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Demopolis got off to a great start in the Class 5A playoffs sweeping Beauregard 9-1 and 10-0 on Friday in the first round of the playoffs.

The Tigers improved to 22-9 overall and will travel to Elberta (22-7) for the second round of the playoffs. Game times are 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25, while game 3 if necessary will be played at noon on Saturday, April 26.

Elberta defeated Eufaula 15-5 and 8-0 in the opening round.

In Game 1, the Tigers responded after Beauregard got a run in the top of the first inning without a hit. 

In the bottom of the inning inning, Jake Powell hit a double to score Reed Schumacher. Bryant Deas hit a sacrifice ground ball to bring Powell home, giving Demopolis a 2-1 lead.

Jake Bumgarner had a solo homer in the second inning to increase the advantage to 3-1. 

The Tigers took added another run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Roper Houldhitch, to score Braxton Vice who reached on a double.

Bumgarner reached on a error and later scored on a passed ball. Schumacher reached on a walk and stole second base to get into scoring position. He named home on Powell’s RBI single. Murphy then drove in another run on a sacrifice fly to score Powell.

A pair of walks drawn by Colton Colgrove and Schumacher set up Powell’s two-run double to round out the scoring in the fifth inning.

Houldhitch did his job on the mound after rough first inning. He didn’t allow another run on five hits with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

Josiah Colgrove did the rest with a scoreless seventh inning of work.

In game 2, Bumgarner and Colton Colgrove did a good job of scattering six hits in and one walk to get the shutout win. Bumgarner had six strikeouts in three innings of work. Colton Colgrove had four strikeouts in two innings.

Powell continued his hot hitting with a home run and a single. Powell finished 5-for7 with four runs scored and four RBIs for both games.

Deas had a double and single in the second game. Schumacher and Bryce McElroy had doubles while Vice, Colton Colgrove, Houldhitch and Jack Pritchett all had singles.