Though their seasons are long over with, local baseball players will take the field Saturday for a chance to possibly impress college scouts but to definitely raise money for a good cause.

The annual East/West Baseball event is a fundraiser for the Alabama Lions Sight Conservation effort, which helps provide eye care for indigent patients.

“Originally, the two things were to show off the kids and to get money for sight conservation,” said Danny Carter of the Clanton Evening Lions Club, which will host Saturday’s game at Jack Hayes Field.

Each of the two teams in the area game will be composed of 20 players. Complete rosters are listed below the story.

The teams will play two six-inning games beginning at 1 p.m.

Seven players from the game will advance to the Central Alabama regional game, also to be played in Clanton, on May 22, according to district coordinator Don Hand.

Those seven will join six from the Demopolis area game and seven from the Tuscaloosa area game to form the West team that will face an East team composed of 10 players from the Tallassee area game and 10 players from the Montgomery area game.

Sixteen players from the regional game will advance to the state level played in Birmingham on June 5-6.

Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for school age children.

Carter said his club usually raises from $1,500 to $2,000 each year through the games.

“The parents are the ones that really drive it because they always come and watch their kids,” Carter said. “We can use all the support we can get.”

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Rosters

East

Tyler Crane-CF/P-Marbury

Hunter Hare-C-Marbury

Justin McAfee-C/OF-Dallas Co.

Josh McDonald-1B-Dallas Co.

Justin Moore-P/CF-Dallas Co.

Sean Haigler-OF-Isabella

Austin Anderson-OF-Isabella

Blake Lawley-C/3B-Isabella

Adam Jones-INF-Isabella

Jordan Freeman-3B/P-Prattville

Logan Hughes-C/P-Prattville

Cade Stinemetz-2B-Prattville

Tyler Spivey-RF/P-Prattville

Gage Mooney-1B/P-Prattville

Wes Lawrence-P/OF-Billingsley

Devonta Johnson-P/IF-Autaugaville

James Madsen-INF-Maplesville

Bobby Smith-3B/C-Maplesville

Tyler Crumpton-P/CF-Maplesville

Blake Crumpton-OF/P-Maplesville

Coaches: Clay Shearer, Isabella; Derrick Littleton, Maplesville; Tommy Goodson, Prattville; Lyman Woodfin, Marbury

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West

Jacob Chapman-OF-Jemison

Scott Clements-C/1B-Jemison

Braten Dill-P/OF-Shelby Co.

Kevin McNorton-P/1B-Shelby Co.

Chad King-P/OF-Shelby Co.

Chance Calloway-P-Chilton Co.

Ben Handley-P-Chilton Co.

Tanner Powell-INF-Chilton Co.

Adam Minor-INF-Chilton Co.

T.J. Henley-P/OF-Chilton Co.

Zac Isbell-P/OF-Calera

Trent Posey-CF-Calera

Scotty Reneau-1B/P-Calera

Adam Winterbottom-C-Calera

Kelly Lucas-OF/P-Verbena

Kelly Dorsett-SS/P-Verbena

Garrett Dennis-3B-Verbena

Evan Bryan-CF-Thorsby

Brantley Bice-P/INF-Thorsby

Cody Carroll-P-Thorsby

Coaches: Jason Easterling, Jemison; Josey Shannon, Chilton Co.; Ab Argent, Thorsby; Steven Floyd, Calera