Calhoun County baseball
- Updated: February 23, 2025
Defending champion Oxford takes No. 1 seed. Alexandria, 2024 runner up and Class 5A state champion, voted No. 2 seed.
By Joe Medley
East Alabama Sports Today
ALEXANDRIA — Defending Calhoun County baseball champion Oxford will hold the No. 1 seed going into this year’s tournament, and 2024 runner–up and Class 5A state champion Alexandria was voted No. 2 by the county’s coaches Sunday.
Coaches voted at the annual seeding meeting at Alexandria High School.
Oxford and Alexandria played in a classic county final last year, with Oxford prevailing 3-2 in 11 innings on Judd Syer’s walk-off double.
Syer and second-round draft pick Carter Johnson are among Oxford’s graduation losses. Alexandria lost 15 seniors, including pitcher Tripp Patterson, who pitched an eight-inning gem to get Alexandria to extra innings.
“Last year, we had a great game with Alexandria in the championship,” Oxford coach Travis Janssen said. “It was one of the best games of the year that we played in, and just excited about it.”
Oxford is 3-3 on the year after beating Piedmont and Hokes Bluff on Saturday. Janssen called his 2025 team “a work in progress.”
“We’re trying to fit the pieces together, trying to get healthy on the mound,” he said. “Guys have good attitudes, but we’re very much a work in progress right now. We’ve got some guys that are trying to do too much.
“It’s so early in the year, and we’ve played good people. Some guys aren’t comfortable yet in their roles.”
Seedings
1. Oxford
2. Alexandria
3. Piedmont
4. White Plains
5. Jacksonville
6. Ohatchee
7. Donoho
8. Pleasant Valley
9. Wellborn
10. Weaver
11. Jacksonville Christian
12. Faith Christian
13. Anniston
14. Saks
Schedule
All games at Choccolocco Park
FRIDAY, Feb. 28
First round
No. 12 Faith Christian vs. No. 13 Anniston, 4:30 p.m.
No. 11 Jacksonville Christian vs. No. 14 Saks, 4:30 p.m.
No. 7 Donoho vs. No. 10 Weaver, 4:30 p.m.
No. 8 Pleasant Valley vs. No. 9 Wellborn, 6:30 p.m.
No. 5 Jacksonville vs. Faith/Anniston, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 Ohatchee vs. JCA/Saks, 630 p.m.
SATURDAY. March 1
Quarterfinals
No. 4 White Plains vs. Jacksonville/Faith/Anniston, 10 a.m.
No. 1 Oxford vs. Pleasant Valley/Wellborn, 4 p.m.
No. 2 Alexandria vs. Donoho/Weaver. Noon
No. 3 Piedmont vs. Ohatchee/JCA/Saks, 2 p.m.
MONDAY, March 3
Semifinals
Alexandria/Donoho/Weaver vs. Piedmont/Ohatchee/JCA/Saks, 5 p.m.
White Plains/Jacksonville/Faith/Anniston vs. Oxford/Pleasant Valley/Wellborn, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, March 4
Championship, 7 p.m.
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