PREP ROUNDUP: Lindsay Lane sweeps Cold Springs to advance
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. — 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.