Baseball, softball regional schedules set
Published 12:18 pm Wednesday, May 24, 2023
STAFF REPORT
Mercer County will host the 12th Region baseball tournament for the first time at its new field, while 12th Region softball teams will convene in Somerset for their tournament.
Mercer will host Garrard County on Tuesday in one of four first-round games and will host the semifinals and finals Wednesday and Thursday on the field that opened April 18.
Boyle County will host West Jessamine in a first-round game Tuesday for the right to advance to Mercer.
In the softball tournament, Garrard County will play East Jessamine on Tuesday and Boyle will play West Jessamine on Wednesday at Somerset’s John W. Barnett Field.
Semifinals will be played Thursday, and the championship will be Saturday.
12th Region Tournaments
BASEBALL
Tuesday
First Round
Pulaski County (18-16) at Wayne County (16-16), 6 p.m.
West Jessamine (19-18) at Boyle County (23-9), 6 p.m.
Southwestern (11-20) at Somerset (21-17), 6 p.m.
Garrard County (23-12) at Mercer County (25-10), 6 p.m.
At Mercer County
Wednesday
Semifinals
Pulaski County-Wayne County winner vs. West Jessamine-Boyle County winner, 6 p.m.
Southwestern-Somerset winner vs. Garrard County-Mercer County winner, 8 p.m.
Thursday
Championship
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
At Somerset
First Round
Tuesday
East Jessamine (24-5) vs. Garrard County (12-16), 6 p.m.
Rockcastle County (19-11) vs. Wayne County (11-17), 8 p.m.
Wednesday
Boyle County (13-18) vs. West Jessamine (11-17), 6 p.m.
Southwestern (18-16) vs. Somerset (22-10), 8 p.m.
Thursday
Semifinals
East Jessamine-Garrard County winner vs. Rockcastle County-Wayne County winner, 6 p.m.
Boyle County-West Jessamine winner vs. Southwestern-Somerset winner, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 27
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.