softball

The Fayette Lady Tigers suffered two losses last week on the softball diamond. On March 30, Lamar County scored big in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and earn a 10-0 victory over Fayette.

The Berry Lady Wildcats won two-of-three games played on Saturday, March 20 during the Hubbertville Round-Robin Softball Tournament. Marion County defeated Berry by the score of 4-2. Kyla Edmonson pitched the complete four-inning game for the Lady Wildcats and suffered the loss. She allowed two earned runs on only two hits and struck out six batters. Anna Kate VanDee had Berry’s only hit in the game, which was a double. She also batted in both of the Lady Wildcats runs. Edmonson scored both of Berry’s runs during the game.

The Hubbertville Lady Lions softball team played five games last week, with mixed results in the outcomes. Hubbertville started the week with an 11-1 victory over Brilliant. Emma Nichols pitched a complete five inning game and allowed only two hits and no earned runs while striking out 10 batters. Laikyn Wright had three hits in four at-bats, including a double, with two RBIs and two runs scored. Krissa Comer was also three-for-four at the plate, with four RBIs and two runs scored.

Hubbertville’s softball team opened its 2021 season with a 17-7 road loss to Hackleburg. Laikyn Wright had two hits, including a home run and four RBIs. Krissa Comer had two hits, including a solo home run. Kylee Dunn also had two hits and scored two runs, while Brenley Burkett had a solo home run. Emma Nichols started the game on the mound for Hubbertville. Nevaeh Hoobler picked up the loss in relief.

The Berry Lady Wildcats defeated Sipsey Valley and Winfield on Friday night, March 11, in the Lady Aggies Classic. Berry opened the tournament with a 12-0 defeat of Sipsey Valley.  
Kyla Edmonson pitched four innings, giving up one hit and striking out nine for the win. At the plate, Edmonson was also three-for-four, with a double, and a RBI.  

The Fayette Lady Tigers defeated Marion County on March 8 by the score of 12-8. Fayette was behind 6-0 entering the fourth inning before scoring six runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to seal the win. Lauren Seale captured the victory from the mound for Fayette. Harley Johnson and Sarah Moore each had three hits and three RBIs for Fayette. Jessica Duck contributed two hits and two RBIs,

The Fayette Lady Tigers hosted its “Tiger Slam Invitational” softball tournament on Saturday, March 6. The tournament consisted of five teams: Fayette, Cordova, South Lamar, Lynn and Brilliant. Cordova finished with the best record in the round-robin tournament, with a perfect 4-0 record. South Lamar was 3-1, while Fayette finished 2-2 and Brilliant was 0-4. The Lady Tigers opened the tournament with a 16-4 victory over Brilliant. Fayette defeated Lynn in its second game 8-4, before losing 4-0 to South Lamar and 4-2 to Cordova.

Berry’s softball team defeated the Fayette County High School Lady Tigers by a score of 14-4 in its only game played during the week. The Lady Wildcats scored five runs in the second inning, three in the third inning, and six runs in the fifth to close the game out in five innings. Kyla Edmonson pitched a complete game for Berry, earning her third victory of the season. She allowed four hits and no earned runs while striking out 10 opposing batters to secure the win.

Berry began its 2021 softball season with a 6-2 loss to Sulligent on Feb. 25. The losing pitcher for Berry was Kyla Edmonson, who allowed two earned runs on five hits in five innings of work.
Allie Taylor was two-for-three with a run scored, Gracyn Hydrick was two-for-three with a RBI, and Caitlyn Banks was two-for-three with a double. The Lady Wildcats lost its second game of the season 4-1 to South Lamar.

The Fayette County High School Lady Tigers’ softball team got the 2021 season off to a good start by winning its first two games. Fayette opened the season with a 4-1 victory over the Dora Lady Bulldogs. Dora scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead before Fayette rallied in the bottom of the sixth to score four runs and seal the win.