SHERIDAN — The Bryant Black Sox Junior American Legion team will face Texarkana this evening at 6:30 p.m., in the opener for both teams in District Tournament play at the Sheridan ballpark.
The Sox bring a 14-2-1 record into the game, a record that includes two tough one-run wins over Texarkana at Bryant on June 12.[more]
Bryant will be down to nine players for the game with the trio of Jordan Taylor, Blake Davidson and Hunter Mayall in Jonesboro for the seventh annual Xtrainnings Summer Classic, a showcase for high school underclassmen being held in Jonesboro Monday and Tuesday. According to Xtrainnings.com, 45 college coaches and pro scouts attended the 2009 Summer Classic. Taylor was a sophomore, Davidson and Mayall juniors for the Class 7A State champion Bryant Hornets this spring.
The Junior Sox bring a seven-game winning streak into the District tourney. They've won 13 of their last 14 games.
Here are the brackets for the tournament:
JUNIOR DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
American Legion baseball
At Sheridan
Monday, July 5
Game 1 — Lake Hamilton vs. Hot Springs, 4 p.m. (F1)
Game 2 — Hope vs. Sheridan A, 4 p.m. (F2)
Game 3 — Hot Springs Lakeside vs. Benton, 6:30 p.m. (F1)
Game 4 — Bryant vs. Texarkana, 6:30 p.m. (F2)
Game 5 — Sheridan Junior vs. game 1 winner, 9 p.m. (F1)
Game 6 — Little Rock Continental Express vs. game 2 winner, 9 p.m. (F2)
Tuesday, July 6
Game 7 — Game 2 loser vs. game 3 loser, 4 p.m. (F1)
Game 8 — Game 1 loser vs. game 4 loser, 4 p.m. (F2)
Game 9 — Game 7 winner vs. game 5 loser, 6:30 p.m. (F1)
Game 10 — Game 8 winner vs. game 6 loser, 6:30 p.m. (F2)
Game 11 — Game 3 winner vs. game 5 winner, 9 p.m. (F1)
Game 12 — Game 6 winner vs. game 4 winner, 9 p.m. (F2)
Wednesday, July 7
Game 13 — Game 12 loser vs. game 9 winner, 4 p.m. (F1)
Game 14 — Game 11 loser vs. game 10 winner, 4 p.m. (F2)
Game 15 — Game 11 winner vs. game 12 winner, 6:30 p.m. (F1)
Game 16 — Game 14 winner vs. game 13 winner, 9 p.m. (F1)
Thursday, July 8
Game 17 — Game 15 loser vs. game 16 winner, 4 p.m. (F1)
Game 18 — Game 17 winner vs. game 15 winner, 6:30 p.m. (F1)
Game 19 — if necessary, 9 p.m. (F1)
F1, High School field
F2, Babe Ruth field
