HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

THE PAIRINGS FOR THE 2^ND REGION BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TODAY IN MADISONVILLE.

PLAY IN BOTH TOURNAMENTS BEGINS MONDAY, WITH SOFTBALL IN MADISONVILLE AND BASEBALL AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY.

COVERAGE OF GAMES INVOLVING CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND HOPKINSVILLE IN BOTH TOURNAMENTS CAN BE HEARD ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ACTION TODAY, THE 5^TH DISTRICT BASEBALL FINAL WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN TRIGG COUNTY AND HOST LIVINGSTON CENTRAL.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

HOPKINSVILLE’S JUSTIN HAGEMAN DID NOT RECEIVE A PITCHING DECISION IN WESTERN KENTUCKY’S 4-2 LOSS TO TROY UNIVERSITY AT THE SUN BELT TOURNAMENT IN MONROE, LOUISANA.

HAGEMAN GOT THE START FOR THE HILLTOPPERS AND WENT FOUR INNINGS ALLOWING TWO RUNS, ONE EARNED ON FIVE HITS, WITH THREE WALKS AND FOUR STRIKEOUTS.

THE HILLTOPPERS CLOSE THE SEASON WITH A 33-24 RECORD.

AUSTIN PEAY WILL PLAY IN THE O-V-C CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TODAY IN JACKSON, TENNESSEE.

THE GOVERNORS DEFEATED JACKSONVILLE STATE 4-1 BEHIND AN 11 STRIKEOUT PERFORMANCE BY BOWLING GREEN NATIVE JACK SNODGRASS. AUSTIN PEAY WILL PLAY EITHER JACKSONVILLE STATE AGAIN OR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THOSE TEAMS PLAY AN ELIMINATION GAME.

VANDERBILT FACES ARKANSAS IN A SEMI FINAL GAME AT THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT IN HOOVER, ALABAMA TODAY.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

KENTUCKY IS HOSTING ITS FIRST EVER SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONAL BEGINNING TODAY AGAINST THE CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS. THE WINNER OF THE BEST TWO OF THREE SERIES GOES TO THE WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WHEN THE TENNESSEE VOLS PROGRAM VISITS NEXT MONTH WITH THE NC-AA COMMITTEE ON INFRACTIONS, NEW COACH CUONZO MARTIN WILL JOIN THEM.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS MARTIN WILL JOIN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MIKE HAMILTON, CHANCELLOR JIMMY CHEEK AND SCHOOL COMPLIANCE OFFICIALS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION AT THE HEARINGS JUNE 10-11.

MARTIN IS HOPEFUL THERE WILL NOT BE A POST SEASON BAN IMPOSED BY THE NC-AA. TENNESSEE WILL NOT KNOW ITS PENALTIES UNTIL SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AFTER THE HEARING.

THE HEARING IS BEING CONDUCTED AFTER AN INVESTIGATION FOUND IMPROPRIERTIES IN THE VOL PROGRAM UNDER FORMER COACH BRUCE PEARL, WHO WAS FIRED IN MARCH.

GOLF

THE SENIOR P-G-A CHAMPIONSHIP GOT BACK ON TRACK FRIDAY AFTER WEATHER DELAYS THURSDAY FORCED SOME PLAYERS TO FINISH FIRST ROUND PLAY FRIDAY AND THEN SECOND ROUND PLAY.

JAPAN’S KYOSHI MUROTA IS PROVING TO BE THE MAN TO BEAT AFTER FIRING A SECOND ROUND 67 FRIDAY TO STAND AT 11 UNDER PAR, FOUR STROKES AHEAD OF HALE IRWIN AND NICK PRICE.

FRANKLIN’S KENNY PERRY FIRED A THREE OVER 75 IN HIS SECOND ROUND AFTER CONCLUDING HIS FIRST ROUND EARLY FRIDAY WITH A 69. PERRY’S 144 TOTAL IS GOOD FOR A TIE FOR 29^TH.