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County baseball postponed

Threat of severe weather forces postponement of Friday’s games in Calhoun County baseball tournament to Saturday; updated with new tourney schedule

By East Alabama Sports Today

The threat of severe weather has forced organizers to postpone Friday’s games in the Calhoun County baseball tournament, Wellborn principal Andy Carpenter said.

Organizers are working on a new schedule, likely to feature games at 9 a.m., 11 a,m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., all on Choccolocco Park’s signature field, Carpenter said.

“All Saturday games will be on the signature field because that’s the field where we’re least likely to have delays because of water,” Carpenter said.

Forecasts of bad weather prompted organizers to formulate a contingency at Sunday’s seeding meeting at Wellborn High School. The plan was to push the tourney schedule forward a day … Friday’s games to Saturday, Saturday’s quarterfinals to Monday and Monday’s semifinals to Tuesday.

The final is set for Thursday on Jacksonville State University’s Rudy Abbott Field.

Updated Calhoun County baseball tournament schedule
Choccolocco Park
Saturday
Signature field
No. 11 Weaver vs. No. 14 Anniston, 9 a.m.
No. 6 Donoho vs. Weaver/Anniston, 11 a.m.
No. 12 Wellborn vs. No. 13 Faith Christian, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Ohatchee vs. Wellborn/Faith Christian, 3 p.m.
No. 8 White Plains vs. No. 9 Jacksonville Christian, 5 p.m.
No. 7 Pleasant Valley vs. No. 10 Saks, 7 p.m.
Monday
Choccolocco Park
No. 4 Jacksonville vs. Ohatchee/Wellborn/Faith, 4:30 p.m. (field 8, pod 4)
No. 2 Alexandria vs. Pleasant Valley/Saks, 4:30 p.m. (signature field)
No. 3 Piedmont vs. Donoho/Weaver/Anniston, 6:30 p.m. (field 8, pod 4)
No. 1 Oxford vs. White Plains/JCA, 6:30 p.m. (signature field)
Tuesday
Choccolocco Park
Semifinals

Signature field
Alexandria/Pleasant Valley/Saks vs. Piedmont/Donoho/Weaver/Anniston, 5 p.m.
Oxford/White Plains/JCA vs. Jacksonville/Ohatchee/Wellborn/Faith, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Rudy Abbott Field

Championship, 7 p.m.

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