Baseball Returns to Hank Aaron Stadium This Friday Night
February 19, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Mobile BayBears News Release
MOBILE, Ala. - The 12th Annual Hank Aaron High School Classic comes to Hank Aaron Stadium beginning this Friday night and continues through Monday night's championship game.
Starting on Friday at 4:30 p.m., Mary G. Montgomery (2-1) will play Theodore (2-1), followed by a match-up featuring McGill-Toolen (2-1) and Bryant (2-1) at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday's slate of games will showcase five contests, beginning at 9:00 a.m. with Foley (0-3) battling Davidson (0-3). At 11:30 a.m., Cottage Hill (0-3) takes on Satsuma (0-3). The 2:00 p.m. showdown belongs to 2008 Hank Aaron Classic Champion Spanish Fort (1-2) as they take on Murphy (1-2). At 4:30 p.m., St. Paul's (1-2) will go up against Faith Academy (1-2) which will be followed by Baldwin County (1-2) and Daphne (1-2) at 7:00 p.m.
The 12th Annual Hank Aaron High School Classic will wrap up on Monday with four games scheduled. Gulf Shores (2-1) will battle Baker (2-1) at 11:30 a.m. The semifinals begin at 2:00 p.m. as Thomasville (3-0) locks up with Robertsdale (3-0), followed by the other semifinal contest between UMS-Wright (3-0) and Fairhope (3-0) at 4:30 p.m. The winners of those two semifinal match-ups will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday to crown the new champion.
The Hank Aaron Classic has become one of the premier high school baseball tournaments in Alabama. Normally, a 16-team tourney, this year's Hank Aaron Classic switches to 20 teams with each club getting to play at least one game at "The Hank." The idea for the tournament was formed in 1997 when Vigor High School coach Joe Toomey met with BayBears President/COO Bill Shanahan and expressed his desire for his team to play at Hank Aaron Stadium, now the Double-A home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Tickets for each contest of the 12th Annual Hank Aaron High School Classic are four dollars and will be available at Hank Aaron Stadium's Baseball City Gift Shop. For more information, please contact the Mobile BayBears at (251) 479-BEAR or log on to www.mobilebaybears.com.
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