• Foul weather forces delays to final rounds/Spanish Fort and Foley rescheduled to play Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. 

MOBILE, Ala. — Inclement weather Monday night impacted the BayBears Classic schedule for the second time forcing postponement of the final rounds until Wednesday, or possibly later. Visit BayBears Classic 2016 for updates.

Twenty-four area teams opened the 2016 high school baseball season in the 19th annual BayBears Classic last week after Monday storms forced a one-day delay. The teams continued through Thursday at six host sites — Spanish Fort, Robertsdale in Baldwin County and at Mary G. Montgomery, Baker, Theodore and Satsuma.

After playing three games each, the teams were seeded 1-24 as the tournament shifted to Hank Aaron Stadium. The semifinal and championship were set to be decided on Feb. 22-23. Theodore won last year's Classic, defeating UMS-Wright 3-1 in the championship game. 

Update as of Feb. 23: Foley vs. Spanish Fort - Spanish Fort and Foley rescheduled to play Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. 

Theodore vs. McGill Toolen Catholic (POSTPONED)

Bayside vs. Foley or Spanish Fort (POSTPONED)

HANK AARON STADIUM SEEDING RESULTS

Monday, Feb. 22

Mobile Christian 4, MGM 1

Bayside 4, Davidson 0: Austin Chastang (1-0) pitched the shutout for the Admirals who improved to 4-0. Davidson coach Mike Harrell received the BayBears Classic Joe Toomey Coach's Award.

Saturday, Feb. 20

UMS-Wright 4, Daphne 2

Faith Academy 6, Fairhope 3

Baker 2, St. Luke's 1

Satsuma 8, Cottage Hill 4

Robertsdale 9, Alma Bryant 0

Friday, Feb. 19


Murphy 8, Citronelle 4

Saraland 4, Jackson 0

Baldwin County 8, Gulf Shores 6

POOL PLAY THURSDAY, FEB. 18


Spanish Fort Host Site

Alma-Bryant 12, Saraland 9

Spanish Fort 13, Fairhope 3

Thomas Johnston had two hits and two RBI and Grant Peterson, Garland Horst and Colt Steiner each had two hits and a RBI to help lead Spanish Fort to the win. Tyler McLeod earned the win striking out six in 3 2/3 innings of work, while Wade Clark closed out the game on the mound. Chase White also had two hits for Spanish Fort.

Robertsdale Host Site

UMS-Wright 15, Gulf Shores 3

Foley 11, Robertsdale 10

Mary G. Montgomery Host Site

Cottage Hill 19, Jackson 7


McGill-Toolen 2, MGM 1

Ben Bolton was a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBIs and Mason Graves added two hits for the third straight game to lead the Cottage Hill offense. Hunter Ikner earned the win going 4 1/3 without allowing an earned run

Baker Host Site

Bayside 10, Citronelle 3


Mobile Christian 8, Baker 0

Austin Chastang had three hits and three RBI and William Warner added two hits and two RBI to pace Bayside in the win. Thomas Boothe picked up the win on the mound striking out six and giving up three hits in five innings of work.

Trent Avery hit a two-run homer and Chris George earned the win for Mobile Christian over Baker.

Theodore Host Site

St. Luke's 13, Murphy 3


Theodore 7, Daphne 2

Joseph Mohr tossed six innings, allowing three hits and striking out five as defending champions Theodore topped Daphne to move to 3-0. Jordan Hunt went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI for the Bobcats.

Satsuma Host Site


Davidson 10, Faith Academy 4

Satsuma 9, Baldwin County 8

POOL PLAY WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17


Spanish Fort Host Site


Fairhope 2, Alma-Bryant 0


Spanish Fort 4, Saraland 3

Collin Davis tossed 5.2 innings giving up just three hits and striking out six to lead Fairhope to the win. Kody Gratkowski picked up the save getting the final four outs. Mason Lockhart led the Pirates at the plate with an RBI-triple.

Elliott Johnson got the win for the Spanish Fort Toros pitching 1 2/3 innings allowing one hit and striking out two. Ryan Brooks led the way with a double, a single and four RBI.

Robertsdale Host Site

Foley 4, UMS-Wright 1

Robertsdale 6, Gulf Shores 1

Taylor Gibson got the win for the Foley Lions throwing a complete game with seven strikeouts and only allowing one run. Raffael Cecchinato went 2-for-3 with a RBI and Randy Stallworth added two RBI for the Lions.

Trevor Corte tossed 6 1/3 innings allowing just two hits and striking out five to lead Robertsdale in the win. Brandon Broussard went 2-for-3 for the Bears.

Mary G. Montgomery Host Site

McGill-Toolen 11, Cottage Hill 2

MGM 13, Jackson 3

McGill exploded on offense for a second straight game as Josh Freund collected three hits and three RBI. Zach Murphy added three hits and a RBI. Bubba Thompson also collected two hits and drove in two runs in the win over the Warriors.

Dan Eiland doubled three times and drove in two runs for MGM to back the starting effort on the mound from Jacob Smith.

Baker Host Site

Mobile Christian 10, Citronelle 0


Bayside 4, Baker 3

Grayson Williams went 3-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBI to help Mobile Christian to the win. Bryson Hatcher earned the win tossing three innings allowing two hits.

Reid Norton earned the win for Bayside with two innings pitched allowing one hit while striking out two. Connor Sirmon added two hits and a RBI.

Theodore Host Site


Theodore 9, St. Luke's 2


Daphne 5, Murphy 2

Josh Lewis picked up the win on the mound and went 2-for-3 at the plate. Lewis tossed five innings and striking out eight and doubled and scored two runs. Alton Rome also paced the Bobcats offense collecting two hits and driving in a run.

Seth Porter had two hits and Brandon Bowers drove in two runs to lead Daphne over Murphy. John Quinnelly picked up the win for the Trojans going five innings allowing just two hits.

Satsuma Host Site


Davidson 7, Baldwin County 4


Faith Academy 9, Satsuma 1

J. Michael Riley drove in a pair of runs to cap a seven-run, seventh inning for Davidson in the win. The Warriors trailed 4-0 to the final at-bat before getting the win. Andy Orozco, RJ Gibson and AJ Darrington each had two hits in the win. Daniel Brierly earned the win tossing 3.1 innings and striking out four. Leo Gonzalez closed the game out on the mound.

POOL PLAY TUESDAY, FEB. 16


Spanish Fort Host Site

Fairhope 10, Saraland 8


Spanish Fort 13, Alma-Bryant 2

Garland Horst went 5-for-5 for Spanish Fort, including a home run as Spanish Fort started the season with a win. Jackson Rogers went 4 innings allowing just three hits to get the win for the Toros.

Robertsdale Host Site


Foley 11, Gulf Shores 1


UMS-Wright 12, Robertsdale 4

McLean White had three hits, including a double and a triple and scored three runs in the win for the Foley Lions. Cody Browser got the victory tossing five innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.

Chauncey Callier led the UMS-Wright Bulldogs to a win with three hits and two RBI. Conner Jednat tossed six innings for the win while striking out 10. Robertsdale named their field in honor of former coach Kevin Raley who is now the Bulldogs coach. Raley led the Golden Bears to 443 wins in 23 years and 12 Area titles.

Mary G. Montgomery Host Site


McGill-Toolen 13, Jackson 0


MGM 4, Cottage Hill 3

Bubba Thompson went 4-for-4, including a double, and scored three runs to help the Yellow Jackets of McGill earn the win. Graham Owens earned the win tossing three innings and striking out three.

Brady Orrick went 3-for-3, with a double and drove in the winning run in extra innings to lift host MGM to the win. Ethan Jordan pitched seven solid innings for the Vikings striking out seven.

Baker Host Site


Bayside 8, Mobile Christian 7


Baker 8, Citronelle 2

William Fleming had two hits and three RBI and Reid Norton added two hits and two runs scored to lead the Bayside Admirals to the win.

Justin Collier led Baker to the win with three hits including a double and a triple along with two runs scored. Bailey Bannon earned the win with five innings pitched and no hits allowed, giving up one run while striking out twelve.

Theodore Host Site


Theodore 7, Murphy 0


Daphne 2, St. Luke's 0

Theodore began the defense of its title in the tournament with a shutout victory over Murphy. Caleb Coffey picked up the win on the mound for the Bobcats, who beat UMS for last year's title, going six innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 10. Josh Lewis led the way at the plate going 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI.

Zach Harlan went five innings, striking out seven to get the win on the mound and added a double at the plate to help the Daphne Trojans start the season with a win. Jack Cushman and Harrison Comerford each had two hits for Daphne, while Cushman added two RBI.

Satsuma Host Site


Faith Academy 4, Baldwin County 1


Davidson 5, Satsuma 2

Brooks Carlson had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs to help the Faith Academy Rams start the season with a win. Will Freeman picked up the win striking out eight over five innings and Micah Pepper closed out the game over the final two innings for the save. Reece Ewing drove in a run as well for Faith Academy.

Hayden Mullinix tossed 4 1/3 innings to get the win for the Davidson Warriors. Andy Orozco doubled and drove in a pair of runs. AJ Durrington added a sacrifice fly in the win. Daniel Brierly closed out the win by getting the save.

In 1997, Vigor High School head baseball coach Joe Toomey came to the BayBears with an idea of his team playing in a round-robin tournament at Hank Aaron Stadium. In February 1998, the BayBears High School Baseball Classic was created. At the time, the tournament began with only four schools participating; Vigor, UMS-Wright, Baker and Citronelle. Since then the Classic has grown and expanded to its current format which now features 24 schools in Mobile and Baldwin County. This tournament gives student athletes the chance to play at a professional baseball stadium of which many of these players may never get the chance to play at the college or pro level. It also provides the opportunity for each baseball program to raise money for its respective schools by selling tickets to its game at Hank Aaron Stadium. 

Seeding is based on final record through the first three days, least runs allowed and total runs scored in that order. Each school plays at least one game at the Hank. The champion is crowned after the final contest of the tournament between the top two seeds.