North Little Rock Hosts Regional Baseball Tourney Featuring 2 Arkansas Teams

Baseball, Featured | August 7, 2013 by Sporting Life Arkansas | 3 Comments

NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The American Legion Baseball Mid-South Regional Baseball Tournament will be held Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 – Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at Vince DeSalvo Stadium at Burns Park in North Little Rock.

Address

3800 Joe Poch Drive
Burns Park, Exit #150 off I-40, North of I-40
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118

“It’s truly impressive what these young men have accomplished so far,” said Jeral Howard, Arkansas State Chairman of American League Baseball. “If you compare the wins and losses of the teams competing in this tournament, you will be shocked.”

This will be the first time that the regional baseball tournament has been hosted by North Little Rock, which will also host next year’s tournament.

The public is invited to a casual meet-and-greet with the tournament players and coaches on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. in Burns Park’s Pavilion #10, next to the tennis center. Food will be available for $6 a person.

You can keep up, online, with the action from the Mid-South Regional by clicking this link.

The schedule for the first day of games (Thursday, Aug. 8) is as follows:

Game 1, 9:30 a.m. – Hays, Kansas vs. Tupelo, Miss.
Game 2, 9:30 a.m. – Midwest City, Okla. vs. Columbia, Tenn.
Game 3, 4:30 p.m. – Blue Springs, Mo. vs. Texarkana, Ark.
Game 4, 7 p.m. – Gonzales, La. vs. North Little Rock, Ark.

The Thursday games will be followed by an opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m., featuring former Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady singing the national anthem, presentation of the color guard, and the reading of the sportsmanship code. All umpires, host committee chairmen, national staff and the players will be introduced as well.

The regional baseball tournament is open to the public. Individual session tickets are $8 and $4 for children ages 6-12. Children under 6 get in free. Entire tournament tickets can be purchased on-site for $50 or $40 online.

“We hope the community will come out and support these players and see some great amateur baseball,” Howard said. “The winner of this regional tournament will go on to represent us in the World Series.”

The Mid-South Region includes teams from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee. For the complete tournament schedule and more information, visit www.Legion.org/Baseball/Tournaments/Midsouth.

About American Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball is a national institution, having thrived through a world war, several national tragedies, and times of great prosperity as well as great despair. The league still stands behind the traditional values upon which it was founded in 1925. American Legion Baseball has taught hundreds of thousands of young Americans the importance of sportsmanship, good health and active citizenship. The program is also a promoter of equality, making teammates out of young athletes regardless of their income levels or social standings. American Legion Baseball has been, and continues to be, a stepping stone to manhood for millions of young men who have gone on to serve their country or community, raise families or play the sport at the highest level. For more information, visit the American Legion website, www.Legion.org.