Christian County and Hopkinsville sweep 8th district semifinals

Baseball: Christian County scored 11 times in the first inning and cruised to a 13-3 5 inning victory over Fort Campbell. Wyatt Stevenson led the Colonel hitters with a pair of hits in three at bats and drove in four runs. Austin Fields picked up the pitching win for Christian County who improved to 16-12 while Fort Campbell finished the season 4-14.

In the nightcap, Hopkinsville defeated University Heights 9-4. Blake Sowell had a pair of hits for the Tigers who blew open a 3-3 tie with four runs in the bottom of the fifth and added two more in the sixth inning on a double by Caleb Bapp following a 52 minute rain delay. The Tigers improved to 9-20 with the win while the Blazers finished 9-15.

Softball: Christian County blanked Fort Campbell 16-0 in 3 innings while Hopkinsville cruised to a 14-4 win over University Heights.

Today’s games: Christian County faces Hopkinsville in the softball title game at 5:30, with Chick Fil A coverage beginning with the Heritage Bank pregame show at 5:15 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.

The same teams, Christian County and Hopkinsville play in the baseball championship at 7:30 with the Heritage Bank pregame show at 7:15 also on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.