Baldwin County will have six players and a coach on the diamonds at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s North-South All-Star baseball and softball games this summer after the teams …
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Baldwin County will have six players and a coach on the diamonds at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s North-South All-Star baseball and softball games this summer after the teams were announced Monday.
Gulf Shores, Spanish Fort and Fairhope all had one player named to each all-star roster where Dolphin head baseball coach Chris Jacks was chosen for the all-star coaching staff following a third straight area crown. The 27th annual North-South All-Star baseball and softball games will be held July 17 and 19 in Montgomery as part of All-Star Week festivities.
Jacks will be joined in his dugout by pitcher/infielder Connor Gehr who helped the Dolphins register their first win over Orange Beach in the teams’ first meeting this season. Catcher/infielder Tia Titi, a North Carolina State commit, will represent the Dolphins in the softball contest after helping her team collect an area tournament championship.
Spanish Fort’s duo will both be fresh off a long postseason where catcher/outfielder Jack Holley, a Georgia State commit, and the baseball team went all the way to the state finals. The Toro softball team also made a deep playoff run that ended with a third-place finish thanks in part to efforts from catcher/infielder Ella Grace Nobles.
From Fairhope, outfielder Nolan Phillips and corner infielder Jesslyn Gordon were selected to the roster where Gordon and the Pirate softball team also went all the way to the state title game. Phillips and the baseball squad found the end of the road in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs after they finished the season on an 18-game winning streak and an area championship.
Holley, Gordon not only ones fresh off state title games
On the South All-Star roster, Holley is one of five baseball players and Gordon is one of four softball players who recently competed in state final games last week.
Caden Collier from Ariton and Drey Barrett from Holtville were crowned champions and Landon Beaver from Central-Phenix City and Alex Sherman from UMS-Wright joined Holley in finishing as state runners-up on the baseball diamond. On the softball squad, Mya Holt won Class 6A MVP honors as Wetumpka hoisted the Blue Map and Mary Suzan Aman from Houston Academy and Reese Cauley from Opp joined Gordon in claiming a Red Map trophy.
Although the South won one baseball contest in last year’s two-game set where the teams tied the second game, the North All-Stars still hold a 23-15-2 lead in the overall series entering this year’s matchup. The overall softball series also leans in favor of the North after last year’s sweep pushed its advantage to 29-23-3.
More on AHSAA All-Star Week
The two 18-member teams comprised of 2024 rising seniors were announced by Brandon Dean, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA).
The AHSADCA, which operates under the auspices of the AHSAA will also host all-star games in basketball, softball, volleyball, boys’ and girls’ soccer, cross country, tennis and golf during the All-Star Week, July 17-21. All-Star rosters for basketball, volleyball and cross country have already been announced.
The 64th annual North-South All-Star Football Game was played last December at Mobile where the South won 42-7.
The North-South All-Star baseball competition is scheduled for Monday, July 17, at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium where the softball competition will be held at Lagoon Park Wednesday, July 19, and both will be live-streamed by the NFHS Network and AHSAA TV Network.
South All-Star Rosters
BASEBALL
Drey Barrett |
Holtville |
IF/P |
6'3 |
200 |
Landon Beaver |
Central-Phenix City |
1B |
6'3 |
200 |
Gabriel Benton |
Benjamin Russell |
OF/P |
6'3 |
210 |
Drew Britton |
Pike Road |
SS/P |
6'0 |
185 |
Matthew Cash |
Bibb County |
P/SS |
6'0 |
195 |
Caden Collier |
Ariton |
SS |
5'10 |
170 |
Eli Driskell |
Faith Academy |
P |
6'1 |
205 |
Bryant Durbin |
Baker |
OF/P |
6'2 |
170 |
Connor Gehr |
Gulf Shores |
RHP/SS |
6'2 |
165 |
Kaden Harrell |
Mary G. Montgomery |
1B |
6'1 |
200 |
Jack Holley |
Spanish Fort |
C/OF |
5'11 |
185 |
Grant Horne |
Northside Methodist |
C/OF |
5'10 |
205 |
Clinton Houser |
Saint James School |
OF/IF |
5'9 |
na |
Andrew Lutz |
LAMP |
C/P |
6'0 |
170 |
Zachary McKinion |
Mobile Christian |
P |
6'1 |
205 |
Nolan Phillips |
Fairhope |
OF |
6'2 |
185 |
Alex Sherman |
UMS-Wright |
P |
6'2 |
205 |
Brooks Womble |
Saraland |
IF |
5'11 |
175 |
BASEBALL COACHES
Chris Jacks |
Gulf Shores |
Richie Brooks |
Benjamin Russell |
Ken Whittle |
Trinity Pres. (Administrative) |
SOFTBALL
Bria Allen |
Central-Phenix City |
1B |
5'7 |
Mary Suzan Aman |
Houston Academy |
OF/CF |
6'0 |
Mikayla Baumgartner |
Mary G. Montgomery |
P/SS/UT |
5'7 |
Reese Cauley |
Opp |
P/1B |
5'10 |
Jesslyn Gordon |
Fairhope |
3B/1B |
5'6 |
Mya Holt |
Wetumpka |
P/OF |
5'7 |
Emma Hudson |
Alma Bryant |
2B |
5'2 |
Brelynne Hughes |
Saraland |
SS/2B/P |
5'0 |
Jaicee Massey |
Baker |
CF/OF |
5'1 |
Gracie Mitchell |
Leroy |
CF/SS |
5'5 |
Ella Grace Nobles |
Spanish Fort |
C/3B |
5'4 |
Jaycee Quinn |
Verbena |
P/1B |
5'11 |
Kaylee Robles |
Prattville |
IF |
5'7 |
Brianna Ryan |
Theodore |
IF/P/C |
5,8 |
Reagan Taylor |
Horseshoe Bend |
SS/OF/P |
5'9 |
Keesheinna Titi |
Gulf Shores |
C/SS |
5'4' |
Gracie Ward |
Slocomb |
OF/C |
5'6 |
Ella Watson |
Wetumpka |
P/OF |
5'10 |
SOFTBALL COACHES
Chris Steiner |
Brewbaker Tech |
Cindy Hawthorne |
Brantley |
Susan Barnes |
Elba (Administrative) |
North All-Star Rosters
BASEBALL
Andrew Allen |
Alexandria |
P |
6'2 |
185 |
Tylan Amerson |
Minor |
OF |
5'10 |
165 |
Tanner Bartlett |
Oneonta |
P |
6'0 |
205 |
Braden Booth |
Bob Jones |
P/3B |
6'0 |
180 |
Alex Brackin |
Hatton |
OF/P |
5'9 |
170 |
Landon Fike |
Gordo |
OF/P |
5'11 |
175 |
James Graphos |
Mountain Brook |
INF |
6'2 |
170 |
John Head |
Vestavia Hills |
C |
6'0 |
205 |
Carter Johnson |
Oxford |
SS/P |
6'0 |
165 |
Sean Lapinskes |
Westminster Christian |
INF/P |
6'0 |
190 |
McClane Mohon |
Piedmont |
INF |
5'10 |
165 |
Brett Mosely |
Hewitt Trussville |
OF |
6'3 |
185 |
Spencer Nicholas |
Tuscaloosa County |
P |
5'11 |
175 |
Corey Richardson, Jr. |
Minor |
1B/P |
6'1 |
235 |
John Robicheaux |
Mountain Brook |
OF/P |
6'2 |
185 |
Andre Watts |
Pleasant Grove |
C |
5'11 |
240 |
Evan Williams |
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa |
C |
6'3 |
220 |
Hunter Willis |
Winterboro |
SS |
6'1 |
165 |
BASEBALL COACHES
Mark Garner |
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa |
Brandon Stocks |
Fayette County |
Keith Lucky |
Saint James (Administrative) |
SOFTBALL
Josie Bunch |
West End |
P/IF |
5'6 |
Margaret Daniel |
Spain Park |
C |
5'8 |
Leigh-Anna Davis |
Buckhorn |
OG/SS |
5' 7 |
Emilie Godfrey |
Hartselle |
P |
5'11 |
Abigail Bunt |
Glencoe |
C/UTL |
5'5 |
MacKenzie Harper |
Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa |
P |
5'5 |
Abigail Herndon |
Brooks |
P/IF/OF |
5'10 |
Claire Holt |
Athens Bible |
SS/OF |
5'9 |
Mariami Hubbard |
Huntsville |
SS/2B |
5' 8 |
Natalia Kenyatta |
Bob Jones |
3B/C |
5'5 |
Presley Lively |
Helena |
OF |
5'4 |
Mallory Ogle |
John Carroll Catholic |
OF |
5'5 |
Sara Phillips |
Hewitt-Trussville |
P |
5'9 |
Gracyn Spicer |
Madison County |
P/IF |
5'7 |
Morgan Stiles |
Athens |
IF/P |
5'7 |
Ella Ussery |
Spain Park |
P/1B |
6'2" |
Laney Williams |
Thompson |
C/IF |
5'11 |
Brantlee Wortham |
Randolph County |
P/IF |
5'2 |
SOFTBALL COACHES
Christy Ferguson |
Danville |
Becky Seymour |
Moody |
Kent Chambers |
Bob Jones (administrative) |