PREP ROUNDUP: West Limestone completes sweep of Rogers for playoff spot

Published 12:54 pm Sunday, April 14, 2024

West Limestone’s baseball team downed Rogers 10-0 on Saturday, finishing off a sweep of the Class 4A, Area 16 series to punch its ticket to the playoffs. 

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Braxton Griffin allowed just one hit and scattered five strikeouts over five strong innings. He — along with Landen Word — also had two RBIs. Cade Carpenter, meanwhile, went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. His clutch grand slam during Friday’s opener helped the Wildcats break a 6-6 tie and come away with a 10-7 win over Rogers. 

See a full postseason preview later this week. 

West Limestone’s softball team also found success this weekend, finishing runner-up at the Sardis Tournament. 

See more local roundup below. All stats, scores and names are taken from each team’s GameChanger account.


Saturday — April 13

Prep Baseball

Ardmore 4, Brewer 0

Keaton Johns: 7 IP, 4 H, 6 K

 

Ardmore 3, Brewer 0

Noah Stafford: 2 RBIs

Layne Williams: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 7 K

 

Athens 11, East Limestone 0

Luke Vaughan: 2-for-2, 2 RBIs

Walker Fleming: 2 RBIs

 

Clements 16, Falkville 1

Wyatt Albritton: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs

Grayson Borden: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs

Reid Putman: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs

Jacob Peoples: 2-for-5, 2 RBIs

Austin Craig: 3 RBIs | 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 10 K

Greyson Craig: 2 RBIs

 

Susan Moore 10, Clements 9

Greyson Craig: 3-for-5, 2 RBIs

Austin Craig: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs

 

Lauderdale County 10, Elkmont 0

 

St. John Paul II 5, Lindsay Lane 2

 

West Limestone 10, Rogers 0

Cade Carpenter: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs

Braxton Griffin: 2 RBIs | 5 IP, H, 5 K

Landen Word: 2 RBIs

 

Prep Softball

West Limestone 6, Ardmore 5

Aubrey Bethune: HR, 2 RBIs

Lilly Bethune: 3 RBIs

JuliAnn Kyle: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 5 K

 

West Limestone 5, Southside 4

 

West Limestone 4, Sardis 0

JuliAnn Kyle: 5 IP, 0 H, 6 K

 

Central Phenix City 10, West Limestone 0

 

Lindsay Lane 14, Decatur Heritage 3

Dusti Jo Conn: 4-for-4, 2 RBIs

Hannah Pepper: 4-for-4, RBI

Kaitlyn McMasters: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs

Lily Jackson: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs

Alice Morrison: 2 RBIs

 

 

Friday — April 12

Prep Baseball

Ardmore 11, Brewer 1

Noah Stafford: 3-for-3, RBI

Cole Clinard: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs

Dawson Pearson: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs

Caden Bailes: 2 RBIs

Zach Hall: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 7 K 

 

Skyline 3, Athens Bible 2

Weston Todd: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 12 K

 

Athens Bible 6, Skyline 0

Ethan Johnson: 3-for-3, 3 RBIs

Luke Murrell: 2 RBIs | 7 IP, 2 H, 14 K

 

Athens 3, Brooks 1

Hudson Marks: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K

 

Madison Academy 5, East Limestone 4

Charlie Eslick: 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 7 K

 

Madison Academy 11, East Limestone 6

Cole Vining: 2-for-2, 3 RBIs

Roman Schrimsher: 2 RBIs

 

Lauderdale County 14, Elkmont 0

 

Lindsay Lane 9, St. John Paul II 2

Alexander Cook: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs

Ethan Hotz: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K

 

West Limestone 10, Rogers 7

Wesley Dean: 3-for-3, RBI

Braxton Griffin: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs

Cade Carpenter: HR, 5 RBIs

 

Prep Softball

Huntsville 7, Ardmore 1

 

Ardmore 7, Arab 6

AG King: 2 RBIs

Lexi Mooney: 2 RBIs

 

Colbert County 15, Clements 5

Aubre Turner: HR, 2 RBIs

Sarah Jo Moss: HR

 

Alexandria 15, East Limestone 0

 

East Limestone 9, Sand Rock 8

Lara Looney: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs

Molly Thompson: Walk-off 2B, 2 RBIs

 

West Limestone 4, Sardis 4

Lilly Bethune: 2-for-2, 2 RBIs

JuliAnn Kyle: HR, 2 RBIs

Katie Lyn Kyle: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 11 K

 

West Limestone 7, Russellville 2

JuliAnn Kyle: 3-for-3 (HR), 3 RBIs | 6 IP, H, 0 ER, 11 K