Plainview softball comes backs vs. Madison Academy to stay alive in AHSAA tournament
OXFORD — Plainview softball used two home runs in the fifth inning to advance to the AHSAA tournament semifinals in the elimination bracket.
The Bears rallied for a 9-5 win over Madison Academy at Choccolocco Park's signature field in the first game on Friday. Plainview will take on St. James in the elimination bracket semifinal game as soon as the field is ready. The winner will take on Opp at 1:30 p.m. Friday, but will need to win twice to take the title.
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Down 5-4 entering the sixth inning and down to their final out of the inning, the Bears started to rally with three straight walks. Back-to-back singles set up a base clearing triple by Chloe Hatch that put the lead at four.
Faith Odom got the ball rolling for the Bears with a leadoff home run that easily cleared the 225-foot fence in centerfield. The Bears would get two runners on base for Graidin Haas, who slapped the ball down the right field line for an inside-the-park homerun.
Madison Academy broke out to a two run lead in the third inning before adding one more run in the fourth. They retook the lead in the sixth inning with two more runs.
This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: Plainview softball comes backs vs. Madison Academy, plays St. James next
