(A huge thank you to Ryan Ottele for doing this write up about an even that is really just around the corner)
Each spring the Seattle Mariners host a series of varsity high school baseball games at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners provide a first-rate experience for the teams, with game production including using the scoreboards and announcer and including live and replay video.
This will be the 15th edition of the classic after it was canceled last year due to Covid considerations. After dealing with a Covid-altered season last spring, these teams will be chomping at the bit to get a full season in, playing in a Major League ballpark is the icing on the cake.
In order to get a slot in the event, each team must sell an allotment of tickets to a specified Mariners game. The Mariners provide those tickets at a substantial discount so the teams can use the sales as a fundraiser as well. Contact the booster club of one of the participating teams if you want to support them by buying their tickets.
Here is the schedule for the 2022 Mariners High School Baseball Classic:
Friday March 18
6pm: Kentridge vs Puyallup
Saturday March 19
11am: Highline vs West Seattle
2:30pm: Auburn Riverside vs Newport
6pm: Mt Si vs Eastside Catholic
Friday April 8
6pm: Kentwood vs Edmonds Woodway
Saturday April 9
11am: Ballard vs Garfield
2:30pm: Issaquah vs Lake Washington
6pm: Hazen vs Nathan Hale