Trevor Wells.
Chilldress scattered four hits in 4.1 innings and Wells finished as the Pirates knocked off McGill-Toolen 3-2 in a crucial area game.
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The Pirates, who have now won 19 of the last 21 games, will be at home for the first round of the Class 7A playoffs next weekend, while McGill must travel.
Childress (6-0) allowed just two runs. Wells pitched the final 2.2 innings. He struck out three and didn't allow a hit.
Chandler Best was the hard-luck losing pitcher, allowing just three runs on six hits.
Wells led the Fairhope offense with two hits, including a homer to lead off the game. Hunter Bettner accounted for the Pirates' other runs with a two-run single in the fifth.
Best had two hits for the Yellow Jackets and Nathan LaRue hit a solo homer.
The Pirates improved to 24-12 overall. McGill dropped to 27-6.
The two teams play again at 6 p.m. Thursday in Fairhope.
St. Luke’s pulls away from Satsuma
Mississippi State signee Satsuma 19-9 in five innings.
Jackson was 4-for-4. Josh Neutze was 4-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and Hunter Patterson had two hits and two RBIs.
Bryce Eddington was the winning pitcher in relief. He allowed three hits and struck out two in 1.2 innings.
The Wildcats (14-10) host Zion Chapel in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs on Friday. The doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.
J.U. Blacksher wins a pair
Landon Mura hit a two-run homer.
Blacksher also beat Tanner Weaver pitched the six-inning shutout. He allowed just one hit and struck out 13. Weaver also had three hits and two RBIs to lead the offense.
Sam Malone hits for cycle in Bayshore Christian win
Sam Malone hit the first pitch of the game for a home run and went on to hit for the cycle as Bayshore Christian defeated Snook Christian 21-3.
Malone had five RBIs in the victory. Hunter Hardy had two hits and five RBIs and Ellis Hope had two hits and three RBIs as the Eagles improved to 10-4 for the season.
Garris Adamson got the win.
Bayshore will host Central Christian at 5 p.m. Friday at Loxley Municipal Park.
SOFTBALL
Faith Academy’s offense explodes in win over Baker
Baker 9-2.
Rycca Hinton pitched seven innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out six for the Rams. She walked just one.
Lacey Fincher each collected multiple hits for Faith. Hinton blasted a solo homer and hit a triple. She scored twice and collected one RBI.
Faith (25-7) will host Saraland at 5 p.m. Thursday.
GIRLS SOCCER
St. Paul’s shuts down Faith
Faith Academy 2-0 this week.
Brittany Sharpe. It was Drum’s 10th shutout of the year.
Weezie Martin and Lily Joyce had assists.
St. Paul’s (15-3-3, 6-0) will host Class 7A Enterprise at 1 p.m. Saturday.
GIRLS TENNIS
UMS-Wright, St. Paul's finish 1-2 in Class 4A-5A, Section 1 tourney
Old Shell Road rivals St. Paul's finished 1-2 in the Class 4A-5A Section 1 tennis tournament on Wednesday at the Mobile Tennis Center.
Both teams will advance to the state tournament Monday and Tuesday at the tennis center.
UMS finished with 63 points. St. Paul's followed with 42. The remainder of the top six were Vigor (0).
Both UMS and St. Paul's made it to the finals in every position.
BOYS TENNIS
St. Paul's, UMS-Wright finish 1-2 in boys tourney
UMS-Wright 55-50.
Both teams advance to the state tournament Monday and Tuesday at the Mobile Tennis Center.
Vigor had four.
TRACK AND FIELD
Baker boys, McGill girls dominate Mobile County championships
Baker head coach Shondrey Young was worried about whether or not his team was going to be able to have a strong showing after the first day of the Mobile County Track and Field Championships, held Tuesday and Wednesday at the University of South Alabama.
On day two, though, he had nothing to worry about as the Hornets cranked things up a notch and trounced Blount rounded out the top five with 64 and 61.50 points respectively.
Baker got the win thanks to some clutch performances from Jonathan Davis, who, after winning the 800 meters in day one with a 2 minute, 1.16 second clocking, came back and finished a surprising second in the 400 (51.21) and winning the 3,200 (10:03.21); and Zion Mickles, who not only was third in the 800 (2:02.99), but came back in day two to win the 400 (50.14).
Those performances, along with a big win in the shot by Graham Collins of McGill-Toolen, who won the 110 and 300-meter hurdles (14.19/39.17) and finished second in the long jump (22-7 ¼). Collins also finished fifth in the high jump (6-4).
“Colin was able to get 20 points by himself,” Young said. “He had personal records in every event (shot, discus, and javelin). Overall, it was a team effort. I had a long talk with the kids and I let them know that I wasn’t pleased with their performances from the day before. We took no prisoners today, but we still have a lot to prove.”
As for McGill-Toolen’s Collins, the 14.19 in the 110-meter high hurdles was a personal best, with the help of a slight over-limit tailwind.
“It was just a matter of getting over the hurdles and getting my form down,” he said. “I felt real low, and I felt fast between the hurdles. It’s really a motivation for sectionals and state.”
Blount were fourth and fifth with 76 and 48.50 points respectively.
McGill-Toolen was led by girls’ MVP Michelle Roca, who won the 100 and 300-meter hurdles (15.28 /45.19), and also finished second in the 800 (2:23.46) and anchored the winning 4 X 400-meter relay.
In addition, Hannah Daffin had a double win in the shot (39-0¼) and discus (119-4).
“It was two days of awesomeness,” said Yellow Jacket coach Drew Bentley. “All you hope that would have happened, happened. We just had win after win. With Grace getting three wins, and Caroline Huff winning the 400 and placing second in the 200 as well as a personal best in the long jump, plus Michelle winning both hurdle races, finishing second in the 800 and anchoring the 4 X 400, they really stepped up. For a coach, it was fun to watch.”
Other notable performances included:
-- Murphy's Aryn McDowell winning the girls' long jump (17-9) and the triple jump (37-8 ½).
-- McGill-Toolen's David Dolan winning the boys' pole vault (14-0).
-- Arthur L. Mack
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