SPANISH FORT – Spanish Fort knocked off Class 5A’s top-ranked team in game three of a semi-final playoff series on Saturday to advance to the championship in Montgomery.

The fifth-ranked Toros (30-11) beat No. 1 Charles Henderson 10-1 in the deciding game after splitting a double header with the Trojans on Friday. Spanish Fort will play Hartselle (30-25) in a best-of-three championship series starting on Friday at 4 p.m. at Riverwalk Stadium. Game two will be Saturday at 10 a.m., and a third if-necessary game will be played Saturday at 1 p.m.

Zac Fowler’s fourth-inning grand slam sealed Spanish Fort’s 10-1 win over the Trojans in the deciding game on Saturday. Fowler’s homer broke a 1-1 tie. The Toros added five more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Wes Runnels had an RBI double, then Toro runs scored on a bases loaded walk and a bases loaded hit batter. Cole Jarman capped the Toro scoring with a two-RBI single.

Rocky McCord (8-2) got the win for the Toros, giving up just four hits and striking out seven.

Spanish Fort won the opener 6-5 on Friday, while Charles Henderson won game two 9-5.

Chris Beasley (7-0) won the opener for the Toros. Runnels had a two-run homer in the win.

Harrison Reeves (9-0) got the win for the Trojans in the second game.

Patrick McGavin had two home runs to center and three RBIs. in the loss.

Auburn sweeps Fairhope in semis

AUBURN – Fairhope’s 6A baseball championship hopes were crushed on Friday as the Pirates were swept by Auburn in a semi-final playoff series.

Auburn won the opener 8-5 and game two 19-13. Second-ranked Fairhope finished 36-8.

Evan East had five RBIs for Fairhope in the second game, and Garrett Pitts had a three-run homer in the opener.