CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman hosted its annual Pre-State Tournament at Heritage Park and Cullman High School this weekend and Good Hope had a busy Saturday on the diamond as well.
Cullman 4 – Brookwood 1 (Friday)
Brookwood collected the first run of the game in the bottom of the second, as an error allowed them to take the 1-0 lead. After being shutout for the first three innings, Cullman’s offense got something going in the top of the fourth. Allie Johnson drew a leadoff walk and later scored on a one-out RBI double by Reese Hopper to tie the game up at one. Later that inning, Samantha Johnson hit an RBI single up the middle to give the Lady Bearcats a 2-1 lead. Cullman made it 4-1 in the top of the fifth with a two-run double from Hattie Graham and they went on to defeat the Lady Panthers 4-1.
Graham finished with a hit and two RBIs for the Lady Bearcats, while Hopper (two hits) and Samantha Johnson (one hit) each drove in a run of their own in the win. Kynlei Storey went all five innings on the mound for Cullman, as she gave up just four hits and one unearned run, walked three and struck out five.
Hayden 4 – Cullman 1 (Friday)
Cullman loaded the bases with one out in their opening at-bats, and Haylee Little scored on an error to give them the early lead. That would be the only run that they would score in the game, as Hayden plated four runs in the bottom of the fourth, and they ended up defeating the Lady Bearcats 4-1.
Kynlei Storey and Samantha Johnson each finished with a pair of hits for Cullman, while Abby Maples, Hattie Graham, Reese Hopper, and Dracen Bates all added a hit as well.
Madison County 7 – Cullman 4 (Saturday)
Cullman struck first in its opening at-bats against Madison County. Abby Maples drew a leadoff walk and later stole second base. Hattie Graham ripped the first pitch she saw into left field for an RBI double to give the Lady Bearcats the early lead. Later in the inning, Kynlei Storey drove in a run on a ground ball to make it 2-0. The Lady Tigers cut it to 2-1 in the bottom of the second on a suicide squeeze play. Cullman got that run back in the top of the third. Maples reached on an error to lead off the inning, and a ground ball moved her over to second. Later that inning, Reese Hopper lined an RBI single to center field to give them a 3-1 lead.
Madison County, though, responded in their half. An error, an RBI double, and another error allowed them to get the lead right back at 4-3. The Lady Tigers added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth. An RBI single was followed by an RBI double to make it 6-3, and later that inning, another RBI single allowed them to extend their lead to 7-3. Graham hit a one-out double for Cullman in the top of the fifth, and Hooper drove her in on an RBI single to cut it to 7-4. They wouldn’t get any closer after that, though, as they ended up dropping their game to Madison County 7-4.
Hopper finished with a pair of hits and two RBIs for the Lady Bearcats, while Graham (two hits) and Storey each drove in a run in the loss.
Good Hope 10 – East Lawrence 0 (Saturday)
Good Hope got on the scoreboard first in their opening at-bats. Lizzy Steed got hit by the pitch to lead off the bottom of the first, and a sacrifice bunt moved her over to second. Campbell Koch hit the first pitch she saw right up the middle for an RBI single to give the Lady Raiders the early lead. They added to their lead in the bottom of the third. A pair of RBI doubles by Kylee Smith and Haley Lay extended their lead to 3-0. Later that inning, Addyson Burgess lined the first pitch she saw into left field for a two-run triple to make it 5-0. Brooklyn Lambert followed that up with an RBI single to put them ahead 6-0.
An RBI triple by Koch and an RBI single by Lay gave Good Hope an 8-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. The Lady Raiders quickly ended things in the bottom of the fifth. They loaded the bases to lead off the inning, and Steed hit an RBI single to left field to make it 9-0. Koch’s one-out RBI single helped seal the 10-0 win for Good Hope.
Koch collected a trio of hits and three RBIs for the Lady Raiders. Lay (two hits) and Burgess (one hit) each drove in a pair of runs, while Steed (two hits), Smith (two hits), and Lambert (one hit) all added an RBI of their own in the win. Molly Benefield pitched a complete game three-hit shutout for Good Hope, as she walked three and struck out eight.
Sumiton Christan 9 – Good Hope 0 (Saturday)
Sumiton Christian got off to a strong start offensively, as they put up a six spot in their opening at-bats to take a 6-0 lead. The Lady Eagles added two more runs in the top of the second and one more in the third to make it 9-0. Sumiton Christian would go on to shut out Good Hope 9-0.
Kenzlee Smith, Kylee Smith, Addyson Burgess, and Carlee Trammell all collected a hit for the Lady Raiders.
American Christian Academy 15 – Good Hope 5 (Saturday)
It didn’t take long at all for American Christian Academy to blow the game wide open. They batted around and put up 11 runs in their opening at-bats to take an early 11-0 lead. Good Hope batted around in the top of the second. Lizzy Steed led off the inning with a double, and a single by Kylee Smith put runners on the corners with nobody out. Smith stole second, and later that inning, Haley Lay hit an RBI double to cut it to 11-1.
Smith scored on a ground ball by Addyson Burgess to make it 11-2. The Lady Raiders loaded the bases with two outs, and Carlee Trammell drew a walk to trim the deficit to 11-3. Calleigh Granger hit a two-run double to right field to cut it to 11-5. The Lady Patriots, though, added four more runs in their half to put them ahead 15-5 and they went on to defeat the Lady Raiders 15-5.
Granger finished with a hit and two RBIs for Good Hope, while Lay (one hit), Burgess, and Trammell all drove in a run in the loss.
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