WHITE SOX TO LIGHT FIRECRACKER CLASSIC

Three Cape Girardeau baseball fields will be buzzing with activity later this week as the Cape Commerce Bank White Sox host the 10-team Firecracker Classic.

Capaha Field, Central High School and Notre Dame High School will all be sites for games beginning Thursday and running through Sunday.

The tournament will feature eight Senior Babe Ruth teams, which consist of players ages 16 through 18, along with Jackson's Junior American Legion squad and Dexter's 16-year-old Babe Ruth team.

"It looks like we're going to have a good tournament," said Cape White Sox manager Aaron Bruening. "I think we'll have some pretty good teams here and we'll definitely have a lot of baseball being played."

The tournament will feature three pools, two consisting of three teams and one containing four teams.

Sikeston, Farmington and New Madrid make up Pool A; Cape, Jackson's Jr. Legion, East Prairie and Dexter's 16-year-olds make up Pool B; and Jackson, Dexter and Arcadia Valley comprise Pool C.

Action gets under way Thursday with two 5 p.m. games: Sikeston vs. Farmington at Notre Dame and New Madrid vs. Dexter at Central.

There will be four games Friday, beginning at 5 p.m., and nine games Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.

Following pool play, there will be two semifinal games Sunday at 2 p.m. (at Central and Capaha), followed by the 4 p.m. championship contest at Capaha.

Cape Firecracker Classic

(Sr. Babe Ruth teams unless noted)

Thursday's Games

at Notre Dame

5 p.m. -- Farmington vs. Sikeston

at Cape Central

5 p.m. -- New Madrid vs. Dexter

Friday's Games

at Notre Dame

5 p.m. -- Arcadia Valley vs. Jackson

at Cape Central

5 p.m. -- New Madrid vs. Sikeston

at Capaha Field

6 p.m. -- Jackson Jr. Legion vs. East Prairie

8 p.m. -- Cape vs. Dexter 16-year-olds

Saturday's Games

at Notre Dame

10 a.m. -- Farmington vs. Arcadia Valley

noon -- Dexter vs. Jackson

2 p.m. -- Arcadia Valley vs. Dexter

at Cape Central

10 a.m. -- Cape vs. Jackson Jr. Legion

noon -- Jackson Jr. Legion vs. Dexter 16-year-olds

2 p.m. -- East Prairie vs. Dexter 16-year-olds

4 p.m. -- Cape vs. East Prairie

at Capaha Field

2 p.m. -- Farmington vs. New Madrid

4 p.m. -- Jackson vs. Sikeston

Sunday's Games

at Cape Central

2 p.m. -- semifinal

at Capaha Field

2 p.m. -- semifinal

4 p.m. -- championship