Hamilton scored four runs in the third inning, but Haleyville Lions baseball still won 13-5 on Monday. The big inning for Hamilton came thanks to an error on a ball put in play by Drake Morris and Tayten Lann and a groundout by Jathan Jackson.
Haleyville got things moving in the first inning, scoring a run on a John Miller Lawson double.
The Lions took the lead for good with five runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Abraham Marchant singled on a 2-2 count, scoring a run, Mason Lambert's sac fly scored one run for HHS, John Whiteside singled on a 2-1 count, scoring a run, Jackson Kennedy singled on a 0-1 count, scoring a run, and Blake Bennett singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
The Lions notched five runs in the seventh inning, putting the pressure on, lead by singles by Whiteside, Scott McAlpine, and Bennett and an error on a ball put in play by Lambert.
Morgan Long led HHS to victory on the hill. He went five innings, allowing five runs on six hits, striking out three and walking zero. Caleb Williams threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Williams recorded the last six outs to earn the save.
Eli Jackson took the loss for Hamilton. He surrendered eight runs on nine hits over five and two-thirds innings, striking out four.
Haleyville had 14 hits in the game. Whiteside, McAlpine, Marchant, Kennedy, Bennett, and Ben Lowman each collected multiple hits. Whiteside went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the offense.
Christian Loving led Hamilton with two hits in four at bats.
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