Moody softball P Ryleigh Hodges voted SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Moody softball pitcher Ryleigh Hodges for being voted SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week for March 7-13!
The sophomore went 3-for-5 with an RBI and had the walk-off hit in Moody's win over Springville at the St. Clair County Tournament.
Hodges received 38.64% of the vote, beating out Spain Park's JR Thompson who finished second with 17.08%. Spain Park's Maggie Daniel finished third with 13.31% and Mountain Brook's Edith Kaplan finished fourth with 10.89%. There were over 24,000 votes tallied this week!
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for March 7-13:
Kenleigh Cahalan, Hewitt Trussville Softball: The Alabama commit went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and 3 RBIs in a run-rule (15-2) win over Oak Mountain. Head coach Taylor Burt also recorded her 300th career win.
Maggie Daniel, Spain Park Softball: Daniel went 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles, a home run, and had 2 RBIs in a 7-4 win against Randolph County in the Jag Classic.
Annie Gregory, John Carroll Softball: Gregory went 2-for-4 at the plate with a triple and 5 RBIs. At the mound, she also struck out four batters in a 19-7 win over Catholic N.I at the Teurlings Catholic Tournament.
Edith Kaplan, Mountain Brook Softball: Kaplan recorded the save and had a home run, three RBIs, and was 2-for-3 at the plate in a 12-5 win over Sparkman at the Pleasure Island Showdown.
Javen Hunter, Clay-Chalkville Baseball: The senior had three doubles including the go-ahead two-run double in a 7-6 win over John Carroll.
JR Thompson, Spain Park Baseball: Thompson pitched six innings and recorded seven strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Gulf Shores.
Colin Rengering, Hoover Baseball: The junior went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and three RBIs in a 9-2 win over Hazel Green.
Pierce Hanna, Vestavia Hills Baseball: Hanna went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs in a 14-7 win against Thompson.
JB Sain, Homewood Baseball: The sophomore pitcher recorded 10 strikeouts in five innings, and was 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI in a 10-0 win against Ramsay.
Libby Higgins, Moody Softball: The sophomore recorded six hits and five RBIs across two wins against Springville.
