PREP SOFTBALL: Good Hope claims area title; several local squads advance to regionals
Published 10:45 pm Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Good Hope’s softball team won the Class 4A, Area 13 tournament title this week, spearheading a group of four local teams moving on to the next stage of the playoffs.
The Raiders — along with Cold Springs — will travel to Florence next week to compete in the North Regional. Addison and Hanceville, meanwhile, will head to Albertville for the East Regional. Addison, Cold Springs and Hanceville advanced as area runners-up.
Check back later for regional schedules.
See below for complete capsules of each local area tournament.
CLASS 1A (AREA 14)
Addison 8, Meek 5
AnnaBeth Powell: 3-for-4 (HR), 3 RBIs
Mackenzie Carter: 3-for-4, RBI
Lainey Evans: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
Mattie Johnson: 2-for-4
Savannah Miller: 2-for-4
Meek 15, Addison 1
Meek 17, Addison 3
Mackenzie Carter: 2 RBIs
*Addison advances to East Regional (Albertville)
CLASS 2A (AREA 10)
Cold Springs 11, Winston County 5
Brooke Rowan: 2-for-4, RBI
Cloe Shelton: 3 RBIs
Sumiton Christian 9, Cold Springs 6
Brooke Rowan: 3-for-4, RBI
Brooklyn Ingram: 2-for-4, RBI
Addie Kilgo: 2 RBIs
Cold Springs 11, Winston County 1
Aleah Addison: 3-for-4, 3 RBIs
Joci Williams: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
Cloe Shelton: 2-for-3, RBI
Kotie Calvert: 2 RBIs
Murphee Perdue: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 9 K
Sumiton Christian 15, Cold Springs 0
*Cold Springs advances to North Regional (Florence)
CLASS 3A (AREA 12)
Hanceville 4, Vinemont 2
Kynzlee Farr (H): 2-for-4
Bella Spinks (H): 2 RBIs
Josi Jones (H): 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K
Bryleigh Basinger (V): 2-for-3, RBI
Tori Vines (V): 2-for-3, RBI | 7 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 12 K
J.B. Pennington 13, Holly Pond 12
Olivia Smith: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs
Libby Stallings: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs
Clara Spitzer: 2-for-4, RBI
Maggie Nail: 1-for-1, 3 BB
Vinemont 11, Holly Pond 1
Tori Vines (V): 3-for-3, 5 RBIs
Bryleigh Basinger (V): 3-for-3, 2 RBIs
Abby Kuykendall (V): 2-for-4
Arleigh Thomason (V): 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 8 K
Maggie Nail (HP): 2-for-3
*Season ends for Holly Pond
Locust Fork 5, Hanceville 4
Lakin McBee: 3-for-4, RBI
Bella Spinks: 2-for-4 (HR), RBI
Kynzlee Farr: 4 IP, H, 0 ER, K
Vinemont 6, J.B. Pennington 5
Abby Kuykendall: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs
Tori Vines: 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 K
Hanceville 10, Vinemont 4
Josi Jones (H): 4-for-4, 2 RBIs | 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 6 K
Bella Spinks (H): 3-for-5, RBI
Kynzlee Farr (H): 3-for-5
Karrigan Pipkin (H): 2-for-3, RBI
Zoe Pitts (H): 3 RBIs
Bryleigh Basinger (V): 3-for-4
Haley Millwood (V): 2-for-4
Tori Vines (V): 3 RBIs
*Season ends for Vinemont
Locust Fork 11, Hanceville 0
*Hanceville advances to East Regional (Albertville)
CLASS 4A (AREA 13)
Good Hope 8, East Lawrence 3
Natalie Miller: 2-for-4, RBI
Lizzy Steed: 2-for-4
Haley Lay: 1-for-1, 3 BB
Addyson Burgess: 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K
Good Hope 13, Danville 5
Lizzy Steed: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs
Haley Lay: 3-for-5, 2 RBIs
Addyson Burgess: 3-for-5, RBI
Natalie Miller: 2-for-3, RBI
Good Hope 14, Danville 7
Natalie Miller: 3-for-3 (HR), 4 RBIs
Addyson Burgess: 3-for-4
Kylee Smith: 2-for-4, RBI
Campbell Koch: 3 RBIs
Molly Benefield: 2 RBIs
*Good Hope advances to North Regional (Florence)
CLASS 5A (AREA 14)
Russellville 6, West Point 5
Cabri Blackwood: 2-for-5, 2 RBIs
Macie Brown: 2-for-3, RBI
Russellville 6, West Point 4
Katie Beth Yovino: 4-for-4, 2 RBIs
*Season ends for West Point
CLASS 5A (AREA 15)
Arab 15, Fairview 3
Fairview 19, Guntersville 4
Kylie Kovar: 3-for-4 (HR), RBI
Addison Phillips: 2-for-2, 4 RBIs
Ayda Payne: 2-for-2 (HR), 3 RBIs
Kayleigh Hill: 2-for-2, 3 RBIs
Ralie Gaines: 3 RBIs
Emily Benson: 3 BB
Arab 7, Fairview 1
*Season ends for Fairview
CLASS 6A (AREA 13)
Mortimer Jordan 9, Cullman 0
Allie Johnson: 2-for-3
Mortimer Jordan 6, Cullman 5
Leighton McGriff: 2-for-2, RBI
Reese Hopper: 2-for-3, RBI
Allie Johnson: 2 RBIs
Dracen Bates: 3 BB
*Season ends for Cullman