Cullman faced Mountain Brook in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bearcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 6-0 shutout. Six seems to be a good number for the Bearcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Michael Shadeck's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Jonah Inman
| 04/10/26 vs Mountain Brook | 4 |
| 04/09/26 @ Jasper | 3 |
| 04/02/26 @ Avon | 3 |
| 03/28/26 @ Brookwood | 3 |
| 03/19/26 vs Hartselle | 2 |
At the plate, Jonah Inman was incredible, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and one double while going 4-for-4. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mack David Robertson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Cullman is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mountain Brook, they moved to 23-5-1 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Cullman will face off against Mortimer Jordan at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Blue Devils will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Mountain Brook, they will take on Jasper at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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