Rutherford County will be well represented this week at Spring Fling and the Kia of Murfreesboro Event of the Week.
Three baseball teams -- Blackman (AAA), Stewarts Creek (AAA) and Central Magnet (AA) -- will be part of their respective eight-team brackets in what figures to be a wide-open field for both tournaments.
Central will face Pigeon Forge on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Smyrna, with the winner to face the CPA/Covington winner on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
The Tigers will making their fifth straight state tournament appearance.
"To give five years in a row is big," said Central coach Jason Patterson.