Ellington

Tim Bennett tells The Ledge he spent $50,000 to bring the SWAC baseball tournament to Pearl's Trustmark Park. For that money, Bennett says he needs to sell 1,000 tickets per game to break even. Most SWAC teams averaged less than 400 fans per game this season. Local interest in the tourney plummetted when Jackson State was kicked out of the tournament for using ineligible players. Odds are, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State aren't going to bring 1,000 fans a game into Pearl.. The tournament starts on Thursday. No need to get your tickets early.