Mobile Bay Bears manager Turner Ward visited Perdido School recently to talk to the students on the subject of motivation. Ward is a native of Satsuma and played professional baseball in the Major Leagues. He led the Bay Bears to the title series this year where they won the Southern League AA championship. He played college baseball for Faulkner State Community College in Bay Minette and for the University of South Alabama in Mobile. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 18th round in 1986. The switch-hitting outfielder went on to a 12-season career in the majors.