Baseball
All games at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville
CLASS 7A
Conway (24-4) vs. Bentonville (20-8)
TIME 3 p.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Conway: No. 1 seed 7A-Central. Bentonville: No. 2 seed 7A-West
COACHES Conway: Noel Boucher. Bentonville: Todd Abbott
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS Conway: Matt Strickland (5-0, 2.04 ERA). Bentonville: Kasey Ford (7-1, 1.73 ERA). STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Conway def. Fort Smith Southside 4-2 and Conway 3-2. Bentonville def. Rogers Heritage 8-5 and Springdale Har-Ber 3-1.
NOTEWORTHY Conway’s previous state title came in 2011. Bentonville last won a state title in 2002. ... Sophomore Cade Tucker leads the Wampus Cats with a .413 average and has driven in 25 runs. Senior Jacob Adams is hitting .380 with 18 RBI. Junior Grayson Pinkett is batting .341 and a team-high 24 RBI. Sophomore Kolby Reck is batting .337 and has 22 RBI. ... Bentonville junior pitcher Kasey Ford has 90 strikeouts and has allowed only 15 walks. ... Senior shortstop Cody Scroggins is batting .398, while senior outfielders Brian Gloeckler and Paul Rouse share the team lead in RBI with 22.
CLASS 6A
Benton (24-5) vs. Sheridan (23-8)
TIME 3 p.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Benton: No. 1 seed 6A-South. Sheridan: No. 2 seed 6A-South
COACHES Benton: Mark Balisterri. Sheridan: Mike Moore
STARTING PITCHERS Benton: Drew Harris (6-0, 0.75 ERA). Sheridan: Tyler Allen (10-3, 1.46 ERA).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Benton def. Marion 8-0 and Russellville 6-0. Sheridan def. Greenwood 7-0 and Jonesboro 13-1.
NOTEWORTHY Benton’s previous state title came in 2009. Sheridan played in the 2012 title game, losing to El Dorado.... Benton is batting .340 as a team with junior catcher Brinson Williams hitting.479 with 6 home runs and 31 RBI. Junior Colten Nix is batting .395 with 30 RBI. Chase Nix is batting .373 with 16 RBI. ... Benton senior pitcher Drew Harris has struck out 54, walked 11 and allowed 5 earned runs. ... Sheridan senior pitcher Tyler Allen has struck out 67, walked 19 and has given up 48 hits in 72 innings pitched. ... Benton leadoff batter senior Evan Thompson has a .577 on-base percentage, a .352 batting average and has a team-high 10 doubles. Freshman infielder Hunter Hicks leads the Yellowjackets with a .433 batting average and he has driven in 29 runs. Senior Hunter Strong is batting .351 with 24 RBI.
CLASS 5A
Harrison (21-6) vs. White Hall (18-7)
TIME 12:30 p.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING;Harrison: No. 3 seed 5A-West. White Hall: No. 4 seed 5A-South
COACHES Harrison: Greg Crow. White Hall: Skip Carr
STARTING PITCHERS Harrison: TBA. White Hall: Daniel Sprinkle (9-2, 1.57 ERA, 75 strikeouts).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Harrison def. Hot Springs Lakeside 7-3, Jacksonville 7-3 and Magnolia 11-1. White Hall def. Vilonia 4-1, Valley View 5-1 and Sylvan Hills 10-4.
NOTEWORTHY Harrison’s starting pitcher will be Hunter Marshall, Brock Humphrey or Drew Fitzgerald. ... Eight of Harrison’s starters are seniors. The lone exception is shortstop and leadoff batter Cooper King, who is a junior. ... Tel Parker is the Goblins’ leading hitter at .352. ... White Hall has won two of the past three Class 5A state titles. ... Kirk Baugh leads the Bulldogs with a .426 batting average with 4 home runs and 32 RBI. Brewer Owen is averaging .348 with 20 RBI and Antoine Luster is hitting .328. ... Harrison last won a state title in 2008.
CLASS 4A
Arkadelphia (25-9) vs. Star City (19-5)
TIME 10 a.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Arkadelphia: No. 3 seed South Region. Star City: No. 2 seed South Region
COACHES Arkadelphia: Brant Mathos. Star City: Scott Johnson
STARTING PITCHERS Arkadelphia: Brandon Matros or Cody Bethel. Star City: Blake Wynn (7-2, 2.30 ERA) or Austin Powell (6-2, 1.58).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Arkadelphia def. Prairie Grove 11-4, Lonoke 20-5 and Shiloh Christian 5-3. Star City def. Gosnell 14-4, Pea Ridge 9-5 and Brookland 10-0.
NOTEWORTHY Arkadelphia is the twotime defending state champion. ... Star City’s Austin Powell has driven in 43 runs and is batting .403. Teammate Garry Hill has a .468 batting average with 5 home runs, 4 triples, 11 doubles and 32 RBI. Blake Wynn has a team-high .548 batting average and a team-high 17 doubles. ... Arkadelphia senior second baseman is batting .429 with 7 home runs and 38 RBI. Junior third baseman Ty Koster is hitting .361 with 8 home runs and 34 RBI. Junior catcher Danny Spradlin has a batting average of .392 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI. The Badgers could start senior right-hander Cody Bethel, who has an ERA of under 3.00, or junior lefthander Brandon Matros, who leads the team in strikeouts.
CLASS 3A
Mayflower (18-11) vs. Fordyce (22-3)
TIME 10 a.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Mayflower: No. 3 seed Region 2. Fordyce: No. 3 seed Region 4.
COACHES Mayflower: Joe Allbritton. Fordyce: Tim Rogers
STARTING PITCHERS Mayflower: Tyler Godwin (9-3, 1.80 ERA, 91 strikeouts). Fordyce: Ross Rogers (6-2, 1.41 ERA, 88 strikeouts).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Mayflower def. West Fork 8-0, Genoa Central 8-1 and Benton Harmony Grove 15-2. Fordyce def. Cotter 13-2, Bismarck 3-1 and Horatio 4-2.
NOTEWORTHY; Fordyce has given up 41 runs in 25 games and only 28 have been earned. The Redbugs have a team ERA of 1.50. ... Fordyce junior second baseman Alex Payne is batting .458 with 28 RBI. Ross Rogers, a junior, has hit five home runs. Junior center fielder Jakeymes Gates leads the team with 35 RBI. ... Mayflower senior shortstop Drew Duncan is batting .420 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI. He has struck out three times this season. ... Tyler Herrin is batting .400 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI. He also has 25 stolen bases.
CLASS 2A
Magnet Cove (15-6) vs. Ouachita (16-2)
TIME 5:30 p.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Magnet Cove: No. 2 seed East Region. Ouachita: No. 1 seed Region.
COACHES Magnet Cove: Robert Webb. Ouachita: Trent Wilson
STARTING PITCHERS Magnet Cove: Cane Edwards (9-3, 1.81 ERA). Ouachita: Hunter Dade (4-0) or Logan Huneycutt (5-1).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Magnet Cove def. Spring Hill 3-0, Conway Christian 8-6 and Riverside 4-0. Ouachita def. Murfreesboro 2-1, Tuckerman 13-2 and Junction City 6-1
NOTEWORTHY Both teams from members of the 2A-5 Conference. ... This will be the fourth meeting between the teams this season. Ouachita won the previous three. ... Josh Smeltzer leads Magnet Cove with four home runs. He also has a team-high .426 batting average and 20 RBI. Pitcher Cane Edwards has struck out 74 this season in 62 innings. Edwards and Brandon Stovall have driven in 19 runs each. ... Hunter Dade leads the Warriors with a.396 batting average, while Alex Volz is batting .381.
CLASS 1A
Armorel (22-9) vs. Taylor (21-8)
TIME 12:30 p.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Armorel: No. 1 seed Region 2. Taylor: No. 1 seed Region 4
COACHES Armorel: Charlie Brown. Taylor: Robbie Frizzell
STARTING PITCHERS Armorel: Ashton Kennedy (1.48 ERA). Taylor: Jordan Vaughn (2-1, 1.60 ERA).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Armorel def. Abundant Life 7-0, Kirby 3-2 and County Line 10-0. Taylor def. Lead Hill 9-6, Viola 8-1 and Scranton 2-0.
NOTEWORTHY Taylor won state titles in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2013. Armorel won titles in 2006 and 2011. Taylor defeated Armorel in the 2008 title game. This is the fifth time since 2008 the teams have played in the state tournament. ... Taylor senior shortstop Austin Morgan leads his team in hitting with a.466 average. He also has eight doubles and 21 RBI. Sophomore third baseman Ryan Downs has driven in a team-high 28 runs to go with a .345 batting average. Senior catcher Ben Lane is batting .325 with 23 RBI, and he has thrown out 21 runners attempting to steal. ... Ashton Kennedy tossed a one-hitter in a victory over County Line in the semifinals. ... Kennedy and Payton Lannon drove in two runs each in the semifinal victory.
Softball
All games at Bogle Field in Fayetteville
CLASS 7A
Cabot (27-4) vs. North Little Rock (20-8)
TIME 10 a.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Cabot: No. 1 seed 7A-East. North Little Rock: No. 2 seed 7A-East
COACHES Cabot: Chris Cope. North Little Rock: Anthony Cantrell
STARTING PITCHERS Cabot: Kaitlyn Felder (8-0, 0.78 ERA). North Little Rock: Rachel Gregory (16-8, 2.43 ERA).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Cabot def. Springdale Har-Ber 8-4 and Van Buren 4-0. North Little Rock def. Fort Smith Northside 8-5, Rogers 2-0 and Bryant 6-1.
NOTEWORTHY Cabot defeated North Little Rock twice during the regular season, 6-1 and 6-5. ... Cabot junior Kaitlyn Felder was a pitcher as a freshman, moved to catcher as a sophomore and moved back to pitcher late this season because of an injury to senior Megan Goodknight, who is playing first base. Felder has 60 strikeouts in her eight games in the circle. Goodknight leads the Lady Panthers in home runs (9), RBI (44) and batting average (.459). Junior shortstop Heather Hill is batting .427 with 6 HRs and 35 RBI. Junior second baseman Rachel Allgood is batting .377 with 22 RBI. ... North Little Rock junior second baseman is batting .466, while senior catcher Mckenzie Escovedo is hitting .430 with three home runs.
CLASS 6A
Greenwood (24-6) vs. Sheridan (25-5)
TIME 10 a.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Greenwood: No. 1 seed 6A-Central. Sheridan: No. 2 seed 6A-South
COACHES Greenwood: Ronnie Sockey. Sheridan: Tamara Strawn
STARTING PITCHERS Greenwood: Victoria Taylor. Sheridan: Morgan Burke
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Greenwood def. Lake Hamilton 8-1 and Benton 1-0. Sheridan def. Alma 8-2 and Marion 4-0.
NOTEWORTHY Sheridan defeated Greenwood 2-0 during a tournament in Van Buren earlier in the year. ... Greenwood’s six losses have been by a combined eight runs. ... Greenwood pitcher Victoria Taylor is 20-4 with 9 complete-game shutouts and three no-hitters. She has an 0.66 ERA, 274 strikeouts. ... Greenwood catcher Sydney Parker (3 HRs, 25 RBI) leads the team with a .398 batting average. First baseman Phoebe Ulmer (5 HRs, 13 doubles) is hitting .388. ... Charlie Names leads Sheridan with a .444 batting average. Catcher Corbin Talbert (5 HRs, 22 RBI) has a .441 batting average. Center fielder Taylor Norman (.368 batting average) has a team-high six home runs to go along with 21 RBI.
CLASS 5A
Paragould (26-2) vs. Vilonia (27-4)
TIME 12:30 p.m today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Paragould: No. 1 seed 5A-East. Vilonia: No. 1 seed 5A-West
COACHES Paragould:Ronnie Sockey. Vilonia: Kevin Sullivan
STARTING PITCHERS Paragould: Peyton Carter (24-1, 1.53 ERA). Vilonia: Sydney Wader (15-3, 1.38 ERA, 134 strikeouts). STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Paragould def. North Pulaski 11-0, Greenbrier 6-1 and White Hall 5-4. Vilonia def. Watson Chapel 8-4, Greene County Tech 4-3 and De Queen 10-0.
NOTEWORTHY Vilonia is hitting .389 as a team, scored 275 runs and has been hit by pitches 58 times. ... Vilonia first baseman Rachel Hinson was 6 of 10 with 3 home runs during the state tournament. ... Paragould senior Braxton Burnside is hitting .563 with 12 HRs and 52 RBI. Catcher Chase Nelson is batting.573 with 48 RBI. First baseman Claire Brown and second baseman Kiana Cole are both batting. .426.
CLASS 4A
Mena (26-3) vs. Bauxite (23-7)
TIME 3 p.m. today
REGIONAL SEEDING Mena: No. 1 seed South Region. Bauxite: No. 2 seed South Region.
COACHES Mena: Ray Hunter. Bauxite: Sara Tew
STARTING PITCHERS Mena: Jordan Ward. Bauxite: Bailey Buffington (23-7, 1.12 ERA, 133 strikeouts)
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Mena def. Heber Springs 10-0 and Brookland 8-0. Bauxite def. Trumann 10-0, Pottsville 3-1 and Nashville 2-1.
NOTEWORTHY Both teams are members of the 4A-7 Conference. ... Mena defeated Bauxite in the 4A South Region final 13-0. ... Bailey Buffington leads the Lady Miners with a .419 batting average and has 25 RBI. Valery Cotton is hitting .407, and Joscelyn Rogers has driven in 22 runs. ... Mena has won 14 consecutive games. ... All three of Mena’s losses this season were by scores of 1-0 to Greenwood, Vilonia and Rogers.
CLASS 3A
Harding Academy (24-6) vs. Bald Knob (29-2)
TIME 5:30 p.m. today
REGIONAL SEEDING Harding Academy: No. 2 seed Region 2. Bald Knob: No. 1 seed Region 2
COACHES Harding Academy: Rusty Garner. Bald Knob: Chris Humes
STARTING PITCHERS Harding Academy: Amanda Berry (23-6, 1.36 ERA, 269 strikeouts). Bald Knob: Autumn Humes (25-1, 0.43 ERA, 236 strikeouts)
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Harding Academy def. Lamar 11-0, Fouke 7-2 and Benton Harmony Grove 4-2. Bald Knob def. Charleston 10-0, Camden Harmony Grove 16-2 and Genoa Central 10-0.
NOTEWORTHY Both teams are members of the 3A-2 Conference. ... . Bald Knob is on a 24-game winning streak. ... Bald Knob junior pitcher Autumn Humes averages 1.8 strikeouts an inning. The junior is also hitting .533 with nine home runs.... Two other Lady Bulldogs, Lindsey Duncan and Janna Smith, are averaging.457 and .442, respectively. ... Hannah Fisher is second on the team in home runs with four. ... Amanda Berry leads Harding Academy with a .442 batting average with 4 HRs and 40 RBI. Mary Mills Lochala is batting .395 with 4 HRs and 35 RBI. Riley Rose, one of the Lady Wildcats’ top batters in 2014, has played only six games this season but is batting.333 in 21 plate appearances. ... This will be the teams’ 10 meeting in the past two years.
CLASS 2A
Spring Hill (28-6) vs. Buffalo Island Central (20-4)
TIME 3 p.m. Saturday
REGIONAL SEEDING Spring Hill: No. 3 seed South Region. Buffalo Island Central: No. 3 seed North Region.
COACHES Spring Hill: Terry Finley. Buffalo Island Central: Marty Williford
STARTING PITCHERS Spring Hill: Kalyne Powell (25-3, 1.38 ERA). Buffalo Island Central: Madison Greathouse (15-2, 1.33 ERA, 112 strikeouts).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Spring Hill def. Poyen 7-0, Hector 3-2 and Foreman 5-3. Buffalo Island Central def. Quitman 6-2, Hazen 6-5 and Parkers Chapel 5-1.
NOTEWORTHY Buffalo Island Central’s Karoline Thomas had 3 home runs, 5 triples and 10 doubles in 77 at-bats. Her batting average is .558. ... Sophomore left fielder Taylor Teague leads Spring Hill with a .506 batting average, while freshman catcher Maegan Ward is hitting.486. Lady Bears pitcher Kalyne Powell is a sophomore.
CLASS 1A
Concord (22-7) vs. Scranton (29-7)
TIME 12:30 p.m. Saturday
REGIONAL SEEDING Concord: No. 1 seed Region 3. Scranton: No. 1 seed Region 1 COACHES Concord: Michael Strother. Scranton: Dustin Peters
STARTING PITCHERS Concord: Mallory Benton. Scranton: Kirklyn Kremers (26-5, 0.84 ERA, 194 strikeouts).
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Concord def. Izard County 10-0, Acorn 10-0 and Viola 5-1. Scranton def. Bradley 17-0, South Side Bee Branch 5-4 and Nemo Vista 4-3.
NOTEWORTHY Junior Becca Willem led Scranton in hitting with a .396 batting average, while senior Kennady Kremers batted .378.
Boys soccer
All games at Razorback Field in Fayetteville
CLASS 7A
Bentonville vs. Fort Smith Northside
WHEN 4 p.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Bentonville: No. 1 seed 7A-West. Fort Smith Northside: No. 2 seed 7A-West.
COACHES Bentonville: Mike Devaney. Fort Smith Northside: Mauricio Maciel STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Bentonville def. Fayetteville 6-0 and Little Rock Catholic 2-0. Fort Smith Northside def. Conway 2-0 and Rogers 2-0
NOTEWORTHY Bentonville went undefeated last year (17-0-1) en route to its second state title. ... The Tigers’ only losses this season have been to Springdale Har-Ber and Fort Smith Northside.... Northside won the Class 7A title in 2013.
CLASS 6A
Siloam Springs vs. Russellville
WHEN Noon Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Siloam Springs: No. 1 seed 6A-Central. Russellville: No. 2 seed 6A-Central.
COACHES Siloam Springs: Jason Bowen. Russellville: Jared Fuller.
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Siloam Springs def. Mountain Home 3-0 and Jonesboro 6-2. Russellville def. Texarkana 6-0, Benton 1-0 and Searcy 3-0
NOTEWORTHY Siloam Springs won consecutive Class 5A titles in 2011 and 2012. ... Russellville won two of the previous three Class 6A state championships (2012, 2014).
CLASS 5A
Pulaski Academy vs. De Queen
WHEN 4 p.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Pulaski Academy: No. 1 seed 5A-Central. De Queen: No. 1 seed 5A-South
COACHES Pulaski Academy: Julian Owen, De Queen: Steve Sloan
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Pulaski Academy def. Paragould 4-2, Hot Springs Lakeside 3-2 and Hot Springs 3-1. De Queen def. Vilonia 6-0, Nettleton 4-1 and Maumelle 2-1
NOTEWORTHY Pulaski Academy has won three state titles, the most recent in 2007.... De Queen is the defending 5A state champion.
CLASS 4A
Central Arkansas Christian vs. Danville
WHEN Noon today
CONFERENCE SEEDING CAC: No. 1 seed 2-4A. Danville: No. 2 seed 1-4A
COACHES CAC: Fabian Mina. Danville: Matthew Goode
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS CAC def. Subiaco Academy 6-0, Hamburg 7-1 and Dardanelle 1-0. Danville def. Arkadelphia 2-0, Crowley’s Ridge 4-0 and Warren 3-2. NOTEWORTHY Central Arkansas Christian’s only state title came in 2008. ... Danville has never won a state championship in boys soccer. The Little Johns’ program is three years old.
Girls soccer
All games at Razorback Field in Fayetteville
CLASS 7A
Bryant vs. Fayetteville
WHEN 2 p.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Bryant: No. 1 seed 7A-Central. Fayetteville: No. 2 seed 7A-West
COACHES Bryant: Julie Long. Fayetteville: Joe Long.
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Bryant def. Fort Smith Southside 5-2 and Bentonville 2-1. Fayetteville def. Mount St. Mary 3-0 and Springdale Har-Ber 6-5 on penalty kicks after regulation and overtime ended tied 0-0.
NOTEWORTHY It is Bryant’s second consecutive appearance in the 7A state championship match. The Lady Hornets had not reached a state final until last year.... Mariam Bartlett’s penalty kick was the difference in the Lady Bulldogs’ victory over Springdale Har-Ber in the semifinals. ... Fayetteville last reached the state final in 2010.
CLASS 6A
Siloam Springs vs. Searcy
WHEN 10 a.m. Saturday
CONFERENCE SEEDING Siloam Springs: No. 1 seed 6A-Central. Searcy: No. 1 seed 6A-East
COACHES Siloam Springs: Chuck Jones. Searcy: Larry Stamps
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Siloam Springs def. Texarkana 5-0 and Mountain Home 5-2. Searcy def. Russellville 1-0 and Greenwood 1-0.
NOTEWORTHY Siloam Springs is in the state final for the third consecutive year.... In the semifinals, the Lady Panthers scored five goals in the final 15:17 to beat Mountain Home in a rematch of last year’s 6A state title match. ... Searcy beat Siloam Springs for the Class 6A state title in 2013.... Abby Dixon scored Searcy’s only goal in its semifinal victory over Greenwood.
CLASS 5A
Pulaski Academy vs. Little Rock Christian
WHEN 2 p.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING Pulaski Academy: No. 1 seed 5A-Central. Little Rock Christian: No. 1 seed 5A-West
COACHES Pulaski Academy Chris Owen. Little Rock Christian: Beth Wendl
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS Pulaski Academy def. Nettleton 10-0, Maumelle 6-0, Harrison 2-1. Little Rock Christian def. Hot Springs 14-0, Greene County Tech 5-0 and Greenbrier 6-0.
NOTEWORTHY Pulaski Academy is tied with Bentonville for the most state titles in girls soccer with six, the most recent in 2012 in Class 4A. ... Little Rock Christian won Class 5A titles in 2009 and 2010.
CLASS 4A
Central Arkansas Christian vs. Gentry
WHEN 10 a.m. today
CONFERENCE SEEDING CAC: No. 1 seed 2-4A. Gentry: No. 2 seed 1-4A
COACHES CAC: Carter Lambert. Gentry: H Fabrizio Campagnola
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS CAC def. Huntsville 4-0, Warren 4-0 and Shiloh Christian 1-0. Gentry def. Arkadelphia 10-1, Conway St. Joseph 7-0 and Episcopal Collegiate 3-0.
NOTEWORTHY Central Arkansas Christian has won five state titles, the most recent in 2013. ... Gentry has never won a state title in girls soccer.