It’s all coming together for the Tallassee baseball team.
The Tigers picked up 10-3 and 10-2 victories over Alabama Christian Academy followed by a 14-7 win over Stanhope Elmore.
Hitting seemed to be a strong suit for Tallassee. Through all three games, the team accumulated a monstrous total of 31 hits – logging 15 against Stanhope alone. Sophomore Brue Milner racked up seven hits over the stretch paired with 11 RBIs and three runs scored. Against Alabama Christian and Stanhope, Milner picked up a home run in each while teammate Chase Chumley also smashed a home run against Alabama Christian. Seemingly, everyone in the batting lineup logged a hit or two during Tallassee’s winning streak.
On the mound was a slightly different story. It was up and down for the plethora of pitchers for the Tigers, showing signs of varying success. In both games against the Eagles, the pitchers accumulated 12 total hits along with five runs scored but struck out 11 total batters. However, against the Mustangs, hits were coming in bunches. They logged 11 hits paired with seven runs scored while the pitching group racked up six total errors on the mound.
Tallasseee will look to continue its winning ways against Montgomery Catholic on Friday.
The Rebels fall in back-to-back games
Things were on a positive incline for the Reeltown baseball team, picking up five consecutive wins. However, production saw a bit of a dip in a 12-11 loss to Montgomery Academy and an 18-0 loss against Wetumpka.
It was almost a tale of two different games, as the Rebels racked up 14 hits against the Eagles but logged only one total hit against the Indians.
Although Reeltown showed some success on the offensive side, the defense is ultimately what cost it both games. Eight different players found themselves on the mound but in both games surrendered 10 or more hits as well as10 or more runs in each.
Hitting wise, Hutson Lewis, JaMarkius Smith, Hagan Lewis, Reed Wood, Brody Smith, Slade Carleton, Xander Johnston and Preston Lynn all logged a hit over the two-game stretch, Carleton sent one deep against Montgomery Catholic while Lynn came in with a three-hit performance.