PREP ROUNDUP: Lindsay Lane sweeps Cold Springs to advance

TL;DR

Lindsay Lane defeated Cold Springs 4-0 and 13-3 to sweep the Class 2A state baseball playoff series. Wyatt Wallace pitched a complete-game shutout in the opener and led offensively in both games.

Key points

Lindsay Lane swept Cold Springs in the playoffs
Wyatt Wallace pitched a complete-game shutout
Lindsay Lane scored 4-0 and 13-3 in the doubleheader
Abernathy had three RBIs in the second game
Lindsay Lane advances to the quarterfinals

Lindsay LaneCold SpringsClass 2A state baseball playoffsWyatt Wallace

May 1—ATHENS — Wyatt Wallace pitched a complete-game shutout on Thursday, as Lindsay Lane opened the second round of the Class 2A state baseball playoffs with a 4-0 win over Cold Springs.

Lindsay Lane secured the series sweep with a 13-3 win in the doubleheader finale and will meet the winner of the series between Vincent and Mars Hill in next week's quarterfinal round.

Wallace was dominant in the opener, allowing just two hits over seven innings while striking out six. He surrendered one walk and threw 55 of 68 pitches for strikes.

Offensively, Wallace led the Lions with a single and two RBIs. Grayson Miller had a single and one RBI, while L.T. Thornton, Cooper Abernathy and Hampton Wallace added one hit each.

In the finale, Abernathy finished 3-for-5 at the plate with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. Fin Reding had three hits and two RBIs, while L.T. Thornton added two singles and two RBIs.

Miller pitched all six innings for the win, allowing two earned runs while striking out nine.

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Athens Bible School 7-4, Skyline 1-2: Jake Banta tripled, singled and drove in two runs as Athens Bible School cruised to a win in the opening game of a Class 1A playoff doubleheader.

Gavin Butler and Chandler James had one hit and one RBI each for the Trojans, while Ryan Faust pitched all seven innings to earn the win.

Justin Crafton pitched six strong innings as the Trojans secured the sweep in the second game, allowing two earned runs while striking out six.

Faust singled and drove in a pair of runs and Luke Murrell had one hit and one RBI. Athens Bible advances to face the winner of Spring Garden-Hubbertville in next week's quarterfinal round.

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East Limestone 4-2, Lincoln 3-3: Landon Compton singled and drove in a pair of runs as East Limestone picked up a win in the opener of its Class 5A playoffs series.

Josh Thallas had one RBI for the Indians, while Brodie Coker added a pair of singles. Chris Eslick pitched six innings for the win, allowing three earned runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.

Lincoln got a walk-off win in game two to force a decisive game three today, weather permitting.

Compton had a single and one RBI for East Limestone, while Coker and Alex Adkins added one hit each.

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Collinsville 7, Elkmont 0: Collinsville pitcher Gavin Lang was dominant in the opening game of a Class 3A playoff doubleheader, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out 13 over six innings of work.

Lincoln Doner and Bentley Mitchell had one hit each for Elkmont. Lang doubled and drove in four runs for Collinsville.

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Softball

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West Morgan 10, West Point 7: Alyssa Cleveland went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead West Morgan.

Payson Terry homered and drove in two runs for the Rebels, while Hatleigh White added a pair of RBIs. Tensley Suggs had a single and two RBIs and Cleveland pitched five innings for the win, striking out three.