NAIA softball, baseball tournaments set to open in Bowling Green

Bowling Green will play host to opening-round tournaments for both the NAIA Softball and Baseball Championships starting Monday.

Buchanon Park will host two NAIA Softball opening-round brackets and several former area high school standouts will be in town with their college teams.

In Bracket No. 1 featuring fourth-seeded Midway, former Butler County standouts Lynsie Clark and Cheyenne White are on the Eagles’ roster.

Clark, a senior infielder, has been a mainstay for Midway this season. In 43 games (all starts), Clark batted .258 with two home runs and 21 RBIs. She also stole a pair of bases.

White, a freshman catcher, has seen limited action for the Eagles this season.

In Bracket No. 2, top-seeded Campbellsville brings back South Warren graduate Karson Williams and former Allen County-Scottsville star Ryley Whitney for the tournament.

Whitney, a catcher, was named the Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year and made the All Mid-South Conference First Team after batting .354 in 53 games (all starts) with three home runs and 42 RBIs.

Williams, a freshman pitcher, has appeared in 10 games this season and has compiled a 1-0 record in 16 innings.

Bowling Green Ballpark will host an NAIA Baseball opening-round tournament, and second-seeded Campbellsville features former Russellville standout Jordan Blick.

A freshman infielder, Blick has played in just six games but has a .400 batting average with an RBI in five at-bats this season.

NAIA Softball Opening-Round Tournament

Bowling Green Bracket No. 1

at Buchanon Park

Monday

Game 1: No. 2 Corban (Ore.) (35-13) vs. No. 3 Baker (Kan.) (40-14), 11 a.m.

Game 2: No. 1 Marian (Ind.) (47-5) vs. No. 4 Midway (23-20), 1 p.m.

Tuesday

Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m.

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 3 p.m.

Wednesday

Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 a.m.

Game 7: If necessary, 1 p.m.

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Bowling Green Bracket No. 2

at Buchanon Park

Monday

Game 1: No. 2 Faulkner (Ala.) (44-13) vs. No. 3 Rio Grande (Ohio) (35-11), 11:30 a.m.

Game 2: No. 1 Campbellsville (45-8) vs. No. 4 Madonna (Mich.) (27-15), 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday

Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11:30 a.m.

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1:30 p.m.

Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11:30 a.m.

Game 7: If necessary, 1:30 p.m.

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NAIA Baseball Opening-Round Tournament

Bowling Green Bracket

at Bowling Green Ballpark

Monday

Game 1: No. 5 Midland (Neb.) (32-20) vs. No. 4 Bellevue (Neb.) (37-21), 10 a.m.

Game 2: No. 3 Reinhardt (Ga.) (38-17) vs. No. 2 Campbellsville (36-15), 2 p.m.

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 1 Science & Arts (Okla.) (45-6), 6 p.m.

Tuesday

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 10 a.m.

Game 5: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 2 p.m.

Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.

Wednesday

Game 7: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner, 11 a.m.

Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 3 p.m.

Thursday

Game 9: If necessary, 11 a.m.