The Alabama 2023 AHSAA baseball playoffs roll on this week (May 4-6) with all seven classifications playing either their second or third-round matchups. Bayshore leads 3-1 after 2. John Malone walked with 2-out, went to second on Cole Deans single, stole third and scored on a wild pitch. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. ISA Sport is proud to offer over 50 National and 100 Regional events this academic year in an extremely wide range of sports (28) and age groups (7-18). 1 Hewitt-Trussville and No. Ariton has finally broken through and reached the state finals series after falling in the Final 4 the last couple of seasons, while Vincent is having a historic season and have seemingly dominated their opponents for the majority of the season. Starting off with Appalachian, the Eagles have been ranked at No. + In a wide-open Class 5A this spring, these two teams come into this series beating some noteworthy programs over the past few rounds and have really played their best baseball of the season during that time. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Pelham won in 2004 and 2013. The Herts U17 team was a runner-up in 2013. http://hertsbaseball.com/about-us/#.WUrkQmnTWBY. 12:48 PM, MVP: Junior Streed Crooms is the MVP. 0:00. With the Rocket City team in Birmingham to play the Barons that week, Madisons new Toyota Field could join the discussion depending on schedules there and if there is another site to pair with it. For UMS-Wright, the Bulldogs have enjoyed another playoff run from the help of timely hitting and strong starting pitching on the mound. Jacksonville State also played its home games there those two years due to construction on its stadium. The AHSAA state baseball champions will be crowned at Jacksonville State University this year. 1 in Class 1A for the majority of the season and boast the best record in their classification sitting 29-4 coming into this matchup. In case anyone forgot -- which is doubtful -- Hartselle looked to have won the championship win the winning run tagged from third in Game 3 and scored. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Bullpens likely to have to finish this one for both teams. The Alabama High School Athletic Association state baseball championships are next week, with the final games for each class held at Rudy Abbott Field at Jacksonville State University (first games will be played in Oxford at Choccolocco Park). The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the U.S. state of Alabama. Ariton also has other players like INF/RHP Phenix Griffin (2023), OF/RHP Landon Tyler (2023), 3B/RHP Lawson Leger (2024), and OF/1B Paxton Steed (2023) who help lead the charge offensively and on the mound, as well. (Contributed). Eighth-grade quarterback leads Alabama high school to state Its hard to believe Elliott Bray will need too many more runs. Baseball Past State Champions 2023-7A-Vestavia Hills; 6A-Oxford; 5A-Holtville; 4A-Etowah; 3A-Houston Academy; 2A-Ariton; A-Appalachian. Hartselle has runners on first and third with 2 out. 9:40 AM, Rankings, history: Bayshore Christian has been ranked No. Tickets for our pre-season friendlies are now on general sale, and you can earn Cherries home points by attending these fixtures! All rights reserved (About Us). The Lions have a deep and balanced lineup from top to bottom with different players pitching in contributions on any given day. 7:03 PM, Final Game 1: We are underway in the final Game 1 of the week between Class 7A No. The strongest possibility seems to be moving the tournament to Northeast Alabama to be hosted jointly by Oxfords Choccolocco Park and Jacksonville States Rudy Abbott Field. +After being pushed to three games in the quarterfinals two weeks ago, both of these teams come into this state finals series sweeping their semifinal matchup with relative ease. Championship winners are: [1] Baseball [ edit] Basketball [ edit] Boys [ edit] Girls [ edit] So, it has hosted big-time baseball before. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)Vasha Hunt. Red Devils have 7 groundouts against Riley Quick. Download PDF. 12:37 PM, Headed to the bottom half: Bayshore adds a run and leads 8-4 with 3 outs left. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 2023 Alabama (AHSAA) baseball playoffs: Updated state tournament In the recent past, there have been discussions about bringing them to Mobile where South Alabamas Stanky Field and Hank Aaron Stadium could be co-hosts. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 7/1/2023). Headed to the fifth and we are even again. IF: Cason Eubanks, Pike Liberal Arts, Sr. OF: Justin Murphy, Abbeville Christian, Jr. OF: Taylor Birmingham, Chambers Academy, Sr. DH: Reid Quincy, Abbeville Christian, So. Bryce Sanders going for Central. Since Riverwalk is also scheduled to host the Sun Belt Championships the next week (May 24-29), there was little wiggle room in altering the schedule for the state finals. OF Zac Carlisle (Montevallo, 2023), 1B Easton Fields (Gadsden State CC, 2023), and SS Casen Fields (2025) are also three more players that have led the Jackets at the plate during their deep playoff run. Holtville, like we previously mentioned, came out on the winning end in last year's series and finished as the runner-up in Class 5A. + With this series set to get us started on Monday at 4:00 PM, these seem to be two evenly-matched ball clubs that have defeated some powerhouse programs to get here over the last few weeks. pic.twitter.com/Rtl4RZEwK2. OF/RHP Landon Fike (2024), C Jase Neel (2025), 1B Baylee Price (2023), DH Aaron Baines (2024), OF Kyson Pate (2023), and SS Caleb Jennings (2023) seem to be the main core hitting in the heart of the lineup for the Greenwave, and have shown the ability to generate plenty of runs. JSU. pic.twitter.com/4OgYFaJlJ3. It's a huge Friday in the AHSAA state baseball tournament. These are easily two of the hottest teams in Class 7A and are coming off of a big last couple of weekends with season-defining series victories. Malone has 72. 8:51 PM, Update: 10 hits for Hewitt to 1 for Central after 3 more Hewitt singles in the bottom of fifth, but no runs scored. The Alabama Sports Writers Association has selected the All-State baseball team for the 2022 season. However, Hank Aaron Stadiums future clearly is in doubt at this point following the Mobile BayBears departure to Madison in 2020. 7 PM, Title No. site map: contact: Home; 7A Teams; 6A Teams; Scoreboard; 7A Standings; 6A Standings; 2022 7A Playoff Bracket; 2022 6A Playoff Bracket . 4:13 PM, Getting started: Hartselle puts 2 on base in the first but cant score. (Contributed). The Met will host the SEC baseball tournament May 24-29, which again could limit options in the event of weather delays the previous week. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)Vasha Hunt. Second Round. Location Various Cities, AL. The state softball tournament moved to Oxford last year. Pelham counters with JD Wilkins, who will play his college baseball right here. Story updated at 4:56 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2022, to reflect Joe Davis Stadium under renovation and not an option. We didn't win a state championship tonight. 8:36 PM, 3 up, 3 down: Central goes quietly in the top of the fifth as Hewitt pitcher Riley Quick is working on a 1-hitter. Lindsay Lane starter at 116 pitches. Hewitt pitcher Riley Quick surrendered 3 hits, a walk and struck out 5 in the complete-game victory. 3 of the inning. Jacksonville State also played its home games there those two years due to construction on its stadium. Tournament play will run through Saturday. 5:12 PM, Wow: Hartselle loads the bases with no outs, but JD Wilkins pitches out of it. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Many schools in ISA membership compete regularly in a variety of our National sports; however, some compete in just a few. Classes 1A-6A will be playing their second-round matchups this week while Class 7A kicks off its postseason action as the AHSAA 7A state baseball playoffs get started Friday. This platform is provided free of charge to all ISA member schools. Add Bracket to my site. Since Oxford is hosting the Alabama Community College tournament May 12-17, JSU will host that first game of the week at 7 p.m. Monday. 4:44 PM, Adding on: Hartselle tacks on a run in the third on a wild pitch and leads 3-0 heading to the bottom half. The club is affiliated with the British Baseball Federation and Little League Baseball Inc. 6 and 18. Its a bullpen game for both teams. Under previous executive director Steve Savarese as well as current boss Alvin Briggs, the AHSAA has done an excellent job of moving all championship events to championship quality venues and it will want to continue that this spring. Their offense has been led by SS/RHP Jayden Parks (2025), SS/RHP Jordan Parks (2023), C Kaleb Weed (2023), OF Jon Bush (2023), 1B Tyson Grant (2024), and others up and down their lineup. The AHSAA state softball tournament moved to Choccolocco Park last spring. Print. Shortstop Mikael Bryant, who would have started a Game 3, in to try and finish this for the Eagles. He was Pitcher of the Year as a junior. 5:55 PM, End 5: Pelham gets 1 back. Both pitchers a little tight early with runs scoring on wild pitches. RHP/SS Aiden Poe (2025) is no-doubt their ace on the staff, and comes into this series boasting a laughable 115 K/3 BB ratio and hasnt issued a walk in 52 innings. However, the Southern League schedule has the Biscuits playing home games May 17-22 against Pensacola. Back where we started after 1 inning. 12:03 PM, End 5: Bayshore Christian 4, Lindsay Lane 4. OF/RHP Landon Fike (2024), C Jase Neel (2025), 1B Baylee Price (2023), DH Aaron Baines (2024), OF Kyson Pate (2023), and SS Caleb Jennings (2023) seem to be the main core hitting in the heart of the lineup for the Greenwave, and have shown the ability to generate plenty of runs. 2023 Alabama Playoffs - Prep Baseball Report A1W Baker 2. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. This morning, Bayshore Christian will try to win its second straight 1A title at Jacksonville State in just its second year of AHSAA eligibility. Ray Anderson for the Lions has 78. Christopher Walsh Dec 1, 2021 10:22 PM EST Scores complied by the. 12:47 PM, Repeat performance. Crooms was the winning pitcher in Game 1 and went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs today. 5:35 PM, Taking over: No. Headed to extras. All games will be played in Montgomery. Obviously, there are quality facilities in the Birmingham area, including Regions Park and the Hoover Met. 5 Bryant 36.