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Dixie state titles elude local teams
Published July 21, 2009
The last hope for a local team to claim a Dixie Softball state championship ended Sunday afternoon.
The Sand Mountain Angels (9-10s) All-Stars put together a furious final inning rally, a rally that ultimately fell short as East Montgomery hung on for a 5-3 win in the Dixie Angels State Tournament at Scottsboro's Bynum Park.
Sand Mountain finished 2-2 in the tournament.
East Montgomery, which advanced to Monday night's championship round, scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and three more in the third to cruise into the top of the fifth inning with a 5-0 advantage.
Sand Mountain's rally started with Hannah Culpepper's leadoff walk and Kimberlin Still's double. Haley Blansit followed with an RBI single to plate Culpepper and trim the deficit to 5-1, and back-to-back RBI doubles by Taylor Eason and Shelby Hawkins scored Still and Blansit to make it 5-3.
But the rally ended with Sand Mountain runners at second and third, as East Montgomery coaxed a ground out to the pitcher to end the game.
Eason, Hawkins and Blansit all finished 2-for-2 for Sand Mountain, which got one hit each from Still, Jordan Davis and Savannah Hood. Tia Freeman walked twice.
Sand Mountain 7, Butler 6 — Sand Mountain survived a final at-bat rally by Butler Saturday night to advance.
Sand Mountain led 7-3 heading into the top of the fifth inning.
Shelby Hawkins finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored, while Eason had a hit, a walk and a run scored. Morgan Flynn finished 1-for-2, while Caitlin Tinker, Hannah Culpepper, Kimberlin Still and Jessica Lee all walked. Still and Culpepper each scored a run.
Dothan American 16, Scottsboro 0 — Two Dothan American pitchers combined to toss a no-hitter as Scottsboro was eliminated from the Dixie Angels State Tournament Saturday night.
Ali Boone and Keri McIntire both drew walks for Scottsboro, while Hannah Glass reached on an error.
East Montgomery 11, Sand Mountain 0 — Missed chances haunted Sand Mountain early, as it left the bases loaded in the first and second innings and saw East Montgomery pull away late during a winners bracket contest Saturday morning.
Taylor Eason finished 2-for-2 with a walk for Sand Mountain, while Savannah Hood, Morgan Flynn and Shelby Hawkins both contributed singles. Jordan Davis, Jessica Lee and Hannah Culpepper all walked while Tia Freeman reached via hit-by-pitch.
Sand Mountain 7, Pleasant Grove 1 — Sand Mountain got a double, two walks and a run scored from Jordan Davis to win its tournament opener on Friday.
Taylor Eason singled, walked and scored two runs for Sand Mountain, which also got singles from Shelby Hawkins and Kimberlin Still. Tia Freeman walked and scored a run and Savannah Hood scored a run after reaching on an error.
East Montgomery 17, Scottsboro 1 — Scottsboro dropped its tournament opener to East Montgomery Friday night.
Macy Lee reached and scored on an error for Scottsboro. Emma Stewart also reached via an East Montgomery error.
Darlings (7-8s)
Wetumpka 15, Scottsboro 5 — A big first inning helped propel Wetumpka on to a win over Scottsboro in an elimination game in the Dixie Darlings State Tournament Saturday night.
Caitlin Terrell, Bailey McLaughlin, Loren Grider, Maddy McAllister and Evie Gray each scored a run for Scottsboro.
Geneva 20, Sand Mountain 0 — Geneva eliminated Sand Mountain from the state tournament Saturday night.
Kassi Brown singled for Sand Mountain, which consisted of players from Macedonia, Pisgah and Ider.
Butler 10, Sand Mountain 2 — Sand Mountain dropped its opening round game Saturday morning.
Darien Hilley tripled and scored a run for Sand Mountain, which also got an RBI single from Katelyn Travis. Caitlyn Hall singled and scored a run, while Kassi Brown singled.
Geneva 28, Scottsboro 11 — Scottsboro lost a high-scoring contest to Geneva in the tournament's opening round Friday night.
Tearra Moore and Loren Grider both scored two runs apiece for Scottsboro.
Ponytails (11-12s)
Montgomery American 23, Scottsboro 0 — Two pitchers combined to throw a perfect game as Montgomery American eliminated Scottsboro from the Dixie Ponytails state tournament Saturday night.
Montgomery American 11, Sand Mountain 1 — Sand Mountain fell to Montgomery American in an elimination game Saturday morning.
Sand Mountain, consisting of players from Pisgah and Dutton, got two hits from Auburn McCrary as well as a double and a run scored from Autumn Hicks.
Ozark 12, Scottsboro 2 — Ozark used a five-run third inning to pull away from Scottsboro in the opening round of the tournament on Friday.
Taylor Collins walked twice and scored a run for Scottsboro, while teammate Sara Baugh walked and scored. Jessica Miller and Kaitlin Thompson also drew walks.
McCalla 5, Sand Mountain 3 — McCalla edged Sand Mountain in the opening round of the tournament Friday night.
Jacey Moore had an RBI triple for Sand Mountain, which also got an RBI double from Paxton Nance.
Samantha Jones singled and scored a run, while Autumn Brown added a single. Cailei Kirby walked and scored a run, while Vanessa Justice drew a walk.
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