PARIS– Coach Josh Hart’s Paris Eagles baseball team is riding high as they enter the final month of conference play in April. The conference season will conclude on April 25 with the district tournament being held at the end of the month.
At deadline time for this story (March 22) Paris was ending spring break and preparing to resume the regular season schedule the following week. As of March 22, the Eagles’ overall record was 5-3 (excluding play in the Alma tournament held during spring break), and their conference record was 2-0. Paris ended conference play before going into the spring break week with conference wins over Two Rivers and Subiaco Academy.
The Eagles baseball program is no stranger to postseason play in recent years. Paris advanced to the state tournament semifinals in 2022 before losing to the eventual state champion, Harding Academy. The Eagles returned to postseason play in 2023, advancing again to the 3A Region 1 Tournament. Paris lost their regional first round game that year to Elkins.
In 2024, it appears that Hart’s Eagles baseball program will likely advance to the regional tournament for a third consecutive year. Paris is still a fairly young ballclub, and the Paris baseball program’s future is bright.
After opening the season with losses to Ozark, Van Buren, and Clarksville, Paris has fought their way back with non-conference wins over County Line, Lamar, and Atkins. In conference play, Paris has wins over Two Rivers and regional tournament contender Subiaco Academy. Paris was to play conference favorite Booneville before spring break, but that game will be rescheduled due to rain.
With a little less than one month remaining in the regular season, Paris has conference games remaining with Danville, Cossatot River, Charleston, Hackett, and Cedarville. Realistically, the Eagles could be in a battle for all four top seeds in the postseason district tournament. Key games with Booneville, Charleston, and Danville will likely determine the order of seedings in the district tournament.
Eagles fans can track their team’s progress by clicking on this link that will take you to the live updates for the Paris baseball schedule. Our online readers can click on this link to be redirected to Scorebook Live’s up-to-date schedule and results: Paris Eagles Baseball Schedule – Paris, AR – scorebooklive.com
