Monday’s 1st Round

12pm: Harlan County vs Barbourville
2pm: North Laurel vs Corbin
4pm: South Laurel vs Clay County
6pm: Knox Central vs Bell County

Monday’s 1st Round

10am Barbourville vs Clay County
1pm South Laurel vs Harlan County
4 pm Middlesboro vs Knox Central
7pm North Laurel vs Corbin

Kentucky and Vanderbilt remained unbeaten in tournament play and moved into Saturday’s semifinal round.  Kentucky knocked off Mississippi State 5-1 while Vandy held off Florida 2-1 on Thursday.  They’ll both get Friday off.

Meanwhile, teams that will be meeting on Friday include LSU and Mississippi State, who played back in Game 6 with the Bulldogs defeating top seeded LSU 3-2, and South Carolina taking on Florida.

Then Saturday, beginning at noon, Kentucky will play the survivor of LSU-Mississippi State followed by Vanderbilt playing the South Carolina-Florida winner.

May 24, 2012

GRUNDY, MCCARTHY LEAD NO. 11 UK TO WIN OVER NO. 21 MSU

Wildcats Advance to Semifinals of SEC Tournament for Best Finish in Program History

HOOVER, Ala. — Jerad Grundy worked six innings and allowed only one run while fanning a career-high nine and No. 11 Kentucky got four hits – including three doubles –from senior Thomas McCarthy to post a 5-1 win over No. 21 Mississippi State to clinch a berth in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Semifinals, in front of 6,798 on a steamy Thursday afternoon at Regions Park.

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Qualifying in softball are North Laurel, Clay County, South Laurel, Corbin, Knox Central, Barbourville, Harlan County and Bell County.

Advancing to the regional baseball tournament are North Laurel, Clay County, South Laurel, Corbin, Knox Central, Barbouville, Middlesboro and Harlan County

Here are the district results from around the 13th Region’s district baseball and softball tournaments.  13th Region play in both tournaments is scheduled to begin on Monday May 28th at South Laurel.  District winners play a district runnerup, other than the one they just defeated in the district final, in the opening round of regional play.

49th District Softball

Clay County 15  Jackson County 0

Championship: North Laurel 9  Clay County 0

50th District Softball

South Laurel 13  Williamsburg 1, Corbin 3  Whitley County 2

South Laurel vs. Corbin for district title (both teams will advance regardless of outcome)

51st District Softball

Barbourville 13  Lynn Camp 3, Knox Central 11  Pineville 1

Championship: Knox Central 8  Barbourville 4

52nd District Softball

Bell County 6  Harlan 2, Harlan County 4  Middlesboro 1

Championship: Harlan County 6  Bell County 1

49th District Baseball

North Laurel 15  Jackson County 1

Championship: North Laurel 4  Clay County 2

50th District Baseball

South Laurel 10 Williamsburg 0, Corbin 8 Whitley County 7

Championship: South Laurel 3  Corbin 2

51st District Baseball

Barbourville 20  Lynn Camp 0, Knox Central 13  Pineville 0

Championship: Knox Central vs. Barbourville (5 pm Thursday at Union College)

52nd District Baseball

Middlesboro 14  Bell County 4, Harlan County 11  Harlan 1

Championship: Middlesboro 3  Harlan County 2

Baseball adds another signee, the South Atlantic Conference welcome two new members

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Game reports from the 52nd District baseball and softball championship games in Harlan County by John Henson of HarlanCountySports.com

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Final in 5 innings, Knox Central 13 Pineville 0

Pineville…….000 00 – 0

Knox Central 022 9x -13

Knox Central and Barbourville will play at Union College for the district title at 5pm Thursday.

A few games were played around the 13th Region on Tuesday night. Here are the ones that have been reported to us.  We’ll add to this list as additional information is received.

49th District Baseball – North Laurel 15  Jackson County 1 (5 innings)

52nd District Softball

Bell County 6  Harlan 2

Harlan…….. 000 001 1 – 2 3 3
Bell County 004 200 x – 6 5 3

Harlan County 4  Middlesboro 1

Harlan County 300 010 0 – 4 4 2
Middlesboro …000 000 1 – 1 3 2

52nd District Baseball

Middlesboro 14  Bell County 4

Bell County  001 030 —   4 7 7

Middlesboro 002 435 — 14 5 2

Harlan County 11  Harlan 1

Harlan………….000 10—   1 2 7

Harlan County 324 02— 11  8 0

REED’S DO-EVERYTHING GAME LIFTS NO. 11 UK TO OPENING WIN

UK Freshman Tossed 5.2 Shutout Innings, Went Career-High 4-for-4 with Solo Homer

HOOVER, Ala. — Behind freshman A.J. Reed’s 5.2 shutout innings in his first start since April 10 and his career-best 4-for-4 day at the plate with a homer, No. 11 Kentucky posted a 2-0 win over Ole Miss in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, on Tuesday morning at Regions Park.

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Former Wildcats Selected to USA Select Team

Cousins and Wall to play for Select Team

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Former Kentucky men’s basketball All-Americans DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall will be suiting up for the Red, White and Blue this summer as members of the 2012 USA Men’s Select Team that will train against the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team during its July 6-12 training camp in Las Vegas, Nev.   continue reading

The second game of the tournament, Pineville vs. Knox Central, was just underway when the weather moved in.  After a delay that was approaching two hours, they postponed the game until Tuesday at 3pm.

Here’s about all the action that the Mountain Lions got to see on Monday.

Pineville waits for the weather to clear

However, there was a Game 1 that did get completed on Monday between Barbourville and Lynn Camp. After a 0-0 first inning, Barbourville hung 10 on the board and coasted to a 20-0 five inning win over the Wildcats.
Here are a few shots from that first game:

By – Ira D. Combs

Summer time is upon us so for the next few months this syndicated column will be spliced with a Cincinnati Reds flavor, but as always there will be a Kentucky Wildcat football and / or basketball angle attached in some form . So here we go into the lazy hazy days of summer baseball and what has become the most crucial part of the college basketball recruiting off season.

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SEbaseball.com Tabs UK Head Coach Gary Henderson SEC Coach of the Year

HOOVER, Ala. — After leading Kentucky to a school-record win total during the regular season, head coach Gary Henderson has been named the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year by SEbaseball.com, it was announced on Sunday afternoon.

Henderson has helped guide the Wildcats to a 41-15 record and an 18-12 mark in the rugged SEC, with UK’s 41 wins marking the most in UK regular-season school history. He has directed a turnaround from an 8-22 mark in league play in 2011 to the second-most wins in program history in SEC action with the 18-12 mark.

The Wildcats have had a historic season in 2012, starting with a 22-game winning streak to open the year, setting a school record for the best start and the longest winning streak in program annals. UK has posted series wins over No. 2 South Carolina, Tennessee, No. 18 Georgia, No. 10 Ole Miss, No. 9 Arkansas, No. 1 LSU and Alabama. UK’s seven series wins in 2012 mark the most in program history, equaling the 2006 SEC Championship team’s series wins. continue reading

Around the 13th Region

51st District Baseball at Union College

1:00pm – Barbourville – Lynn Camp

3:30pm – Knox Central – Pineville

51st District Softball at Lynn Camp

5:00pm – Barbourville – Lynn Camp

7:00pm – Knox Central – Pineville

52nd District Baseball at Harlan County

5:30pm – Middlesboro – Bell County

7:30pm – Harlan County – Harlan

52nd District Softball at Harlan County

5:30pm – Bell County – Harlan

7:30pm – Harlan County – Middlesboro

Also,

49th District Baseball at Clay County on Tuesday the 22nd, North Laurel will meet Jackson County and the winner will play Clay County for the district title later that evening.

49th District Softball at Clay County will play on Monday the 21st.  Clay County will meet Jackson County at 5:30 with the winner meeting North Laurel around 7pm that same evening.

50th District Softball at Williamsburg will play their first round on Monday the 21st with South Laurel taking on Williamsburg at 5:30pm and Whitley County and Corbin meeting in the second game.  The championship game is scheduled for Tuesday night.

The 50th District Baseball Tournament has the same format in Williamsburg.  South Laurel and Williamsburg at 5:30 on Monday the 21st and Corbin – Whitley County meeting in game two.  Finals are also on Tuesday.