The Selma Times-Journal

Two-seed Turner Motors upset one-seed Steve Lane’s Truck & Auto Sales 9-4 in the 11-12 Dixie Youth League playoffs Saturday at the Complex.

In the top of the first inning, Turner Motors’ Woodrow Watts walked and scored on Joel Taylor’s RBI double. Taylor later scored in the inning on a passed ball.

Building on its 2-0 lead, Turner Motors’ Patrick Jones singled, and Webster Hatcher walked to lead off the second inning. Mark Garrett hit a two-RBI single to score Jones and Hatcher. Garrett later crossed the plate to make the score 5-0.

Turner Motors scored three more runs in the third inning. Watts, Taylor, and Jesse Boggs each singled and scored, pushing the lead to 8-0.

It took three innings for Steve Lane’s Truck & Auto Sales’ bats to wake-up and attempt to get back in the game. Chris Raymond doubled and scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the third.

In the fourth inning, Steve Lane’s Truck & Auto Sales cut the deficit to 8-3. Jay Barnett walked, and Davian Brantley singled. Turner Motors throwing errors would allow both Barnett and Brantley to score.

Devonte Ramsey walked and scored in the fifth inning to add to Turner Motors’ lead.

Trailing 9-3, Steve Lane’s Truck & Auto Sales was only able to produce one run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Barnett scored his second run of the game after reaching on a fielder’s choice.

Taylor pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win for Turner Motors. Dalton Lee took the loss for Steve Lane’s Truck & Auto Sales, giving up five runs in two innings.

Roundup:

9-10 Dixie Youth Baseball

Wachovia Bank 7, Civitan Club 6

Wachovia Bank runs: Robert Girlie, Bradley Hood, Eli Johnson, Brandon Fancher, Evan Glaze, Kevin Seay

Civitan Club runs: Dylan Tatum, Malik Walker, Justin Wade, Charlie King, Henry Baker

9-11 fastpitch Softball

Safety Net Academy 10, Elks Lodge 167 2

Safety Net Academy runs: Mallory Freine, Lyndsey Patton, Margaret Mims, Tori Hatfield, Cashen Harrison, Keke King, Carson Gibbs

Elks Lodge 167 runs: Mary Logan Kelley, Maggie Jackson

12-14 fastpitch Softball

Swift Drug 11, Cahaba Hospice 10

Swift Drug runs: Bryanna Atkinson, Robin Small, Victoria Nalley, Sam Clark, Alexis Thomas, Jade Johnson, Latrice Young, Janai Williams, Susanna Wagoner

Cahaba Hospice runs: Ceileigh Denny, Kelsey Irwin, Arianna Childers, Casey Baggett, Breanna Watts, Alicia Blackmon, Tiffanie Mitchell, Laura Pitts, Gabryelle Dunning