Cox Sports Television will kick off its Spring Varsity Zone schedule with the airing of the baseball matchup between Woonsocket and Cumberland on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Here's more on its plans for the season:

Cox Sports Television (Cox channel 3) has announced the 2007 spring lineup for Varsity Zone, which features coverage of a variety of Rhode Island high school athletics. More than a half dozen games, including baseball, softball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, will be showcased on Varsity Zone this spring.

In addition to game coverage, the program highlights include the Cardi’s Furniture Superstores Players of the Game, athlete profiles and a salute to the host school. The Players of the Game also are featured on the Cox Sports Television website (www.cox-sports.com).

Varsity Zone kicks off its spring season with coverage of high school baseball on Sunday, April 22 at 7 p.m. featuring Woonsocket High vs. Cumberland High.

Varsity Zone will air on selected Sundays at 7 p.m. The 2007 spring series culminates with the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division I Championships in boys’ lacrosse.

“Showcasing a variety of Rhode Island’s high school athletes in action on Varsity Zone emphasizes our commitment to provide exclusive, compelling local sports programming to our customers,” said Paul Cronin, vice president and region manager, Cox Communications New England.

”There are a tremendous about of talented athletes here in Rhode Island. Cox Sports Television continues to provide a great vehicle to highlight our athletes and teams throughout the state,” said Tom Mezzanote, executive director, Rhode Island Interscholastic League.

Varsity Zone on Cox Sports Television (Cox Ch. 3):
(All airings of Varsity Zone begin at 7 p.m.)

04/22/07 Woonsocket vs. Cumberland (Baseball)
04/29/07 St. Raphael vs. Coventry (Softball)
05/06/07 North Kingstown vs. Providence Country Day (Boys’ Lacrosse)
05/13/07 Wheeler vs. Moses Brown (Girls’ Lacrosse)
05/20/07 Tiverton vs. Middletown (Baseball)
05/27/07 Bishop Hendricken vs. Cranston West (Baseball)
06/03/07 RIIL D-1 Boys’ Lacrosse Championships

Games also will be available for a limited time on Cox Local On Demand (Cox Digital Cable Channel 1).