PLEASANT HOME
1A Runner-up

The Lady Eagles were down but never out until the final out of the AHSAA State Softball Finals.  Pleasant Home lost their first game in the double elimination tournament, but clawed their way back the hard way until making the finals and losing to perennial softball power Kinston.

Pleasant Home lost the first game of the 8 team tournament to Speake and then was relegated to the losers bracket to face Hubbertville.  The Lions were defeated 4-5 by Pleasant Home who advanced Saturday Morning to play Athens Bible. 

Pleasant Home won their first three games on Saturday beginning at 9 AM over Athens 4-3.  Next a rematch with Speake - the Eagles shut out the Bobcats 1-0.  Pleasant Home was now in the finals of the Loser's Bracket and needed to beat Mount Hope.  Hope had just been defeated by Kinston in the finals of the winner's bracket 5-1 and the Eagles followed suit winning 11-3 setting up the Class 1A Finals with the Kinston Bulldogs. 

Coach Reeves felt before the tournament started that this could come down to Kinston and Pleasant Home and this was it.   The major difference of the day was Kinston had only played one game and Pleasant Home been playing all day. 

The Eagles started strong and defeated the Bulldogs 6-0 and with Kinston having not lost were setup for another game.  The Bulldogs pulled it out and won 6-4 winning claiming the 1A title.

Congrats to the Lady Eagles for the 1A State Runner-up.

Pleasant Home almost pulls off miracle (dothan eagle)

Erin Byrd, Megan Cook, Brittany Ward, and Katy Wiggins.  Wiggins pitched 34 innings in Saturday's action - working all but one inning over a five game stretch. 

EAGLES BATTLE
Providence Christian Eagles claim victory

Runs crossed the plate a lot in the first inning for both Pleasant Home and Providence Christian, but the Eagles of PC scored more and kept adding on as they advance to the semi-finals to face Millry.  The Dothan team ended the game in the sixth inning after the batter struck out and the ball bounced off the catchers face-mask sending it to the foul side of first base.  The Providence Eagle on third base alertly advanced home ending the game.   

Pleasant Home advanced further than any team in Eagle history and Providence's short history has them in the semi-finals in only their 2nd year competing in the AHSAA. 

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EAGLE SHOCKER
Pleasant Home advances

Pleasant home is 10-14, but the last victory was filled with sweet "syrup" as the Eagles defeated Maplesville in the rubber match to advance to the quarterfinals of the AHSAA Baseball Playoffs with a 12-9 victory over the Red Devils.  Pleasant Home advances to play Providence Christian who defeated Sweet Water in three games. 

Wildcats hang on in dramatic win

Needing a victory to remain in the hunt for a playoff position, the Wildcats scored six and held on to win as the Eagles stranded two runners in the bottom of the seventh... 

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Pleasant Home vs. Florala
Playoff for one - home for the other?

This afternoon when Florala visit Pleasant Home the stakes are high.... It is always a tense rivalry between Covington County schools regardless of classification and sport - Red Level vs. Opp; Straughn vs. Andalusia or any other mix - add in Florala and Pleasant Home and the level continues to grow....  But the intensity when Florala plays Pleasant Home is always high.  This season Pleasant Home defeated Florala in Football on the Eagles home turf and claimed a higher seed in the Playoffs.  The excitement continued in Basketball - as the Florala boys defeated Pleasant Home, but the Lady Eagles came back to defeat Florala in the area tournament. 

One game after another, time after time, these two small 1A schools in the same County, same area - are always competing to see who advances and who stays home.  Tonight is no different.

Pleasant Home and Florala have lost to Brantley both defeated McKenzie and tonight Pleasant Home holds the keys.  They defeated Florala earlier in the season and a victory tonight puts them in the playoffs.  A Florala win - means a tie and possible a playoff birth. 

Either way an enjoyable game in Pleasant Home tonight.

SPRING FLING RESULTS
1A Pleasant Home stands big

The Pleasant Home Lady Eagles earned a third place finish in Andalusiašs Spring Fling Tournament, picking up wins over Greenville and Straughn before falling in the semi-final to Choctawhatchee 3-1.    The 1A Lady Eagles, ranked #5 in 1A, took on some of the largest schools in the area including Greenville, Straughn and "Choctaw" out of Fort Walton Beach...  READ MORE

Dogs - Eagles fall to Trinity

Undefeated Trinity Presbyterian visited Andalusia yesterday to face both 1A #5 Pleasant Home and 4A #9 Andalusia in a double header softball game.  The Wildcats took on the Eagles in the initial game and battled to a 5-1 victory.  Pleasant Home took on the upper class challenge to run the distance. 

The Lady Bulldogs have played seven games in seven days and could be showing the signs of a grueling schedule.  The undefeated Cats kept the Dogs scoreless and finished the nightcap 8-0.  Andalusia had 4 hits in the shutout game and dropped to 15-8 on the season. 

PLEASANT HOME TOURNAMENT

Pleasant Home and Straughn both picked up wins over Beauregard in the first round of the Pleasant Home Invitational, but the Eagles blanked the Tigers 6-0 in the nightcap to secure the No. 1 seed.

Pleasant Home will now face the winner of Beauregard and the No. 2 seed from Pool B, which consists of Opp, Brantley, and Baker. On the other hand, Straughn will take on the No. 3 team from that same pool. Both games will be played today in the single elimination tournament that begins at 10 a.m. Straughn will take the field at 11:30 a.m., with Pleasant Home following at 1 p.m......  READ MORE

Pleasant Home defeats Wildcats

Josh Dozier and Emory Rabren combined to strike out 15 batters and only allowed 8 hits.  T.J. Fleming and Taylor Benton combined for 13 k's but allowed 10 hits and the Wildcat defense allowed 7 batters to reach on errors.

Florala stranded runners on second and third with one out in the bottom of the 7th with the heart of the order coming to the plate, but the Eagles stepped up their pitching and struck out the next two batters to retire the side.  

Florala's Danny Bise finished 2-3 with an RBI and Reggie Gundrum hit a 2-run double.  For Pleasant Home, Josh Godwin went 3 - 5 and scored 2 runs.

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Eagles fall to Laurel Hill

Pleasant Home went toe-to-toe with Laurel Hill throughout the first four innings, but surrendered seven runs in the fifth frame and fall 7-3 on Tuesday...
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Eagles drop to undefeated Tigers