FAIRHOPE, Alabama - Baldwin County will be well represented in the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association's baseball state playoffs opening round on Friday.

Friday's first-round games will feature five teams from Baldwin County including three-time defending 5A champion Spanish Fort, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Foley and Bayside Academy. Each opening round series will be a best-of-three format, with two games on Friday and an "if necessary" game on Saturday. 

In Class 5A, top-ranked Spanish Fort will host St. Paul's at 5 and 7 p.m. Friday with the "if necessary" game Saturday at 1 p.m. Spanish Fort's area rival, Gulf Shores, will visit No. 2 Faith Academy at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Friday with a third game Saturday at 1 p.m. 

In Class 6A, the Fairhope Pirates will host Enterprise at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Friday with the "if necessary" game at 1 p.m. Saturday. Foley will visit Northview-Dothan at 4:30 and 7 p.m. with a third game Saturday at 1 p.m. if necessary.

Baldwin County's Class 3A team, Bayside Academy, will visit Opp for games at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Friday and an "if necessary" game Saturday at 12:30 p.m. 

Full AHSAA playoff pairings can be found here.