By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

SECTION, Ala.—The Fyffe HIgh School Baseball team swept the Section Lions 7-2 and 8-7, over the weekend to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the first game, Brant Rowell pitched a complete game and struck out seven.  He walked one and had no earned runs.

From the plate, Rowell had a double, triple and a run scored.  Seth Benefield had a triple and brought in three runners. Cyle Collins, Tyler Ashley and Carter Hilley each had a hit and RBI.

Game 2, was delayed until Saturday due to storms.  The Section Lions jumped ahead of the Red Devils and went into the sixth inning with a 6-1 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth, the Red Devils cashed in on seven runs making the score 8-6.  In the bottom of the seventh, the Lions brought one home to make the score 8-7.

Will Mashburn pitched for five and two-thirds innings.  Seth Benefield pitched for one and one-third innings and was credited the win.  He struck out three and walked two.

At the plate, Benefield had two hits and two RBIs.  Ethan Jones had a hit and two runs scored, Cyle Collins had a hit and a RBI, Brady Carson and Tyler Ashley finished the game with one hit apiece and one run scored.

“I am really proud of our guys for the way we came to play this series.  Section has a really good team and Coach Davis does a great job with them,” said Head Coach Brad Thomas.  “We made some good plays in the field and got some timely hitting.  I thought we showed great competitive character battling back in game 2.”

The Red Devils will host Gaston Friday at 4:30 p.m. and at 7 p.m. If they split the series, the final game will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.