Alabama high school baseball: Saturday’s statewide playoff stars, highlights

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Northridge’s, Bus Payne, left, and Evan Malone both score against McGill-Toolen in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

Northridge’s Evan Champion pitches against McGill-Toolen in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

Northridge’s Evan Champion pitches against McGill-Toolen in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen’s Cullen Patrick pitches against Northridge in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen head coach Tim Becker motivates a batter against orthridge in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

Northridge infielder John Pruet makes a play against McGill-Toolen in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen infielder Brayden Hilpert makes a play against Northridge in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

Northridge’s Evan Malone plays off first base against McGill-Toolen in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen pitcher Cullen Patrick ,left, and infielders (7) and Colton Lindsey get ready for Northridge batters in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen’s Davis Fisher warms up to bat against Northridge in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen’s Colton Lindsey warms up to bat against Northridge in Game 2 of a prep baseball playoff series Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)

McGill-Toolen and Northridge waited two days to play the first two games of their Class 6A playoff series.

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