Draws set for Louisville-area baseball and softball regional tournaments

The draws are set for the Louisville-area baseball and softball regional tournaments, with teams vying for spots in the state tournaments.

No. 5-ranked Pleasure Ridge Park (33-3) headlines the field for the Sixth Region baseball tournament. The Panthers, looking for their first regional title since 2019, will host Bullitt East (20-12) at 11 a.m. Monday in a quarterfinal.

No. 1 Trinity (33-4) will take a 19-game winning streak into the Seventh Region baseball tournament. The Shamrocks will host Male (10-16) at 4 p.m. Monday in a quarterfinal.

The Seventh Region Tournament includes five teams ranked among the top 20 in the state, with No. 4 Ballard, No. 13 St. Xavier, No. 14 Eastern and No. 19 Manual joining Trinity. Manual (22-11) will host Eastern (24-10) at 4 p.m. Monday in a key quarterfinal.

No. 15 Bullitt East (19-7) leads the field for the Sixth Region softball tournament. The Chargers (19-7), seeking their first regional title since 2012, lost to Mercy 7-2 in the 24th District final and will play at Fairdale (18-9) at 5 p.m. Monday in a quarterfinal.

No. 4 Male (24-7) leads a loaded field in the Seventh Region softball tournament and will play at No. 10 Eastern (28-7) in a quarterfinal at 1 p.m. Monday.

No. 9 Ballard (21-6) has won back-to-back state titles and will play at Manual (17-13) at 11 a.m. Monday. No. 14 Assumption (25-11) will host Atherton (19-13) at 4 p.m. Monday.

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