Calhoun County, AL – Alexandria sweeps Southside, clinches area title and right to host first-round playoff series. Oxford celebrates six seniors while splitting with American Christian.
Playoff pairings
First-round AHSAA playoff pairings and times known to date. The AHSAA deadline for reporting information for best-of-3, first-round playoff series is Monday. Coaches, send first-round info to Hayden.medley@gmail.com
CLASS 6A
Friday, 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Parker at Oxford.
Saturday
If necessary, TBD
CLASS 5A
Friday, TBD
Douglas at Alexandria
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
CLASS 4A
Friday, TBD
North Jackson at Jacksonville
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
Friday, TBD
White Plains at Etowah
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
Friday, TBD
Geneva at Munford
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
CLASS 3A
Friday, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sylvania at Piedmont
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
Friday, 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Wellborn at Plainview
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
CLASS 2A
Friday, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Donoho at Southeastern
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
CLASS 1A
Friday, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Jacksonville Christian at Athens Bible
Saturday, TBD
If necessary
By East Alabama Sports Today
ALEXANDRIA — Tripp Patterson pitched a four-hitter in Game 1, and the Valley Cubs stemmed a Southside rally in Game 2 to sweep the Panthers 4-3 and 11-7 in Class 5A, Area 12 play on Saturday.
The Valley Cubs (21-8) clinched the area title and right to play host to its first-round playoff series against Douglas, which starts Friday.
Patterson’s four-hitter came in Alexandria’s 4-3 win. He struck out six batters and allowed two earned runs in seven innings.
Alexandria’s Aiden Brunner had a triple and a double and an RBI. Zach Baskins went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI. Brodie Slaton and Samuel Henegar had an RBI apiece.
Alexandria’s Evan Snow was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and an RBI in the Valley Cubs’ 11-7 victory. They also got an RBI apiece from Brunner, Brayden Thacker and Nic Thompson.
OXFORD 0-5, AMERICAN CHRISTIAN 5-4: Oxford split with American Christian while celebrating senior day at Bud McCarty Field.
Seniors included R.J. Brooks, Tide Gann, Forrest Heacock, Carter Johnson, Judd Syer and Branson Whiteside.
Oxford (25-9) managed three hits in Saturday’s opener with ACA, but answered a two-run ACA sixth inning with a two-run sixth of its own to retake the lead for good in the second game.
Reid Maniscalco hit a solo home run, the second home run of his varsity career, and Heacock hit an RBI single to give Oxford the 5-4 lead.
Maniscalco had two RBIs for the game.
Rocco Maniscalco hit a two-run double in the third inning.
Gavin Griner pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs and striking out four batters. Bryson Bradford got the win, allowing one hit and one unearned run in 1 2/3 innings.
Oxford opens the playoffs at home on Friday against Parker.
