SHAWN DIGIANFELICE

Sports Writer 

Cascade was able to come away with a split in the two game district series with Summertown before getting quality non-district wins against Richland and Coffee County to finish the week.  

Summertown – 1, Cascade – 0 

 In a game dominated by pitching from start to finish, Cascade came up just short Monday night, falling 1-0 to Summertown in a tightly contested battle. 

 Jayden Hathcock delivered a strong outing on the mound for the Champions, working all six innings while allowing just one run on five hits. The right-hander struck out 11 and walked two, keeping Cascade within striking distance throughout. 

The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the first, and it proved to be enough as Summertown’s pitching staff took control from there.

Cascade managed just two hits on the night, with Thomas Demartelaere and Jordan Childress each recording a base knock. The Champions did create some pressure on the base paths, swiping five stolen bases, but were unable to come up with the timely hit. 

Cascade – 5, Summertown – 3 

Wickey Parker delivered a dominant outing on the mound Tuesday, striking out 10 to lead Cascade to a 5-3 win over Summertown. The left-hander worked around traffic most of the night, allowing just two hits and three runs over six innings while keeping Summertown off balance.

Summertown scratched across the game’s first run in the third, but Cascade answered immediately — and decisively. 

The Champions seized control in the bottom half of the inning, turning a one-run deficit into a 3-1 lead. Caleb Crouch sparked the rally with an RBI double before Jayden Hathcock launched a two-run homer to center, providing the game’s biggest swing.  

Cascade added to the lead from there and leaned on Parker to carry them through the late innings.

and Crouch each finished with two hits, while Jordan Childress created pressure on the bases with two steals as the Champions swiped four bags as a team. 

Crouch also contributed in relief, tossing a scoreless seventh inning to help close things out. 

Cascade – 6,  Richland – 4 

Wickey Parker delivered when it mattered most. Parker crushed a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, lifting Cascade to a 6-4 comeback win over Richland on Thursday. 

Trailing 4-3 entering the final frame, Cascade flipped the game in dramatic fashion as Parker’s blast to right capped a four-RBI night. He also drove in a run earlier with an RBI single in the first.  

Cascade struck first with two runs in the opening inning on Parker’s RBI knock and a Thomas Demartelaere sacrifice bunt, then added another in the third on a solo homer from Jayden Hathcock.  

Richland answered back, tying the game in the third and taking a 4-3 lead in the fourth, setting up the late-game heroics. 

On the mound, Jayce Cagle earned the win in relief, allowing one run over three innings while striking out four. 

Jordan Childress closed the door for the save. Brody Greene got the start, with Caleb Crouch also contributing in relief. Parker and Crouch led Cascade with two hits apiece. 

Cascade – 9, Coffee County- 2 

Jordan Childress threw a complete game on Friday night as the Champions cruised by Coffee County at home. Childress was dominant on the mound allowing just one earned run while striking out 9 and walking just two batters over seven innings of work.  

River Maddox led Cascade at the plate with a double that scored two runs. 

Cascade (13-6, 3-3), will step way from district action this week. They will travel to Huntland on Monday, with first pitch scheduled for 5:00 PM.