The Cal Ripken Southwest Regional 9-and-under and 11-and-under Tournaments begin Friday morning in Paragould, and the teams will be gathering for a pre-tournament banquet Thursday evening. The guest speaker for the evening is a man who is one of a handful of people who’s played both Major League Baseball and in the NFL–former Cardinal outfielder Brian Jordan. He was our guest on “The Drive with Brad Bobo” from the Paragould Community Center prior to the pre-tournament festivities.
