Pairings set for Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Region baseball and softball tournaments
The draws are set for the Louisville-area baseball and softball regional tournaments, with teams vying for spots in the state tournaments.
No. 5-ranked Pleasure Ridge Park (33-3) headlines the field for the Sixth Region baseball tournament. The Panthers, looking for their first regional title since 2019, will host Bullitt East (20-12) at 11 a.m. Monday in a quarterfinal.
The Sixth Region semifinals (Tuesday) and final (5:30 p.m. Friday) will be played at the University of Louisville’s Jim Patterson Stadium.
No. 1 Trinity (33-4) will take a 19-game winning streak into the Seventh Region baseball tournament. The Shamrocks will host Male (10-16) at 4 p.m. Monday in a quarterfinal.
The Seventh Region Tournament includes five teams ranked among the top 20 in the state, with No. 4 Ballard, No. 13 St. Xavier, No. 14 Eastern and No. 19 Manual joining Trinity. Manual (22-11) will host Eastern (24-10) at 4 p.m. Monday in a key quarterfinal.
The Seventh Region semifinals (Wednesday) and final (8 p.m. Friday) will be played at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Regional baseball champions will advance to the state tournament set for June 6-15 in Lexington.
No. 15 Bullitt East (19-7) leads the field for the Sixth Region softball tournament. The Chargers (19-7), seeking their first regional title since 2012, lost to Mercy 7-2 in the 24th District final and will play at Fairdale (18-9) at 5 p.m. Monday in a quarterfinal.
Western (1-9) has forfeited its quarterfinal matchup at North Bullitt (12-12).
The Sixth Region semifinals (Wednesday) and final (8 p.m. Friday) will be played at U of L’s Ulmer Stadium.
No. 21 Oldham County (20-12) leads the field for the Eighth Region softball tournament and will host Trimble County (21-13) at 4 p.m. Saturday in a quarterfinal.
The Eighth Region semifinals (Monday) and final (7 p.m. Thursday) will be played at Ulmer Stadium.
Regional softball champions will advance to the state tournament set for June 6-15 at the University of Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium in Lexington.
The draws for the Eighth Region baseball and Seventh Region softball tournaments will be released Friday night after the conclusion of district tournament play.
Sixth Region baseball
Monday (at district champions) – Bullitt East (20-12) at Pleasure Ridge Park (33-3), 11 a.m.; North Bullitt (22-14) at Butler (19-16), 11 a.m.; Holy Cross (14-17) at Bullitt Central (23-12-1), 4 p.m.; DeSales (23-13) at Fern Creek (17-14), 4 p.m.
Tuesday (at U of L) – Bullitt East-Pleasure Ridge Park winner vs. North Bullitt-Butler winner, 5:30 p.m.; Holy Cross-Bullitt Central winner vs. DeSales-Fern Creek winner, 8 p.m.
Friday (at U of L) – Final, 5:30 p.m.
Seventh Region baseball
Monday (at district champions) – Eastern (24-10) at Manual (22-11), 4 p.m.; Male (10-16) at Trinity (33-4), 4 p.m.; Highlands Latin (21-12) at Ballard (27-5), 11 a.m.; Francis Parker (7-15) at St. Xavier (22-15), 11 a.m.
Wednesday (at U of L) – Eastern-Manual winner vs. Male-Trinity winner, 5:30 p.m.; Highlands Latin-Ballard winner vs. Francis Parker-St. Xavier winner, 8 p.m.
Friday (at U of L) – Final, 8 p.m.
Eighth Region baseball
Saturday (at district champions) – TBA
Monday (at U of L) – TBA
Thursday (at U of L) – TBA
Sixth Region softball
Monday (at district champions) – Bullitt Central (8-20) at Butler (15-15), 2 p.m.; Bullitt East (19-7) at Fairdale (18-9), 5 p.m.; Holy Cross (12-14) at Mercy (18-13), 1 p.m.; Western (1-9) at North Bullitt (12-12), Western forfeits
Wednesday (at U of L) – Holy Cross-Mercy winner vs. North Bullitt, 6 p.m.; Bullitt Central-Butler winner vs. Bullitt East-Fairdale winner, 8 p.m.
Friday (at U of L) – Final, 8 p.m.
Seventh Region softball
Monday (at district champions) – TBA
Tuesday (at U of L) – Semifinals, 6 and 8 p.m.
Friday (at U of L) – Final, 6 p.m.
Eighth Region softball
Saturday (at district champions) – Woodford County (15-13) at Grant County (13-13), 6 p.m.; Trimble County (21-13) at Oldham County (20-12), 4 p.m.; Simon Kenton (15-14) at Anderson County (23-11), 6 p.m.; South Oldham (16-13) at Henry County (18-7), 6 p.m.
Monday (at U of L) – Woodford County-Grant County winner vs. Trimble County-Oldham County winner, 6 p.m.; Simon Kenton-Anderson County winner vs. South Oldham-Henry County winner, 8 p.m.
Thursday (at U of L) – Final, 7 p.m.
This story will be updated.
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