Several area baseball and softball teams wrapped up regional tournaments on Saturday.
Two area baseball teams took part on the final day of the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament at West Side High School in Greers Ferry. Norfork lost the championship game to the host Eagles 15-2, and Viola finished fourth with a 13-1 defeat at the hands of Armorel.
Cotter’s baseball team ended up third in the Class 2A West Regional Tournament at Greenland. The Warriors squeaked by Lavaca 7-6.
The Melbourne baseball team won the third place game in the Class 3A Region 2 Tournament at Tuckerman. The Bearkatz topped Walnut Ridge 5-1.
Lead Hill’s baseball team took fourth place in the Class 1A Region 1 Tournament at the Equity Bank Sports Complex in Harrison. The Tigers lost a high-scoring game to County Line 22-12.
Cotter also finished third in the Class 2A West Regional Softball Tournament at Greenland. The Lady Warriors routed the host Lady Pirates 17-4.
Two area softball teams squared off for the championship of the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament at Greers Ferry West Side. Viola ended up falling to Calico Rock 2-1.
Two other area softball teams competed on the final day of the Class 3A Region 2 Tournament at Tuckerman. Salem needed an extra inning, but they were able to finish third with a 6-4 win over another group of Lady Greyhounds from Newport. The championship game ended with Melbourne falling to Tuckerman 2-0.
The Valley Springs softball team ended up fourth in the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament at the Equity Bank Sports Complex in Harrison. The Lady Tigers lost to Booneville 13-7.
Jasper’s softball team is the runner-up of the Class 1A Region 1 Tournament at the Equity Bank Sports Complex. The Lady Pirates fell to Scranton 17-7 in the title game.
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