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.

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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