Ravenwood's softball team, making its first appearance in the state tournament, will open play against Eaststate foe Jefferson County (31-12) on Tuesday in Murfreesboro.

The Lady Raptors (33-16) start play in the TSSAA Division I-AAA tourney at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Starplex Field No. 1 at the Murfreesboro Sports Complex. All state high school baseball, tennis, soccer, softball and track championships take place at the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro this week.

The Lady Patriots (31-12), with pitcher Whitney Leon scattering 11 hits, defeated Knoxville Karns 4-1 in the sectionals to return to state for the first time since 2001. Ravenwood, led by Lakin Singleton's two-run homer, won 11-6 over Wilson Central to make the state tourney.

If the Raptors win the opener, they will advance into the winners' bracket semifinals on Wednesday midday at Murfreesboro's McKnight Field No. 1 against the winner of Riverdale-Brighton. The game would start 30 minutes after the finish of the 10 a.m. game at McKnight.

The losers of the Ravenwood-Jefferson County and Riverdale-Brighton games fall into the losers bracket of the double-elimination tourney for the 10 a.m. Wednesday game at McKnight.

Tournament play will continue Thursday-Friday at the Starplex, with the losers bracket final at 10 a.m. Friday and the championship game at 6:30 p.m. Friday. A second championship game, if necessary, would be played Saturday at a time to be determined.

For  a venue map, brackets, schedules and other information about the Spring Fling, visit http://www.tssaa.org/.