06-03-2012, 05:31 AM
What: Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Baseball Tournament.
Where: Whitaker Bank Ballpark, Lexington.
When: Monday through Saturday.
Tickets: Advance prior to 5 p.m. today by calling 859-422-7867 or e-mailing khsaa.org/baseball/2012 are $8 for general admission and $12 for home plate area and each tickets is good for one two-game session; tickets at the gate are $10 for general admission and $14 for the home plate area.
Parking: $3 per car.
Upper Bracket Schedule (in bracket order): Mondayâs First-Round Games â Pikeville (27-7) vs. Bishop Brossart (25-12), 6 p.m,; Mercer County (23-12) vs. St. Xavier (29-11), 1:30 p.m.; South Warren (22-13-1) vs. Central Hardin (31-9), 11 a.m.; Woodford County (30-6) vs. Powell County (30-11), 8:30 p.m. Wednesdayâs Quarterfinals â Pikeville/Brossart winner vs. Mercer County/St. Xavier winner, 6 p.m.; South Warren/Central Hardin winner vs. Woodford County/Powell County winner, 8:30 p.m. Fridayâs Semifinal â Quarterfinal winners 6 p.m.
Lower Bracket Schedule (in bracket order): Tuesdayâs First-Round Games â Henderson County (26-13-1) vs. North Oldham, 11 a.m.; Pleasure Ridge Park (29-11) vs. Newport Central Catholic (24-16-1), 8:30 p.m.; Meade County (25-9) vs. Calloway County (32-6-1), 1:30 p.m.; Ashland Blazer (27-8) vs. South Laurel (26-11), 6 p.m. Thursdayâs Quarterfinals â Henderson County/North Oldham vs. Pleasure Ridge Park/Newport Central Catholic winner, 6 p.m.; Meade County/Calloway County winner vs. Ashland Blazer/South Laurel winner, 8:30 p.m. Fridayâs Semifinal â Quarterfinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
Championship Game: Saturday, June 9 â Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
What to expect: This should be a wide-open tournament as only one team ranked in the final top 10 of the Kentucky High School Coachesâ Association Poll even made it to the state tournament (No. 3 St. Xavier, which won the Region 7 title). That makes St. Xavier clearly the team to beat in the upper bracket, which includes 10th Region champ Bishop Brossart, a potential second-round opponent. Probably the second-best team in the upper bracket is defending champion Central Hardin, which finished No. 12 in the final state coachesâ poll. Perhaps the hottest team in the bracket is Woodford County, which was ranked 15th in the final state poll.
The bottom bracket is wide open as it features only two ranked teams, including Newport Central Catholicâs first-round foe, Pleasure Ridge Park, which finished 17th, and Calloway County, which finished tied for 24th. PRP didnât allow a run in its three regional tournament games.http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...306020093/
Where: Whitaker Bank Ballpark, Lexington.
When: Monday through Saturday.
Tickets: Advance prior to 5 p.m. today by calling 859-422-7867 or e-mailing khsaa.org/baseball/2012 are $8 for general admission and $12 for home plate area and each tickets is good for one two-game session; tickets at the gate are $10 for general admission and $14 for the home plate area.
Parking: $3 per car.
Upper Bracket Schedule (in bracket order): Mondayâs First-Round Games â Pikeville (27-7) vs. Bishop Brossart (25-12), 6 p.m,; Mercer County (23-12) vs. St. Xavier (29-11), 1:30 p.m.; South Warren (22-13-1) vs. Central Hardin (31-9), 11 a.m.; Woodford County (30-6) vs. Powell County (30-11), 8:30 p.m. Wednesdayâs Quarterfinals â Pikeville/Brossart winner vs. Mercer County/St. Xavier winner, 6 p.m.; South Warren/Central Hardin winner vs. Woodford County/Powell County winner, 8:30 p.m. Fridayâs Semifinal â Quarterfinal winners 6 p.m.
Lower Bracket Schedule (in bracket order): Tuesdayâs First-Round Games â Henderson County (26-13-1) vs. North Oldham, 11 a.m.; Pleasure Ridge Park (29-11) vs. Newport Central Catholic (24-16-1), 8:30 p.m.; Meade County (25-9) vs. Calloway County (32-6-1), 1:30 p.m.; Ashland Blazer (27-8) vs. South Laurel (26-11), 6 p.m. Thursdayâs Quarterfinals â Henderson County/North Oldham vs. Pleasure Ridge Park/Newport Central Catholic winner, 6 p.m.; Meade County/Calloway County winner vs. Ashland Blazer/South Laurel winner, 8:30 p.m. Fridayâs Semifinal â Quarterfinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
Championship Game: Saturday, June 9 â Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
What to expect: This should be a wide-open tournament as only one team ranked in the final top 10 of the Kentucky High School Coachesâ Association Poll even made it to the state tournament (No. 3 St. Xavier, which won the Region 7 title). That makes St. Xavier clearly the team to beat in the upper bracket, which includes 10th Region champ Bishop Brossart, a potential second-round opponent. Probably the second-best team in the upper bracket is defending champion Central Hardin, which finished No. 12 in the final state coachesâ poll. Perhaps the hottest team in the bracket is Woodford County, which was ranked 15th in the final state poll.
The bottom bracket is wide open as it features only two ranked teams, including Newport Central Catholicâs first-round foe, Pleasure Ridge Park, which finished 17th, and Calloway County, which finished tied for 24th. PRP didnât allow a run in its three regional tournament games.http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...306020093/