Vina slams four homers in rout of Speake

By Staff
Staff reports
Vina pounded out 17 hits, including four home runs, on Saturday en route to blasting visiting Speake 15-5.
Luke Childers hit a two-run homer for the Red Devils (4-1), and Corey Scott, Rodney Barnes and Kyle Green each added solo shots in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Gary Taylor had a two-run double in the second inning as Vina jumped out to a 3-0 lead, and Childers' two-run blast highlighted the Red Devils' seven-run third inning.
Speake trimmed the lead to 10-5, but Vina scored once in the bottom of the fourth and four times in the fifth to put the game away.
Barnes (1-0) earned the win, allowing four earned runs on five hits in three innings while striking out six.
Taylor pitched two scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits.
Max Weeks finished 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Scott was 3-for-4, and Barnes and Green each added two hits.
Childers finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
Vina's scheduled doubleheader at Winston County on Monday was rained out.
In other local action:
Phil Campbell 6 Fayette County 4
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Randy Cochran doubled with two outs in the seventh and scored on a single by Kevin Lacey to break a 4-4 tie.
Cochran finished with two hits and was also the winning pitcher for the Bobcats (3-3).
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Griffin Harris had two hits for the Bobcats in Saturday's loss at the Indian Invitational.
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Florence 18 Russellville 16
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Maloney, Jacob Fowler, Scott Trousdale and William Elkins each had two hits.
Wilson 9 Russellville 5
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Chris Strickland earned the win, and Rhodes got the save.