Baseball Recap: Pinson Valley Comes Up Short

Pinson Valley dropped to 15-15 on Monday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils, falling 8-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in February.

Tyler Holifield

Stolen Base

04/20/26 @ Mortimer Jordan	1
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04/14/26 @ Clay-Chalkville	1
04/07/26 vs Westminster School at Oak Mountain	2
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Pinson Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Holifield, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Holifield is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last ten games he's played.

As for Mortimer Jordan, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games.

On Mortimer Jordan's side, Dawson Cary got the start for Mortimer Jordan and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Mortimer Jordan let Tanner Rice and Nic Maldonado run wild. Rice got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Maldonado got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases Rice has posted since back in March. Tyler Allen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Pinson Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mortimer Jordan, they will square off against Fort Payne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Blue Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them.