Hanceville’s baseball team needed a bit more time to get the job done on Saturday, but get the job done it did.
Nelson Arteaga’s walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning lifted the Bulldogs past Good Hope 4-3 and into the Class 4A playoffs following their Area 11 victory.
Arteaga, who also had a two-run single in the first inning and struck out nine across 7 1/3 innings, crushed a ball to left field to plate Grayson Hurter, who earlier reached on an error to open the frame, and finished the contest 3-for-5 with three RBIs.
“I’m really proud of the guys for fighting through injuries this season and coming together,” Hanceville coach Michael Chandler said. “It’s always good to be in the playoffs and I’m just excited this group gets to experience it again.”
Dakota Overton and Caden Drake each registered RBI doubles for Good Hope, which took a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning following a Hanceville error. The Bulldogs, though, tied things up in the home half on Gabe Ognilla’s two-out RBI double.
See more local roundup below.
Saturday — April 13
Prep Baseball
Winston County 6, Addison 1
Hartselle 10, Cullman 0
Hartselle 6, Cullman 3
Colter Bowen: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
Springville 7, Fairview 1
Springville 14, Fairview 6
Kolt Redding: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs
Prep Softball
Oneonta 6, Cold Springs 5
Brooklyn Ingram: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
Hartselle 7, Cullman 5
Oneonta 4, Good Hope 3
Molly Johnson: 2 RBIs
Chelsea 7, West Point 3
Friday — April 12
Prep Baseball
Cold Springs 11, Meek 10
Matt Williams: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs
Samuel Turner: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
Cole Bales: 2 RBIs
Josh Winfrey: 2 RBIs
Hartselle 14, Cullman 0
Springville 2, Fairview 0
Jaxson Robertson: 6.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 K
Good Hope 11, Hanceville 2
Carter Rutherford: 3-for-4
Owen Armstrong: 3 RBIs
Carter Naramore: 2 RBIs
Carter Naramore: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K
Locust Fork 11, Holly Pond 8
Russellville 16, West Point 5
Prep Softball
Southeastern 6, Cold Springs 1
Holly Pond 13, Cold Springs 1
Maycie Black: 3-for-3, 2 RBIs
Darla Fredrick: 2-for-2, 3 RBIs
Alivia Farr: 2 RBIs
Southeastern 6, Holly Pond 0
Cullman 3, McAdory 2
Scottsboro 4, Cullman 0
Good Hope 4, Oneonta 1
Campbell Koch: 2 RBIs
Molly Benefield: 2 RBIs | 5 IP, 8 H, ER, 2 K
West End 2, Good Hope 0
Molly Benefield: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K
Vinemont 13, Susan Moore 3
Haley Millwood: 4-for-4, 4 RBIs
Alaina Sandlin: 3-for-4, 3 RBIs
Callie Millwood: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs
Emma Dortch: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs
Arleigh Thomason: 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 7 K
West Point 8, Hatton 7
Kara Jones: 3-for-3
Macayla Wilkins: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs
Brinlee Phillips: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
Pell City 17, West Point 0