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Alexander Central Softball And Baseball Trounce The Tribe

April 2, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

Varsity Softball

Alexander Central 16 St Stephens 0…3 innings

Taylorsville: The Lady Cougars scored 13 runs in the first inning and the game was called after 3 innings.

Hannah Chapman got the start and the win allowing 1 hit.

Kensley Davis

Kensley Davis was 3-3, 2 homers and 5 rbi. Jenna Mason also was 3-3 with 2 rbi. Freshman Ava Hamby went 2-2 and drove in a pair of runs.

AC is now 12-4 and 4-2 in Northwestern Conference play. St Stephens drip to 5-9 and 1-5.

St Stephens…0 runs….1 hit….4 errors
Alex Cent…16 runs..14 hits…1 error

Varsity Baseball

Alexander Central 11 St Stephens 0…6 innings

The game was scoreless after 4 innings at Bob Gryder Stadium. The Cougars exploded for 9 runs in the 5th and added a pair in the 6th end the night.

Jude Carter pitched a shutout allowing 3 hits.

Sawyer Chapman-Mays

Senior Sawyer Chapman-Mays led AC at the plate going 2-4 and collecting 4 rbi. Kade Church and Graham Hoke both had a pair of hits.

AC is 13-2 and a perfect 6-0 in league play.

St Stephens…0 runs…3 hits…2 errors
Alex Cent…11 runs..10 hits..0 errors

JV Baseball

Alexander Central 5 St Stephens 2

Women’s Soccer

Alexander Central 2 St Stephens 2

ACHS Goals by: Sawyer Lee and Tessa Chatham
ACHS Assists by: Hadley Walsh (2)
ACHS Saves by: Faith Burch (8)

Men’s Tennis

Watauga 7 Alexander Central 2

Singles
Evan Cutlip (W) def. Noah VanBeurden (AC)  6-2, 6-0
Paul Bloemendaal (W) def. Banks Lovern (AC)  6-4, 6-3
Sam Marsh (W) def. Reid Little (AC)  6-4, 6-3
Gavin Wright (W) def. Jackson Rough (AC)  6-2, 6-1
Jaxson Marsh (W) def. Grant Meadows (AC)  6-2, 6-1
Harrison Gantt (W) def. Adain Warren (AC)  6-2, 6-0

Doubles
Wright/Stacy (W) def. Lovern/Little (AC)  8-3
VanBeurden/Warren (AC) def. Bookwalfer/Shinnar-Weinberg (W)  9-7
Meadows/Evans (AC) def. Rice/Eller (W)  8-2

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