Class 7A
NORTH LITTLE ROCK (21-5) VS. BENTONVILLE (24-4)
TIME 5:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE Bogle Park NORTH LITTLE ROCK COACH Anthony Cantrell NOTEWORTHY Sophomore Sydney Parr hit 8 doubles, 7 triples and 3 home runs for the Lady Charging Wildcats. Junior catcher McKenzie Esovedo is batting .520 with 16 doubles and 30 RBI. Senior first baseman Katy Kinnison is batting .402 with 2 triples, 4 home runs and 29 RBI. BENTONVILLE COACH Kent Early NOTEWORTHY Pitcher Morgan Vaughn has struck out 146 in 162 2/3 innings and has an 1.25 ERA. Third baseman Alicia Lowery is batting .462 with 3 home runs and 36 RBI. Second baseman Emma Kinsey has a .450 batting average. Vaughn is batting .397 with 5 home runs and 30 RBI.
Class 6A
SHERIDAN (28-2) VS. BENTON (21-5)
TIME 4:30 p.m. today WHERE Bogle Park SHERIDAN COACH Eddie Paul Woodall NOTEWORTHY Senior Sydney Bonner (14-0, 0.29 ERA) is batting .487 with 33 RBI. Senior Hunter Clark has a .487 batting average and 26 RBI. Sophomore Corbin Talbert is hitting .460 with 33 RBI. Senior Lauren Mitchell averages .452 with 31 runs. Freshman Charlie Names has 5 home runs and 28 RBI. MARION COACH Heidi Cox NOTEWORTHY Stevi Muilenburg (8-3, 2.26 ERA) and Anna Hurely (7-2, 1.03) are the Lady Panthers’ top pitchers. Jordan Herbner is hitting .398 with 16 RBI. Ashton Currey is batting .368 with 19 RBI and Bre Langford is hitting .301 with 20 RBI.
Class 5A
VILONIA (24-6) VS. WHITE HALL (22-5)
TIME 2 p.m. today WHERE Bogle Park VILONIA COACH Kevin Sullivan NOTEWORTHY Leah Thomason has compiled a 15-5 record with a 0.98 ERA, while sophomore Sydney Wader is 9-0 with a 0.79 ERA. The Lady Eagles have a team batting average of .309. WHITE HALL COACH Terri Smith NOTEWORTHY Pitcher Lauren Graves is 11-3 with a 1.54 ERA and 80 strikeouts. Graves is hitting .402 with 3 home runs and 29 RBI. Abby Weaver has a .435 average with 7 home runs and 24 RBI and Madison Martin is batting .463 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI.
Class 4A
MENA (32-3) VS. BROOKLAND (28-5)
TIME 10 a.m. Saturday WHERE Bogle Park MENA COACH Ray Hunter NOTEWORTHY Jordan Ward (16-1, 1.20 ERA) will start for the Lady Bearcats. She has struck out 123 batters in 99 1/3 innings. Lead-off hitter Mallory Bunch is batting .427 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI. Lexi Hansard is hitting .500 with 5 home runs and 36 RBI. Hannah Lochala is batting .380 with 16 doubles. BROOKLAND COACH Sue Wise NOTEWORTHY Pitcher Jordan Maynard has 17 shutouts this season for the Lady Bearcats. During the state tournament, Maynard allowed only four hits while striking out 55. Maynard also hit 4 home runs with 24 RBI. Rachel Thompson leads the team in batting (.437) while Erin Poppleton is batting .417. Kyra Kelley also has 4 home runs for the Lady Bearcats.
Class 3A
HARDING ACADEMY (21-8) VS. BALD KNOB (25-3)
TIME 10 a.m. Saturday WHERE Bogle Park HARDING ACADEMY COACH Rusty Garner NOTEWORTHY Junior Amanda Berry has thrown every pitch for the Lady Wildcats this season, allowing only 35 earned runs for a 1.43 ERA. Junior Riley Rose leads Harding Academy in batting average (.527) while sophomore Mary Mills Lochala has a team-high five home runs and 17 stolen bases. Berry leads the team in RBI (36) and doubles (19). BALD KNOB COACH Nick Clayton NOTEWORTHY Sophomore Austin Humes struck out 12 in the semifinals against Benton Harmony Grove. Catcher Christianna Camp is hitting .545 during the state tournament.
Class 2A
FOREMAN (29-4) VS. JUNCTION CITY (22-11)
TIME 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE Bogle Park FOREMAN COACH Richard McMillian NOTEWORTHY Starting pitcher Crystal Kegley is 26-4 with a 1.43 ERA. She has struck out 175 batters in 176.2 innings. Kegley is also batting . 592 with 12 home runs, 16 doubles and 68 RBI. Skylar Anderson is hitting .532 with 9 doubles and 59 runs. Kylie Cowan is batting .523 and has scored 51 runs. Hali Jester is batting .545 with 13 doubles 3 home runs and 41 RBI. Nadia Ballarin is batting .452 with 15 doubles and 36 RBI.
JUNCTION CITY COACH J.T. Thompson NOTEWORTHY Dallis Bentley (22-11, 2.16 ERA) has struck out 178 batters and she is hitting .432 with 24 RBI. Catcher Rachel Hopper is batting .413 with 37 runs and 28 stolen bases. First baseman Holland Risinger has hit 4 home runs with 35 RBI. Outfielder Chelsea Pepper has hit 8 home runs with 38 RBI.
Class 1A
MIDLAND (29-6) VS. VIOLA (30-2)
TIME 12:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE Bogle Park MIDLAND COACH Brett Barber NOTEWORTHY Starting pitcher Paisley Pratt (25-5, 1.47 ERA) has struck out 241 batters in 190 innings. She is also hitting .442 with 11 doubles. Whitney Reeves has 5 home runs, 40 RBI and is batting .402. Emily Stephens is batting .320 and has scored a team-high 41 runs. VIOLA COACH Bruce Adams NOTEWORTHY Viola pitcher Kiersten Moore has a four-year record of 122-14. She is 30-2 with a 0.17 ERA this season. The Lady Longhorns have a team batting average of .459. Moore is batting .664, Haley Connors is batting .558, Tristan Burden .542, Hannah Duvall .500, Amanda Martin .460 and Lakynn Brown .436.