracie Thompson: Hit, 2 RBIs

*Warrior Battle at West Point (Six Innings)

West Point 3, Lawrence County 0

Molly Pendley: 2 Hits, RBI

Lexi Shadix: Solo HR

Carlie Wilkins: 5 IP, 2 H, 9 K

*Warrior Battle at West Point (Five Innings)

West Point 8, Curry 1

Molly Pendley: Hit, 2 RBIs

Carlie Wilkins: 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 K

*Warrior Battle at West Point (Three Innings) — Championship

Other Scores

Hanceville 12, Columbia 1

Good Hope 10, Hanceville 1

Curry 7, Good Hope 1

Friday, February 21

Prep Baseball

Daphne 5, Cullman 4

Brady Patterson: 2 Hits

AJ Miller: 2 Hits

Fairhope 10, West Point 3

Will Cochran: 3 Hits

Aubry Cleghorn: 2 Hits, RBI

Whitt Laney: 2 Hits, RBI

Prep Softball

Cullman 7, Mountain Brook 2

Savannah Davis: 2 Hits (HR), RBI

Shana Guest: HR, 3 RBIs

McKenna Kline: HR, 2 RBIs

*John Carroll Classic (Three Innings)

West Point 3, Priceville 3

Nikki Tyree: Hit, 2 RBIs

*Warrior Battle at West Point (Four Innings)

West Point 16, Columbia 0

Lexi Shadix: 2 Hits (GS), 7 RBIs

Molly Pendley: 2 Hits (HR), 2 RBIs

Carlie Wilkins: 2 Hits, 2 RBIs

*Warrior Battle at West Point (Two Innings)

Other Scores

Springville 2, Cullman 0

Good Hope 5, Hanceville 3

East Lawrence 11, Hanceville 0

Good Hope 8, East Lawrence 2