Baldwin County 5, Saraland 4

BAY MINETTE— The Baldwin County High Lady Tigers came from behind for the win over the Saraland Spartans in softball action April 18. BCHS defeated Saraland 5-4 after Alexis Cook hit a 2-out RBI single in the bottom of the 7th inning to score Denise Rider. Rider was pinch-running for winning pitcher Kahalley Brooks, who walked. Rider stole second base, advanced to third base on Laura Kathryn Weatherford's ground-out and scored on Cook's game winning hit. 

Saraland scored one run in the first inning on K. Palmer's RBI single and three runs in the 6th on C. Huff's 2-run homer and a solo home run by M. Farmer. Saraland was leading 4-0 lead when BCHS scored the four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. LK Weatherford singled, Alexis Cook singled, and Chloe Buck singled to load the bases. They all scored on Gail Pinkard's 3-run double. Layla Hadley singled but Pinkard was thrown out at the plate. Hadley advanced t on the throw and scored on Randa Day's infield single to tie the game 4-4. 


Sarah Day pitched 6 innings and Kahalley Brooks pitched the bottom of the 7th inning to set up Cook's RBI single to win the game.

Coach Anthony Cox had nothing but praise for the team’s determination to fight back for the win.

“We were down 4-0 and the girls never gave up. It was a great comeback; it shows the character and determination of this team,” Cox said.  “We had a lot of big hits in the 6th and 7th inning.  Gail Pinkard had a big 3 RBI double and Alexis had the game winner with two outs and two strikes in the 7th inning. Proud of the girls!"