Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic begins Thursday

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One of the biggest sporting events in Mountain Home makes its return. Ten American Legion baseball teams will gather at Cooper Park for the 37th-annual Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic on Thursday.

The tournament will have a pool format for the first three days. On Sunday, the three pool winners and a wild cart team will compete for the tournament title.

The final game of the night will feature Mountain Home’s senior team. The Lockeroom is set to meet Baldwyn, Mississippi. The first pitch at Lester White Field is scheduled for 8.

One of Mountain Home’s junior squads will open the tournament in the late morning. MacLeod gets underway with Paragould at 11.

In Thursday’s other games, Russellville faces Mayfield, Kentucky, at 1:15, Scott City, Missouri, takes on Bartlesville, Oklahoma, at 3:30, and Fort Smith plays Pontotoc, Mississippi.

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