David Nail up to bat during the All-Star softball game. Photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.

There aren’t too many country stars who can boast that they’ve hit a homerun in a major-league ballpark – but David Nail can.

David popped one over the fence during a celebrity softball game Monday in Angel Stadium during the festivities surrounding Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.

His homerun is just one of numerous current sports-related items in country music, including Big Kenny’s World Cup debut and Taylor Swift’s shot at induction into a hall of fame.

Here are country’s latest sports-related stories:

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The Judds photo courtesy of Webster PR.

After months of lead-in, the Judds have set 18 dates for a 2010 tour, plotting it for a time on the calendar that’s exceedingly appropriate for a family reunion.

Wynonna and Naomi will kick off the Last Encore Tour on Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving, in Green Bay, Wis. They’ll spend most of their time in the Midwest and on the West Coast, winding down the run on Dec. 19 in Phoenix, Ariz., at the US Airways Center, the same arena where they recorded a reunion album on Dec. 31, 1999.

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