THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WILL BE SEARCHING FOR A NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AFTER MIKE HAMILTON ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION TUESDAY.

HAMILTON HAS BEEN U-T’S ATHLETICS DIRECTOR SINCE 2003, BUT HAS BEEN RECENTLY CRITICIZED FOR HIS HIRINGS OF COACHES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND FOR NCAA VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THOSE COACHES WHICH RESULTED IN A MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO RECRUITING.

HAMILTON’S RESIGNATION IS EFFECTIVE JUNE 30^TH. HOWEVER HE WILL BE PART OF THE GROUP WHICH WILL REPRESENT U-T WHEN IT APPEARS BEFORE THE NCAA COMMITTEE ON INFRACTIONS THIS WEEKEND IN INDIANAPOLIS.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WILL HAVE THREE WALK ON PLAYERS ON ITS BASKETBALL ROSTER THIS SEASON.

THE COURIER JOURNAL SAYS COACH RICK PITINO ASKED SENIORS TO BE CHRIS SMITH AND KYLE KURICK ALONG WITH SOPHOMORE ELISHA JUSTICE WHO EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS AFTER WALKING ON TO RETURN TO WALK ON STATUS.

THE CHANGE IS DUE TO THE FACT THERE WERE ALREADY FOUR INCOMING FRRESHMEN INCLUDING BOWLING GREEN’S CHANE BEHANAN TO REPLACE THREE PLAYERS LEAVING THE PROGRAM. THEN, THE CARDS GOT FORMER TENNESSEE COMMITMENT KEVIN WARE AND LUKE HANCOCK—A TRANSFER FROM GEORGE MASON.

ALSO TUESDAY, COACH PITINO ANNOUNCED HIS SON RICHARD WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE FOR TWO YEARS. THE ELDER PITINO RECENTLY BROUGHT HIS SON BACK TO THE LOUISVILLE PROGRAM AS AN ASSISTANT. THERE WAS SPECULATION THE YOUNGER PITINO WAS THE TOP CANDIDATE FOR THE HEAD COACHING POSITION AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

AUSTIN PEAY PITCHER AND BOWLING GREEN NATIVE JACK SNODGRASS WAS DRAFTED TUESDAY. SNODGRASS WAS TAKEN IN THE 27^TH ROUND BY THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS.

SNODGRASS WAS 4-6 THIS PAST SEASON WITH A THREE POINT 50 EARNED RUN AVERAGE, BUT SAVED HIS BEST PITCHING FOR THE POST SEASON.

SNODGRASS HAD A CAREER HIGH 11 STRIKEOUTS AGAINST JACKSONVILLE STATE IN THE O-V-C TOURNAMENT AND PITCHED SEVEN INNINGS TO GET THE WIN OVER NUMBER NINE GEORGIA TECH IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE ATLANTA REGIONAL.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES LOST FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, FALLING IN 13 INNINGS TO FULTON 8-6. THE PIRATES PLAY THE RAILROADERS AGAIN THIS EVENING IN FULTON.

ELSEWHERE: OWENSBORO GOT A RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH TO EDGE MARION 3-2.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS WERE SHUTOUT AT KANE COUNTY 3-0 TUESDAY NIGHT. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS SAW A FIVE GAME WINNING STREAK END AT THE HANDS OF NEW ORLEANS 5-4 TUESDAY. THE SOUNDS ARE OFF TODAY, BEFORE OPENING A SERIES AT ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY NIGHT.

GOLF

THE 100^TH EDITION OF THE KENTUCKY STATE AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT BEGAN TUESDAY AT KEARNEY HILLS GOLF CLUB IN LEXINGTON.

MURRAY STATE GOLFER PATRICK NEWCOMB OF BENTON AND BRUCE WALTERS, THE SECOND OF PIKEVILLE SHARE THE LEAD WITH 68. NEWCOMB HAD SIX BIRDIES IN HIS FIRST ROUND.

MADISONVILLE’S PATRICK HIBBS SHOT 77, HOPKINSVILLE’S LOGAN LOFTUS HAD AN 81, TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ FIRED AN 84. THE SECOND ROUND IS TODAY, WITH THE CUT MADE AFTER TODAY’S PLAY.

HOPKINSVILLE HIGH GOLFER DAYTON JONES FIRED A 69 TUESDAY AND WON THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION AT THE PEPSI TOUR EVENT AT JUNIPER HILL GOLF COURSE IN FRANKFORT. JONES—WHO CURRENTLY LEADS THE POINTS RACE IN THE 17-18 BOYS DIVISION--IS PLAYING TODAY AT THE PEPSI TOUR EVENT AT CHERRY BLOSSOM GOLF CLUB IN GEORGETOWN.