District 9 tourney opens Monday at Patriot Park
The 7-team, 9-10 year-old District 9 baseball tournament will begin on Monday at Patriot Park SportsPlex.
Sumter American and Sumter National will face each other on Monday beginning at 8 p.m. Turbeville will face Lake Marion National at 6 p.m. and St. George will play Lake Marion American at 7 p.m.
Clarendon will receive a first-round bye and take on the Lake Marion National-Turbeville winner on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
SCHEDULE
Monday
Game 1 – Sumter American vs. Sumter National, 8 p.m. (Field 3)
Game 2 – St. George vs. Lake Marion American, 7 p.m. (Field 2)
Game 3 – Lake Marion National vs. Turbeville, 6 p.m. (Field 3)
Tuesday
Game 4 – Game 3 Winner vs. Clarendon, 6 p.m. (Field 3)
Game 5 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 7 p.m. (Field 2)
Game 6 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 3)
Wednesday
Game 7 – Game 4 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 3)
Game 8 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 5 Winner, 7 p.m. (Field 2)
Game 9 – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 3)
Thursday
Game 10 – Game 9 Loser vs. Game 7 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 3)
Game 11 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 3)
Friday
Game 12 – Championship Round, 6 p.m. (Field 3)
Game 13 – If Necessary, 30 minutes after first game
Turbeville, Clarendon win opening games
MANNING – Turbeville defeated St. George 10-1 and Clarendon topped Lake Marion 6-3 in the opening games of the District 9 11-12 year-old baseball tournament on Friday at the Manning recreational fields.
Phillip Black picked up the win for Turbeville, while Raulston McKenzie, Grant Barrineau and Blake Lee hit home runs.
Blane Kennard was the winning pitcher for Clarendon.
On Saturday, St. George defeated Lake Marion 4-2 while Clarendon County earned a 15-4 victory over Turbeville.
Mets sign SS Reyes to minor league contract
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Reyes, 33, played primarily at shortstop for the Mets from 2003-11, but may be used in a utility role in his reunion with the team.
Reyes was cut by Colorado after serving a 59-day suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. He became a free agent on Saturday. The Rockies are responsible for the $39 million remaining on his contract, minus the prorated share of the $507,500 major league minimum to be paid by the Mets.
Pete Rose added to Reds’ Hall of Fame Saturday
Pete Rose kept his composure during a pregame ceremony honoring him as the 86th player to go into the Cincinatti Reds Hall of Fame. Many of his former Big Red Machine teammates Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, among them were on hand to join in the humor and the honor.
His lifetime ban for betting on Reds games prevents him from getting into Cooperstown, but the Reds got permission to honor him in their own way.
Arizona-born Matthews goes 1st in NHL draft
On the heels of the NHL expanding into Las Vegas, the Toronto Maple Leafs pinned their future on Arizona-raised center Auston Matthews with the first pick in the NHL draft.
The 18-year-old, born in California and raised in Scottsdale, sparked an international-themed parade to the podium Friday night that featured a draft-record 12 Americans selected in the first round.
From staff, wire reports