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The Heritage Christian Academy (Hoover, AL) varsity softball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) by a score of 19-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Evangel Christian	5	0	0	5	9	0	-	19	21	2
HCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	3

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Evangel Christian (24-25)

Heritage Christian Academy (24-25)

Evangel Christian

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.594	37	32	19	19	18	7	3	1
00	Willa Bedsole (Fr)	.667	4	3	2	2	4	1	0	0
2	Lilli Whitfield (Sr)	.750	5	4	3	3	1	1	1	0
4	Gracie Vines (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
6	Jaydin Johnson (Fr)	.750	4	4	3	3	3	2	0	0
8	Ella Ruth Smith (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	Emma Jones (Fr)	.250	4	4	1	1	1	1	0	0
15	Bailey Bullock (Sr)	1.000	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
17	M. Cranford (Fr)	1.000	3	2	2	2	3	0	1	0
18	Raylee Evans (Jr)	1.000	5	4	3	4	3	1	1	1
26	G. Shackelford (Jr)	.500	4	4	3	2	1	1	0	0

Heritage Christian Academy

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB
	Team Totals	.000	17	15
12	Maggie Ingram	.000	2	2
14	Katie Reneau	.000	2	2
16	Ada Evans	.000	1	1
19	Leah Pace	.000	2	2
21	C. Garrett	.000	1	1
22	EJ Hallmark	.000	1	1
23	Shayla Smart	.000	2	2
24	Lily Berry	.000	2	2
27	AC Amick	.000	2	2
28	Emma Deason		2	0

Evangel Christian

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	4	1	3	4	.639	1.094	1.733
00	Willa Bedsole (Fr)	0	1	0	1	0	.750	1.000	1.750
2	Lilli Whitfield (Sr)	0	1	0	0	1	.800	1.500	2.300
4	Gracie Vines (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500
6	Jaydin Johnson (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	.750	1.250	2.000
8	Ella Ruth Smith (Sr)	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.000	.333
14	Emma Jones (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.500	.750
15	Bailey Bullock (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	2.000
17	M. Cranford (Fr)	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
18	Raylee Evans (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.500	3.500
26	G. Shackelford (Jr)	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.750	1.250

Heritage Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	3	2	1	2	.118	.000	.118
12	Maggie Ingram	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
14	Katie Reneau	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
16	Ada Evans	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
19	Leah Pace	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
21	C. Garrett	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
22	EJ Hallmark	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
23	Shayla Smart	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
24	Lily Berry	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
27	AC Amick	0	2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
28	Emma Deason	2	0	0	0	0	1.000		1.000

Evangel Christian

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.850	20	15	2	3	2
00	Willa Bedsole (Fr)	.500	2	1	0	1	0
2	Lilli Whitfield (Sr)	1.000	3	2	1	0	0
6	Jaydin Johnson (Fr)	1.000	3	3	0	0	0
8	Ella Ruth Smith (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
14	Emma Jones (Fr)	.857	7	6	0	1	2
17	M. Cranford (Fr)	1.000	2	1	1	0	0
18	Raylee Evans (Jr)	.000	1	0	0	1	0
26	G. Shackelford (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0	0

Heritage Christian Academy

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.571	28	15	1	12	1
12	Maggie Ingram	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
14	Katie Reneau	.000	1	0	0	1	0
19	Leah Pace	.667	3	2	0	1	0
21	C. Garrett	1.000	2	2	0	0	0
23	Shayla Smart	.286	7	2	0	5	0
24	Lily Berry	.500	2	1	0	1	0
27	AC Amick	.800	10	7	1	2	1
28	Emma Deason	.000	2	0	0	2	0

Evangel Christian

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	APP
	Team Totals	2
8	Ella Ruth Smith (Sr)	1
26	G. Shackelford (Jr)	1

Heritage Christian Academy

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	12.60	1	.000	1
14	Katie Reneau	16.15	1	.000	1
19	Leah Pace	10.50	0		1

Evangel Christian

#	Athlete Name	IP	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	2	3	17	15
8	Ella Ruth Smith (Sr)	4	1	3	13	12
26	G. Shackelford (Jr)	1	1	0	4	3

Heritage Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	14	19	9	4	1	2	38	34
14	Katie Reneau	4.1	12	17	10	3	1	2	34	31
19	Leah Pace	.2	2	2	1	1	0	0	4	3

Evangel Christian

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P
	Team Totals	.000	.118	53
8	Ella Ruth Smith (Sr)	.000	.077	38
26	G. Shackelford (Jr)	.000	.250	15

Heritage Christian Academy

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P
	Team Totals	.412	.474	109
14	Katie Reneau	.387	.441	98
19	Leah Pace	.667	.750	11

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Game Story

Alabama High School Softball - Evangel Christian bounces Heritage Christian Academy

February 25, 2025: Hoover, AL 35022

The Evangel Christian Lightning softball team scored 19 runs and held the host Heritage Christian Academy Eagles to 0 in the Lightning non-league win on Tuesday.

The Lightning now sport a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Heritage Christian Academy for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 25. Evangel Christian will confront a Eagles team coming off a 19-2 non-league loss to Ezekiel Academy (Montgomery, AL). The Eagles record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Heritage Christian Academy moves to 0-3 on the season. The Eagles host Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) to confront the Lightning in a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 25. The Lightning come into the battle with a record of 0-1. Evangel Christian lost 16-13 in their recent non-league battle against Macon-East Montgomery Academy (Cecil, AL)

Players of the Game

Evangel Christian (24-25)

Congratulations to #8 Ella Ruth Smith for being selected the Evangel Christian Softball Player of the Game.

Heritage Christian Academy (24-25)

Heritage Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

ECHS @ HCA Softball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 25, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Heritage Christian Academy (Hoover, AL) varsity softball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) by a score of 19-0.

Rankings & Records

Evangel Christian (24-25)

AL
101

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
22-10	4-2	6-2	9-3	7-5	.688	.667	291	154

Heritage Christian Academy (24-25)

AL
221

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
5-16	1-4	2-7	3-8	0-1	.238	.200	147	255

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Evangel Christian	3.1	2.4	1.1	1.2	1.2	.9	1.6	1.5	9.1	8.6	2.3
Heritage Christian Academy	1.9	1.3	1.9	.4	.7	.7	1.5	-	7.0	4.9	4.8

Head-to-Head

Evangel Christian won on 2/25/2025

2/25 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

ECHS 5 0 0 5 9 0 - 19 21 2
HCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 3

The Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) varsity softball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Heritage Christian Academy (Hoover, AL) by a score of 19-0.
Box score
Evangel Christian won on 2/25/2025

2/25 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

ECHS 7 1 4 1 1 - - 14 9 3
HCA 4 1 2 0 4 - - 11 6 6

The Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) varsity softball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Heritage Christian Academy (Hoover, AL) by a score of 14-11.
Box score
Evangel Christian won on 3/1/2025

3/1 @ 1p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

HCA 1 3 0 - - - - 4 2 6
ECHS 4 5 2 - - - - 11 4 1

The Heritage Christian Academy (Hoover, AL) varsity softball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) by a score of 11-4.
Box score
Evangel Christian won on 3/20/2025

3/20 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

HCA 1 2 4 2 - - - 9 8 7
ECHS 11 5 0 3 - - - 19 12 7

The Heritage Christian Academy (Hoover, AL) varsity softball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) by a score of 19-9.
Box score

2/25 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ECHS	5	0	0	5	9	0	-	19	21	2
HCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	3

2/25 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ECHS	7	1	4	1	1	-	-	14	9	3
HCA	4	1	2	0	4	-	-	11	6	6

3/1 @ 1p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HCA	1	3	0	-	-	-	-	4	2	6
ECHS	4	5	2	-	-	-	-	11	4	1

3/20 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HCA	1	2	4	2	-	-	-	9	8	7
ECHS	11	5	0	3	-	-	-	19	12	7

Team Stat Comparison

Evangel Christian		Heritage Christian Academy
.347	Batting Average	.283
.431	On Base Percentage	.435
.535	Slugging Percentage	.356
.889	Fielding Percentage	.696
.667	Win Loss Percentage	.278

Team Leaders

Evangel Christian		Heritage Christian Academy	National Avg.
#17 Makayla Cranford.494	Batting Average	#19 Leah Pace.381	.287
#17 Makayla Cranford.550	On Base Percentage	#23 Shayla Smart.520	.406
#26 Gracelynn Shackelford.857	Slugging Percentage	#19 Leah Pace.548	.393
#6 Jaydin Johnson.958	Fielding Percentage	#12 Maggie Ingram.925	.829
#26 Gracelynn Shackelford1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#28 Emma Deason1.000	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Evangel Christian	9-5		Heritage Christian Academy	4-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/28/25	Bessemer Academy	Evangel Christian	(W) 5-3	3/1/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Bessemer Academy	(L) 17-2
3/1/25	Bessemer Academy	Evangel Christian	(L) 8-0
2/28/25	Coosa Valley Academy	Evangel Christian	(W) 7-5	2/28/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Coosa Valley Academy	(L) 10-8
3/1/25	Coosa Valley Academy	Evangel Christian	(W) 14-2	3/10/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Coosa Valley Academy	(L) 13-5
4/11/25	Evangel Christian	Coosa Valley Academy	(W) 9-2	3/11/25	Coosa Valley Academy	Heritage Christian Academy	(W) 10-9
				3/11/25	Coosa Valley Academy	Heritage Christian Academy	(L) 9-5
3/1/25	Chambers Academy	Evangel Christian	(L) 6-2	2/28/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Chambers Academy	(L) 13-1
3/3/25	Evangel Christian	Chambers Academy	(L) 15-3
3/11/25	Evangel Christian	Trinity Christian Homeschool	(W) 20-0	3/3/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Trinity Christian Homeschool	(W) 16-1
				3/3/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Trinity Christian Homeschool	(W) 28-10
3/17/25	Evangel Christian	Ezekiel Academy	(L) 5-3	2/24/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Ezekiel Academy	(L) 19-2
4/14/25	Ezekiel Academy	Evangel Christian	(L) 8-3	2/24/25	Heritage Christian Academy	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 11-10
5/2/25	Evangel Christian	Ezekiel Academy	(W) 4-3	3/13/25	Ezekiel Academy	Heritage Christian Academy	(L) 16-0
5/5/25	Ezekiel Academy	Evangel Christian	(W) 7-5	3/13/25	Ezekiel Academy	Heritage Christian Academy	(L) 8-0
3/24/25	North River Christian	Evangel Christian	(W) 11-0	3/31/25	Heritage Christian Academy	North River Christian
4/15/25	Evangel Christian	North River Christian	(W) 16-6	4/1/25	North River Christian	Heritage Christian Academy
				4/1/25	North River Christian	Heritage Christian Academy

Record Breakdown

Evangel Christian (24-25)		Heritage Christian Academy (24-25)
22-10	Overall	5-16
7-2	League	1-4
10-3	Non-League	4-8
4-0	Head to Head	0-4
9-5	Common Opponent	4-8
6-2	Home	2-7
9-3	Away	3-8
7-5	Neutral	0-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
22-10	In-State	5-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0