The AHSAA baseball quarterfinals are tonight, with doubleheaders in each best-of-three series scheduled.
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10:30 PM, final update: Here are the final scores with Saturday’s Game 3 times.
10:19 PM, series split: Spanish Fort 9, Opelika 8 with Game 3 on Saturday at noon.
10:16 PM, series recap: Thompson over Vestavia Hills by Jeff Sentell.
10:14 PM, series sweep: Class 6A top-ranked Cullman (41-9) swept eighth-ranked Southside-Gadsden 7-3, 11-1, advances to play Briarwood-Pinson Valley winner.
10:05 PM, series split: Auburn 12, Smiths Station 6 with Game 3 on Saturday at 1 p.m.
9:54 PM, series sweeps: Fairhope (24-13) swept Theodore 12-4, 5-4, advances to play Smiths-Station-Auburn winner.
Brantley (13-17) beat J.U. Blacksher 5-2, 7-2, advances to play Billingsley–Ragland winner.
Brooks (32-11) swept North Jackson 10-0, 7-5, advances to play Oneonta-Cleburne County winner.
9:38 PM, 2 series split: Class 4A Oneonta won the first game over Cleburne County 5-2 in nine innings, but lost the second game 6-2 to set up Game 3 Saturday at 2 p.m. Huntsville beat Sparkman 7-1 in Game 2 with series finale at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
9:31 PM, score updates: Pinson Valley 7, Briarwood 4 final in Game 2 with Game 3 set for 3 p.m. on Saturday; Russellville 10, East Limestone 3 final in Game 2 for sweep; Cullman 4, Southside 1 after four; Auburn 7, Smiths Station 6 in fifth; Fairhope 5, Theodore 3 after five.
9:25 PM, series split: Class 5A Marbury beat Helena 8-3, but lost second game 2-0 to set up Game 3 Saturday at 1 p.m.
9:20 PM, series sweep: Class 3A Madison Academy (25-12) beat Plainview 11-5, 8-2, advances to play Winfield-Piedmont winner.
9:17 PM, photo gallery: AL.com’s Chip English shot Charles Henderson-St. Paul’s.
9:14 PM, series split: Alexandria wins Game 2 over Pleasant Grove 10-0 in five innings to force Game 3 Saturday at 2 p.m.
9:12 PM, score updates: Gordo 6, American Christian 1 after six, Cullman 4, Southside-Gadsden 1 in third, Opelika 5, Spanish Fort 2 in the fourth and Auburn 7, Smiths Station 5 in fifth.
9:01 PM, final score: Geneva beat Bayside 3-1 in Game 2. Final game scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.
8:55 PM, score updates: Madison Academy 8, Plainview 1 after four, Geneva 3, Bayside 1 heading to bottom 7, Southside-Gadsden 1, Cullman 0 in third, Fairhope 5, Theodore 3 after three, Pinson Valley 6, Briarwood 4 in sixth and Huntsville 7, Sparkman 0 after 4.
8:47 PM, series sweep: Class 7A third-ranked Thompson beat top-ranked Vestavia Hills 10-0, 1-0, advances to play Sparkman-Huntsville winner.
8:44 PM, series sweep: Class 5A St. Paul’s (39-2) beat last year’s Class 4A champion Charles Henderson 2-0, 10-5, advances to play Marbury–Helena winner.
8:36 PM, series sweep: Pelham downed Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 4-1, 5-0 and advances to face Opelika-Spanish Fort winner.
8:31 PM, more photo galleries: Sparkman-Huntsville by Eric Schultz, Opelika-Spanish Fort by Mike Kittrell and Vestavia Hills-Thompson by Mark Almond.
8:21 PM, Twitter updates:
Alexandria scores five runs on four hits and ton of errors in the bottom of the second. Valley Cubs lead 5-0.
— Brandon Miller (@bmiller_star) May 2, 2015
Southside 1, Cullman 0: mid 1st. @jheatherly7 strikes out side but 1st batter reached on error and later scored on a single.
— Rob Ketcham (@rketcham) May 2, 2015
3 run HR by Jalen Thompson and Saints lead 10-3 in top of 7Th.
— StP Athletics (@JmesserStp) May 2, 2015
8:15 PM, photo gallery: By AL.com’s Scott Donaldson from Fairhope-Theodore.
8:12 PM, score updates: Gordo 3, American Christian 0 after three, Opelika 1, Spanish Fort 0, Pinson Valley 4, Briarwood 1 after three.
8:01 PM, Twitter updates:
Underway in Game 2 here at @TheodoreBobcats. Theodore leads Fairhope 2-1 after 1. Bobcats in must-win situation after losing Game 1.
— Ben Thomas (@BenThomasPreps) May 2, 2015
After 2 innings, Mars Hill 6, Falkville 1. Falkville leads series 1-0
— Justin Graves (@decaturpreps) May 2, 2015
7:53 PM, score updates: Pinson Valley leads Briarwood Christian 3-0 after an inning, Winfield leads Piedmont 3-0 after an inning, Madison Academy beat Palinview 11-5, but trails 1-0 early in Game 2, Thompson leads Vestavia 1-0 after three, Mars Hill leads Falkville 5-1, after two, Pelham leads Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 5-0 after four, Bayside leads Geneva 1-0 after three and Gordo leads American Christian 3-0 after two.
7:39 PM, score updates: Class 6A top-ranked Cullman beat eighth-ranked Southside-Gadsden 7-3 and Opelika beat Spanish Fort 9-3 in a couple of Game 1 finals. Class 5A Russellville beat East Limestone 11-1 in Game 1 and leads 6-0 in the nightcap while St. Paul’s leads Charles Henderson 6-3 in the fourth.
7:33 PM, Game 1 recap from Jeff Sentell AL.com: Thompson pounded out 13 hits in a dominating 10-0 run-rule victory against No. 1 Vestavia Hills in a Class 7A quarterfinal. The contest lasted just six innings as the No. 3 Warriors upped the ante on a 5-0 lead by doubling their run production in the final inning.
Starting pitcher Colin Lillie was dominant from the bump and in the box as he recorded three hits and allowed just five hits to the Rebels for the complete game shutout. He struck out six batters and only faced significant danger in the first and fifth innings.
Senior Zach Brammer and junior Heath Haskins also both had three-hit days for the Warriors. Brammer collected three RBIs and senior Stephan Poplin also drove in two runs.
Alabama commitment Sonny Potter is slated to start for Vestavia Hills. Thompson will counter with Northwest Florida signee Poplin with two talented southpaws set to face off.
7:25 PM, Game 1 recap from Daniel Boyette, AL.com: Sparkman leadoff hitter Brock Anderson hit two homers and drove in three runs as the visiting Senators beat Huntsville 7-4 in the opening game of a Class 7A quarterfinal doubleheader. Anderson hit a solo shot in the third, and a two-run dinger in the fourth as Sparkman (22-18) jumped to a 6-0 lead. Drake Sanchez added a two-run single, and Will Sipes went 3-for-4.
Carter Vickers got the win, allowing three runs on eight hits over 5 2/3-innings. He struck out three and walked two. Jared Howell, who had a sac fly at the plate, threw the final 1 1/3-innings, allowing a run.
Huntsville’s Whitt Davis homered to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Panthers (24-13) loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter. But Howell got Chase Lovell fly out a step in front of the center-field wall to end the inning. Graham Ashcraft hit a solo homer, but also took the loss, allowing six runs, five earned, on seven hits over five innings. He fanned seven and walked two.
7:18 PM, Game 1 recap from Ben Thomas, AL.com: Kyle Bayley pitched seven strong innings as Fairhope upset No. 7 Theodore 12-4 in the first game of their Class 7A doubleheader at Theodore. The Pirates scored five runs in the second and seven in the fifth to snap the Bobcats’ 17-0 streak at home.
Andrew Miller, Bailey Daniels, Bayley and Ryan Merritt each had two hits for Fairhope. The Pirates chased Theodore ace Jordan Taylor after 4.1 innings. He allowed 10 runs on 10 hits.
7:12 PM, score updates: Class 4A Oneonta beat Cleburne County 5-2 in nine innings and Class 2A Mobile Christian leads G.W. Long 3-0 in the third.
6:59 PM, 2 Game 1 finals: Falkville beat Mars Hill Bible 9-1 and Pleasant Grove beat Alexandria 4-2.
6:45 PM, score updates: Briarwood leads Pinson Valley 4-2 in seventh, Fairhope scored seven in the fifth to lead Theodore 12-4, American Christian leads Gordo 7-4 and Bayside scratched out a run in the 11th to lead Geneva 1-0.
6:21 PM, 2 quick scores: Smith Station 5, Auburn 1; Cullman 6, Southside-Gadsden 3
6:20 PM, What a marathon: Bayside Academy and Geneva remain scoreless in the 10th inning of the opener. Can someone score?
6:18 PM, Lots of scoring: Fairhope leads Theodore 8-4 in game one of a 7A series.
6:16 PM, Final score: Pelham 4, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 1 is a final in game one.
6:14 PM, Update from south Alabama: Opelika 4, Spanish Fort 1
6:12 PM, A few score updates: Cullman 6, Southside-Gadsden 2, still in game one; Oneonta 2, Cleburne County 0 in sixth inning of game two; Pleasant Grove 3, Alexandria 1; American Christian 7, Gordo 3; Piedmont 2, Winfield 0
6 PM, 7A score: Thompson 3, Vestavia Hills 0 in game one.
5:58 PM, North Alabama score: Madison Academy 3, Plainview 3
5:52 PM, 6A update: Cullman 3, Southside-Gadsden 2
5:51 PM, We have sweep: Trinity beats Headland 4-2 to complete the sweep, and the Wildcats will advance to play the winner between Sipsey Valley and Oak Grove.
5:48 PM, Final score: In 2A, Mobile Christian beats G.W. Long 3-2 in the first game.
5:46 PM, Another score: Oneonta 2, Cleburne County 0
5:45 PM, Another close one: Pinson Valley now trails 3-2 vs. Briarwood Christian.
5:44 PM, Close games: Pleasant Grove and Alexandri ared tied 1-1, and American Christian leads 3-2 over Gordo in the fourth inning of game one.
5:41 PM, Quick game: St. Paul’s leads 2-0 over Charles Henderson after six innings of game one.
5:40 PM, Score from Mobile: Mobile Christian 3, G.W. Long 1
5:35 PM, A few updated scores: Cullman 3, Southside-Gadsden 0; Russellville 5, East Limestone 0; Decatur Heritage 9, South Lamar 1; Brooks 2, North Jackson 0
5:15 PM, Instant offense: Fairhope scores five in the second and leads 5-0 over Theodore.
5:13 PM, 3A score: Piedmont 1, Winfield 0 after one inning.
5:10 PM, It’s started: Cullman fails to score in the top of the first, so it’s 0-0 against Southside-Gadsden.
5:09 PM, Scoreless early: Auburn High lefty Andrew Naismith strikes out two in the first, and it’s 0-0 vs. Smiths Station.
5:08 PM, Score by B’ham area: Briarwood Christian now leads 2-0 over Pinson Valley.
5:01 PM, Big game: St. Paul’s leads visiting Charles Henderson 1-0 in the fourth inning of game one. Charles Henderson has won two straight state titles, and the teams have combined to lose less than 10 games this season.
5 PM, Early scoring: American Christian has a 3-1 lead over Gordo after one inning.
4:58 PM, Small school score: Decatur Heritage leads South Lamar 6-0 after two innings of game one.
4:56 PM, Another early 6A score: Pinson Valley and Briarwood Christian still 0-0 through two innings.
4:51 PM, 7A score: After one inning, Theodore and Fairhope are knotted in a scoreless tie.
4:45 PM, We have a first score!: In the fourth inning, Trinity has a 2-0 lead over Headland. On, two RBIs later, and it’s now 4-0. This is game two. Trinity won game one.
Marquee matchups tonight include Vestavia Hills at Thompson in 7A, Charles Henderson at St. Paul’s in 5A, Fairhope at Theodore in 7A, Sparkman at Huntsville in 7A, and Cullman at Southside-Gadsden in 6A.
Class 7A second round. Fairhope at Theodore. Awesome day for baseball. Let’s play 2! #alprepspic.twitter.com/NyIXDyVHd1
— Ben Thomas (@BenThomasPreps) May 1, 2015
Helena – playing its first game at its new on-campus baseball stadium – must also play without several players who were suspended by the AHSAA.
The crowd here for today’s quarterfinal showdown between ACA and Gordo is incredible. People everywhere. pic.twitter.com/sC9JO3OHDq
— Joey Chandler (@Joey_TNews) May 1, 2015
