The Daphne Trojans, Foley Lions, Fairhope Pirates and Baldwin County Tigers all got wins on the first day of the Hank Aaron Classic baseball tournament on Monday.

Daphne defeated Robertsdale 13-1 at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex on Monday afternoon. Sophomore right-hander Brandon Peterson picked up the win for Daphne, striking out seven hitters in a five-inning, mercy-rule shortened opener.

“I was really pleased with the way Brandon pitched,” Daphne coach Joe Hutchins said. “He set the tone for us early and the rest of the team fed off of it.”

Daphne jumped out in front early with four runs in the top of the first inning.

Kyle Reese had a two-RBI double, while Russ Mosley and Peterson also drove in runs in the first. Mosley added four more runs on a grand slam in the top of the second.

“Russ sat back on the ball and really hit it well,” Hutchins said.

Daphne added two more runs in the third. Cameron Peterson scored on an errant Robertsdale throw, and Reese drove in a run on ground out. The Trojans added a run in the top of the fourth to make the score 11-0 when Jared Olson drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.

Blake Taylor added a two-RBI double in the fifth to cap Daphne’s scoring. Robertsdale scored after a throwing error in the bottom of the fourth. Josh Baxter took the loss for Robertsdale.

“I thought our whole line up played disciplined ball,” Hutchins said. “We took advantage of Robertsdale’s pitcher’s mistakes and played well on defense other than that one play.”

Foley 4,

Gulf Shores 1

Foley defeated Gulf Shores 4-1 behind 13 strikeouts from right-hander Taylor Wheaton in the night cap at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex on Monday.

Wheaton struck out six of the first eight hitters he faced in the win for Foley.

“We started out well with Taylor throwing strikes. He struck out the first three guys he faced, which helped us set the tone early” Foley coach Kevin Madden said. “Wheaton just pitched a great game.”

Foley scored all of its runs in the bottom of the second. Eric Fontaine had a two-RBI double and Matthew Salter had a two-RBI single to give the Lions a 4-0 lead.

“(Gulf Shores pitcher Colin) Blankenship was pitching well,” Madden said. “We were just able to get to him that one inning and that is all it took.”

Gulf Shores scored its only run on a wild throw in the top of the fourth. Colin Blankenship took the loss for the Dolphins.

Fairhope 9,

Spanish Fort 1

Host team Fairhope defeated Spanish Fort 9-1 and gave head coach Stu Fuller his 500th career victory Monday night at Volanta Park.

Senior pitcher Daryl Norris struck out nine hitters and gave up one hit, two walks and no earned runs in the win for Fairhope. He also added a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth.

The Pirates scored four runs in the second, two in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth.

Kaleb Naseman and Chase Domino had RBIs for Fairhope in the win.

Cole Jarman had Spanish Fort’s only hit and RBI in the seventh inning.

Baldwin County 3,

Faith Academy 0

The Baldwin County Tigers defeated Faith Academy in the afternoon game at Fairhope High School on Monday in the Hank Aaron Classic.

Jansen Boeschen had a two-run home run in the win.

Senior pitcher Justin Miller struck out six and gave up two hits in five innings to get the win for BCHS.

Teams will continue play in the Hank Aaron Classic on Friday at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile. The Classic consolation and championship games will be played on Monday.