TODAY’S BASEBALL CAPSULES

All games televised on Arkansas PBS

CLASS 2A

WOODLAWN BEARS (26-6) VS. BIGELOW PANTHERS (15-8)

GAME TIME 10 a.m.

WHERE Everett Baseball Field, Benton

WOODLAWN

CONFERENCE 2A-8

COACH Tommy Richardson

RUNS FOR/AGAINST 327/124

HOW THEY GOT HERE def. Conway St. Joseph 15-1 (state first round), def. Riverside 7-3 (state quarterfinals), def. Buffalo Island Central 6-3 (state semifinal)

NOTEWORTHY Woodlawn has won seven state championships since getting its first in 2008. … Richardson has guided his team to the playoffs for the past 16 years. … Bears standout Cale Edmonds, who’s committed to Crowder College, played during last week’s state tournament after having missed the previous 27 games because of an elbow injury. … Woodlawn is averaging 10.2 runs per game while giving up just under four.

BIGELOW

CONFERENCE 2A-5 COACH Craig Neumeier

RUNS FOR/AGAINST 174/102

HOW THEY GOT HERE def. Dierks 8-4 (state first round), def. Rector 11-1 (state quarterfinals), def. McCrory 10-4 (state semifinals)

NOTEWORTHY Hunter Alexander and Beau Billeck combined to go 5 for 7 with 5 RBI in Bigelow’s 10-4 upset victory over McCrory in the semifinals. Carter Alexander also struck out eight batters and drove in a pair of runs in the win. … The Panthers are making their first-ever trip to the title game. … Bigelow was riding a two-game losing and had lost three of four before winning its three state tournament games by at least four runs each. … Conway St. Joseph, South Side Bee Branch and Bigelow all won a share of the league title.

CLASS 6A

CONWAY WAMPUS CATS (18-9) VS. BENTONVILLE TIGERS (23-10)

GAME TIME 4 p.m.

WHERE Everett Baseball Field, Benton

CONWAY

CONFERENCE 6A-Central (12-2) COACH Leighton Hardin

RUNS FOR/AGAINST 192/101

HOW THEY GOT HERE def. Fort Smith Southside 3-0 (state quarterfinals), def. Rogers Heritage 10-0 (state semifinals)

NOTEWORTHY Hardin was the head coach at Hot Springs Lakeside for five seasons before taking over the Wampus Cats program in 2020. … Conway is 2-7 in state title games, with its previous appearance coming in 2018. … Austin Rainey allowed just three hits in a runruled, semifinal win against Rogers Heritage. … The Wampus Cats, who shut out both of their playoff opponents, have played in the state tournament every year since 1991.

BENTONVILLE

CONFERENCE 6A-West COACH Todd Abbott

RUNS FOR/AGAINST 196/109

HOW THEY GOT HERE def. North Little Rock 7-2 (state first round), def. Little Rock Catholic 7-6 (state quarterfinals), def. Springdale Har-Ber 7-3 (state semifinals)

NOTEWORTHY Bentonville’s last state crown came in 2015. It’s other title occurred in 2002. … The Tigers finished tied for fourth in their conference with Rogers Heritage and Bentonville West. … A six-run seventh inning allowed Bentonville to pull off a victory over 2021 runner-up Springdale Har-Ber in the semifinals. … Conway beat the Tigers 9-6 in the 2017 quarterfinals.