By JASON KING
Leader sportswriter
Gwatney Chevrolet will host the 6th annual Jr. Legion Tournament at Hickingbotham Field in Dupree Park this weekend. The six teams on hand for the tourney include hosts Gwatney Chevrolet, North Little Rock, Sylvan Hills, Benton, Maumelle and Sheridan, which were divided into two pools of three. Each team will play two pool games between last night and today.
Benton, Sylvan Hills and Gwatney make up Pool A, with Maumelle, North Little Rock and Sheridan in Pool B.
Pool play got underway last night with a pair of games, with four more games starting at noon today. The teams will then be arranged from best record to worse for championship day on Sunday.
The tournament will go under American Legion rules, with an hour and 50-minute time limit for each game, and a 10-run rule after five innings.
The Colts kicked things off last night with a 6 p.m. game against Maumelle, with the Chevy boys taking on Benton in Game 2.
Gwatney will turn around and open play today at noon against Sylvan Hills, followed by Maumelle against Sheridan at 2 p.m.
The Bruins will play their second pool game at 5:30 p.m. today against Benton, and North Little Rock and Sheridan will close out pool play tonight at 7:30 p.m.
The third-place consolation game will take place tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., followed by the second-place game at 3:30. The first-place teams from each pool will battle for the tournament crown in the final game at 5:30 p.m.
