By Erik Harris, sports editor
BIRMINGHAM The Leeds softball team on Saturday capped off a 3-0 run through the Class 5A, Area 10 tournament with a come-from-behind win over Ramsay in the championship game.
Maddie Anthony doubled with two RBIs, Maddie Payne scattered three hits to go with two RBIs of her own and the Greenwave overcame a five-run deficit to beat the 1-seed Rams 15-13 at Huffman High School.
The Leeds High School softball team poses for a picture following a championship-game win over Ramsay in the Class 5A, Area 10 tournament.
Photo from the team’s Twitter account
Leeds also notched a tournament winner’s bracket game over Ramsay on Thursday, 8-4, and started with a 10-0 win over Parker. On Saturday in the area finals, Leeds slipped into a 3-0 hole in the top of the first and later went to the middle of the third on the wrong side of an 8-3 score. But the 2-seed rallied for runs in each of their remaining four plate appearances, including seven runs in the b
By Erik Harris, sports editor
High school softball season has officially kicked into postseason gear as area tournaments have begun for many teams. From this point on, the wins and losses only get bigger.
This week, several local squads will vie for regional tournament spots, which will go to the champion and runner-up of each area tournament. Area brackets will unfold under a double elimination format with two wins resulting in an area championship game berth and a guaranteed spot in next week’s regional action.
See local area tournament breakdowns below.
Clay-Chalkville first baseman Camberlan Brown looks in a throw during a home game.
AHSAA softball postseason play begins next week across the state with area tournaments.
Four Jackson County teams will host area tournaments, with Skyline hosting the Class 1A Area 15 Tournament, Pisgah hosting the 2A Area 15 Tournament, North Jackson hosting the 4A Area 14 Tournament and Scottsboro hosting the 6A Area 15 Tournament.
Area tournament champions and runners-up both advance to play in the North Softball Regional May 12-15 at Coffee OâNeal Park in Florence.
Here are the complete area tournament schedules involving Jackson County Teams:
Class 1A Area 15 TournamentÂ
at Skyline High School