May 28th, 2024

The Northwoods League opened up with the Wisconsin Rapid Rafters defeating the Fon Du Lac Lake Spiders 8-7. The winning pitcher was Pierce Boles from LSU Eunice as he  is a freshman righthander. The offense was led by sophomore outfielder Quintin Purelli from Elizabethtown College. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with 2 runs batted in with a huge triple in the game.  The losing pitcher of record was lefty Elden Santana from Lawrence University.

In the Western Canadian League openers, the Regina Red Sox edged out Saskatoon Berries 5-4. Carter Beck led the offense with 2 hits in 4 at-bats including a double and a walk. Landon Nunes added on with  2 runs batted in  for the sophomore from Cal.

The Prospect League will open up today  and we will let the readers know what prevailed.

Division 1 SEC tourney- Since nine clubs are moving on to the College World Series, here are the bracket and results from the 2024 tourney:

Wednesday, May 21

Game 1: No. 11 LSU 9, No. 6 Georgia 1
Game 2: No. 10 South Carolina 10, No. 7 Alabama 5
Game 3: No. 8 Vanderbilt 6, No. 9 Florida 3
Game 4: No. 5 Mississippi State 2, No. 12 Ole Miss 1
Wednesday, May 22

Game 5: No. 11 LSU 11, No. 3 Kentucky 0
Game 6: No. 10 South Carolina 6, No. 2 Arkansas 5
Game 7: No. 8 Vanderbilt 13, No. 1 Tennessee 4
Game 8: No. 5 Mississippi State 5, No. 4 Texas A&M 3
Thursday, May 23

Game 9: No. 3 Kentucky 9, No. 2 Arkansas 6
Game 10: No. 1 Tennessee 7, No. 4 Texas A&M 4
Game 11: No. 11 LSU 11, No. 10 South Carolina 10
Game 12: No. 8 Vanderbilt 4, No. 5 Mississippi State 3
Friday, May 24

Game 13: No. 10 South Carolina 6, No. 3 Kentucky 5
Game 14: No. 1 Tennessee 6, No. 5 Mississippi State 5
Saturday, May 25

Game 15: No. 11 LSU 12, No. 10 South Carolina 11
Game 16: No. 1 Tennessee 6, No. 8 Vanderbilt 4

After all or most of the leagues open, we will be mainly covering the Florida League, the Cape Cod League and the Hampton League.