The high school season is in full swing, which means the inaugural PBR Stateline Showdown with Tennessee is just a few short days away. This event will be hosting eight high-quality teams, four from North Alabama and four from South Tennessee, that are set up face each other over the coming week. While this is the first event of its kind, there will be plenty of talented teams and players that will make up this event. Action will take place at Hazel Green High School (AL) and Lincoln County High School (TN) on Wednesday, March 16th through Saturday, March 19th. We've decided to take a look at the four Alabama teams that includes players to watch, records so far this spring and much more information.

If you want to see the full schedule for this upcoming week, CLICK HERE.

In addition to this preview, we've also recorded and released an "Around the State" podcast episode that talks about much more ahead of this event. CLICK HERE to listen to the full episode.

 

+ Grissom Tigers

Head Coach: Blake Talley
Team Twitter: @GrissomBSB
Classification: Class 7A Area 7
2022 Record: 5-5
Schedule:

• Grissom vs. Lincoln County (Thursday, 3:00, Lincoln County HS)
• Grissom vs. Riverdale (Thursday, 5:30, Lincoln County HS)
• Grissom vs. Trinity Christian Academy (Friday, 3:00, Hazel Green HS)
• Grissom vs. Knoxville Catholic (Saturday, 12:30, Hazel Green HS)

Players to Watch:

• LHP Rynzo Crutcher (Wallace-Hanceville CC), 2022)
• SS Jack Carson (Snead State CC, 2022)
• OF/RHP Christian Sutphin (Lawson State CC, 2022)
• RHP Logan Davis (Florida State College-Jacksonville, 2022)
• OF Gage Harmon (2022)
• 3B Trevor Broome (2022)
• C/UTL Ty Sanderson (2023)
• CIF Chris Lynam (2023)
• RHP Trent Wagoner (2023)
• RHP Ian Lee (2023)
• INF/RHP Charlie Cassingham (2025)
• 3B/RHP Garrett Blacklock (2025)
• RHP/3B Seth Leebern (2025)

 

+ Hazel Green Trojans

Head Coach: Mitchell Wright
Team Twitter: @HGHS_Baseball
Classification: Class 6A Area 16
2022 Record: 8-5
Schedule:

• Hazel Green vs. Riverdale (Wednesday, 5:30, Hazel Green HS)
• Hazel Green vs. Trinity Christian Academy (Thursday, 3:00, Hazel Green HS)
• Hazel Green vs. Knoxville Catholic (Thursday, 5:30, Hazel Green HS)
• Hazel Green vs. Lincoln County (Saturday, 10:00, Lincoln County HS)

Players to Watch:

• OF Landon Baeder (Southern Union CC, 2022)
• OF Jabez Sampson (Huntingdon, 2022)
• RHP/UTL Blake Medley (2022)
• INF/RHP Blake Hall (2023)
• C/RHP Parker Hall (2023)
• RHP/UTL Jackson Hunter (2024)
• INF Tarpley Priest (2024)

 

+ Huntsville Panthers

Head Coach: Luke Lamm
Team Twitter: @BaseballHHS
Classification: Class 7A Area 7
2022 Record: 4-5
Schedule:

• Huntsville vs. Lincoln County (Friday, 3:00, Lincoln County HS)
• Huntsville vs. Riverdale (Friday, 5:30, Lincoln County HS)
• Huntsville vs. Trinity Christian Academy (Saturday, 10:00, Hazel Green HS)
• Huntsville vs. Knoxville Catholic (Saturday, 3:00, Hazel Green HS)

Players to Watch:

• INF Cade Prestegard (2022)
• SS Cooper Williamson (2022)
• RHP Michael Pfeiffer (Lawson State CC, 2022)
• C Stone Lawless (Tennessee, 2023)
• UTL Travis Gentry (2022)
• LHP Will McCluskey (Wheaton College, 2022)
• RHP Josh Mackey (MUW, 2022)
• RHP Hudson Storey (2022)
• OF Cade Cole (2023)
• OF Luke Samples (2023)
• OF Justin Whitaker (2023) 
• LHP/1B Chase Cartron (2024)
• RHP Brody King (2024)
• UTL Jacob Pearl (2024)

 

+ Sparkman Senators

Head Coach: Jason Brewer
Team Twitter: @Sparkman_RBI
Classification: Class 7A Area 7
2022 Record: 4-5
Schedule:

• Sparkman vs. Riverdale (Wednesday, 3:00, Hazel Green HS)
• Sparkman vs. Knoxville Catholic (Friday, 5:30, Hazel Green HS)
• Sparkman vs. Lincoln County (Saturday, 12:30, Lincoln County HS)
• Sparkman vs. Trinity Christian Academy (Saturday, 3:00, Lincoln County HS)

Players to Watch:

• SS Tucker Burns (Wallace-Hanceville CC, 2022)
• RHP Patrick Moody (2022)
• OF Chris Sims (2022)
• RHP/1B Jordan Pearce (2022)
• RHP/UTL Ryan Strachan (2023)
• RHP/UTL Jacob Haley (South Alabama, 2023)
• RHP/1B Carter Wells (2023)
• OF/C Jack Buening (2023)
• OF Jacob Green (Oglethorpe, 2022)
• UTL Nick Causey (2023)
• RHP Ethan Clark (2023)
• C Wyatt Shears (2024)
• RHP Ryan Everly (2024)

 

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