This weekend, Little League baseball teams from all over the state will converge on Corbin as three state championship tournaments are set to be contested on the fields at Miller Park.
Games will get underway Saturday, July 20, with pool play in three separate divisions – 8-10 year-olds, 9-11 year-olds and 10-12 year-olds.
The 8-10 division will feature Owensboro Southern, North Laurel, Hazard-Perry and Marion County competing in pool A, while North Oldham, Morehead, South Central and Harrison County compete in pool B.
The 9-11 division will feature the hometown Corbin All-Stars in pool A along with Nelson County, Daviess County and Russell-Flatwoods. Competing in pool B will be North Oldham, South London, Lexington Eastern and Paintsville.
The 10-12 division will feature North Oldham, Hazard-Perry, Fleming County and Lexington Eastern in pool A, with Bowling Green East, Adair County, North Laurel and Paintsville competing in pool B.
Pool play will kick off at Miller Park Saturday morning at 10 a.m., with Corbin scheduled to compete at 6 p.m. Pool play will continue on Sunday, with Corbin scheduled to play at 8 p.m. and Monday, with Corbin scheduled to play at 8 p.m. again.
Once pool play is complete, the top two teams in each pool will advance to a single-elimination semifinal round, which is scheduled to take place next Tuesday, July 23. Winners of those games will advance to compete for their respective state titles the following day.
As of this report, this year’s Kentucky Little League State Baseball Championship contests are scheduled to be played at 1 p.m. (8-10 division), 3:30 p.m. (9-11 division) and 6 p.m. (10-12 division) on Wednesday, July 24.
