12th Region Softball Tournament Recap and Preview
Thursday Semifinals at Mercer Co. High School:
- Southwestern Lady Warriors 1, East Jessamine 0
- Mercer Co. 11, Garrard Co. 0
Friday Championship Game:
- 7:00 PM: Pulaski County Lady Maroons (30-6) vs Mercer Co. Lady Titans (17-9)
- In their only meeting during the regular season, Mercer Co. defeated Pulaski Co. 10-9 on March 16th.
Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Update
Jaxon Robinson, the 6’7” forward from BYU, has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft and will reunite with coach Mark Pope at the University of Kentucky. Robinson played two seasons with Coach Pope at BYU, where he averaged 14.2 points and shot 35.4% from three-point range last season. He was named the Big 12 Conference Sixth Man of the Year and received an honorable mention in the Big 12 last season.
MLB Preview: Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds (24-32, 5th NL Central) open a three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs (28-29, 3rd NL Central).
Friday:
- 2:20 PM: RHP Graham Ashcraft (4-3, 4.67 ERA) starts for the Reds
Saturday:
- 7:10 PM
Sunday:
- 2:20 PM
Live coverage of all games will be on WTLO-AM 1480/97.7 FM.
Friday College Baseball: NCAA Lexington Regional at Kentucky Proud Park
Noon:
- Kentucky Wildcats (40-14, 22-8 SEC) vs Western Michigan Broncos (33-21, 19-11 Mid-American)
- UK leads the series against the Broncos 16-2, with the Wildcats sweeping their last meeting in 2022. Live coverage at noon on the SEC Network.
7:30 PM:
- Illinois Fighting Illini (34-19, 18-6 Big Ten) vs Indiana State Sycamores (42-13, 22-5 Missouri Valley)