2025 Prep Baseball Alabama Kickoff Classic Announced
October 16, 2024
We are excited to announce the 2025 Prep Baseball Alabama Kickoff Classic, an event that hosts 13 of the top high school programs in the state of Alabama for the 2025 high school season. The Prep Baseball Alabama Kickoff Classic will take place on Friday, February 14th and Saturday, February 15th at four local host sites that includes Gardendale HS, Hoover HS, Spain Park HS and Vestavia Hills HS. Each team will play a single game on Friday and two games on Saturday.
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The 2024 Prep Baseball Alabama Kickoff Classic was the third of its kind with 14 teams participating in the event at Gardendale HS, Hoover HS, Spain Park HS, and Vestavia Hills HS. The Bob Jones Patriots would go on to claim the 2024 AHSAA Class 7A State Championship, with many others advancing deep into the playoffs in their respective classifications.
Be on the lookout over the next couple of weeks for the announcements of the Prep Baseball South Alabama Showdown and the Prep Baseball Smalltown Showdown. The South Alabama Showdown will be announced on Wednesday, October 23rd, and the Smalltown Showdown will be announced on Wednesday, October 30th. There will be much more information coming as we get closer to all three events, but for now, let's take a look at the 13 participating teams and the schedule for the 2025 Prep Baseball Alabama Kickoff Classic.
Participating Teams
SCHOOL | CLASSIFICATION |
Bob Jones Patriots* | Class 7A |
Central-Phenix City Red Devils | Class 7A |
Chelsea Hornets | Class 6A |
Gardendale Rockets | Class 6A |
Hartselle Tigers | Class 6A |
Helena Huskies | Class 6A |
Hewitt-Trussville Huskies | Class 7A |
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa Patriots* | Class 7A |
Hoover Buccaneers | Class 7A |
Oxford Yellow Jackets | Class 6A |
Spain Park Jaguars | Class 6A |
Thompson Warriors | Class 7A |
Vestavia Hills Rebels | Class 7A |
* = denotes 2024 AHSAA State Champion.
Friday, February 14th
TIME | TEAM | TEAM | LOCATION |
4:00 PM | Oxford | Spain Park | Spain Park HS |
4:00 PM | Chelsea | Hoover | Hoover HS |
4:00 PM | Helena | Vestavia Hills | Vestavia Hills HS |
4:00 PM | Hartselle | Gardendale | Gardendale HS |
6:30 PM | Bob Jones | Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa | Spain Park HS |
6:30 PM | Central-Phenix City | Thompson | Hoover HS |
6:30 PM | Hewitt-Trussville | Hartselle | Gardendale HS |
Saturday, February 15th
TIME | TEAM | TEAM | LOCATION |
10:00 AM | Bob Jones | Spain Park | Spain Park HS |
11:00 AM | Hartselle | Hoover | Hoover HS |
10:00 AM | Chelsea | Vestavia Hills | Vestavia Hills HS |
10:00 AM | Helena | Gardendale | Gardendale HS |
12:30 PM | Thompson | Bob Jones | Spain Park HS |
1:30 PM | Central-Phenix City | Hoover | Hoover HS |
12:30 PM | Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa | Vestavia Hills | Vestavia Hills HS |
12:30 PM | Hewitt-Trussville | Helena | Gardendale HS |
3:00 PM | Thompson | Spain Park | Spain Park HS |
4:00 PM | Hartselle | Central-Phenix City | Hoover HS |
3:00 PM | Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa | Chelsea | Vestavia Hills HS |
3:00 PM | Hewitt-Trussville | Oxford | Gardendale HS |
5:30 PM | Oxford | Gardendale | Gardendale HS |
Upcoming Fall Events
SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
Central Alabama Fall ID | October 20th, 2024 | Prattville High School (Prattville, AL) |
North Alabama Fall ID | October 27th, 2024 | James Clemens High School (Madison, AL) |
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