Prep baseball: Four area teams competing in Sarasota Baseball Classic

Four area teams are playing this year's Sarasota Baseball Classic, which runs from March 24-27 in three separate sites in Sarasota County.
The tournament has been played since 1986. The last Bradenton-area team to win a championship at the SBC was Manatee in 2001.
Listed below are the first-round pairings involving area teams. The championship game will be played Thursday, March 27.

First round - Monday, March 24
Manatee vs. Viera, 4 p.m. at Sarasota
Cardinal Mooney vs. Taravella, 4:30 p.m. at Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex
Lakewood Ranch vs. Flanagan, 4:30 p.m. at Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex
Palmetto vs. Florida Christian, 4 p.m. at Twin Lakes Park (Riverview's home field)