WCHS baseball hosts Classic this weekend

Baseball fans can get their fill of a more traditional style of the game this weekend, at the 2006 Dr Pepper Wood Bat Classic at Warren County High School.

The three-day event begins Thursday at Patrick Ramsey Field, and will consist of a round-robin tournament among six high school teams. Admission is $5 per day.

The (8-5) Pioneers will be hosting the annual event, and taking part in its first two contests on Thursday evening. Other schools participating include Coffee County, Sequatchie County, Rhea County, Stratford ? which is coached by former Warren Countian Newt Rowland ? and Notre Dame, which is coached by former Pioneer George Oleksik.

Action begins Thursday at 4:30, with the Pioneers taking on Coffee County, and at 7 p.m. Warren County will keep the field for a contest against Sequatchie.

Friday afternoon will begin with a ?Businessman?s Special? of sorts, featuring the Pioneers in action against Rhea County at 12:30. Fans will have the opportunity for a double-dip of WCHS sports action that afternoon, as the Lady Pioneer softball squad is scheduled to take on Coffee County on its adjacent diamond at 1 p.m.

Other action Friday will include Coffee County against Notre Dame at 3 p.m., Notre Dame vs. Stratford at 5:30 and Rhea County vs. Coffee County at 8 p.m.

A full day of games are on tap for Saturday, with the Pioneers opening things up at 9 a.m. against Notre Dame. Rhea County faces Stratford at 11:30, Coffee County takes on Stratford at 2 p.m., Stratford is set to face Sequatchie at 4:30 and Sequatchie County and Rhea County will wrap up the weekend with a 7 p.m. matchup.

The tournament winner will be determined by the best record, with tie-breakers in the following order: Head-to-head results; runs allowed and runs scored.