17 Texas teams after state titles
James Bowie boys earn first-week bye
Sixteen of the 17 teams in the UIL softball and baseball playoffs are in action this week with James Bowie earning a bye until next weeks’ Class 2A area round.
Atlanta, which rallied to beat Van twice Saturday night, faces Rusk in a Class 4A area softball series at Hallsville’s Lady Cat Field. Game 1 is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, and the second game will start at 1 p.m. Saturday. A third game, if needed, will start after a 30-minute intermission following the completion of Game 2.
Hughes Springs tussles with New Diana in a Class 3A area series at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas. The opener will be played at 6 p.m. Friday with Game 2 to follow. If a third game is needed, it will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday back at ETBU.
Hooks and Harmony clash in a 3A area series at Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant. Game 1 is slated for 6 p.m. Friday with the second game to follow. If a third game is needed, it is scheduled for noon Saturday.
Redwater plays a homeand-home 3A area series with White Oak. The Lady Necks host the Lady Dragons at 6 p.m. Friday, and the series moves to Redwater for Game 2 at noon Saturday. If the series is tied, a third game will follow a
30-minute intermission.
Avery, which received a first round bye last week, plays a 2A area series against Cross Roads at Le Tourneau University in Longview. The opener will be played at 6:30 p.m., and the series resumes at 3 p.m. Saturday with Games 2 and 3, if needed.
Maud and Hawkins meet in a single elimination 2A area game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Northeast Texas Community College, and McLeod and Martin’s Mill clash at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gilmer in a onegame 2A area matchup.
In the baseball playoffs, Texas High hosts Forney for the entire Class 5A bi-district baseball series. Games 1 and 2 will be played Friday at Tiger Field starting at 4 p.m. A third game, if needed, is scheduled for noon Saturday.
Pleasant Grove and Van meet in a 4A bi-district home-andhome series. Game 1 will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Hawk Field, and the series moves to Van for Game 2 at 2 p.m. If a third game is needed, it will follow a 30-minute intermission.
Atlanta, which bested Pittsburg 1-0 to wrap up the fourth playoff spot, faces Canton in a 4A home-andhome bi-district series. The Rabbs host the Eagles at 7 p.m. Friday, and Eagle Field will the site of Game 2 at 1 p.m. Saturday. A third game, if needed, will also be held Saturday.
Hughes Springs plays Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill in a 3A single-elimination game at 7 p.m. Friday at Eagle Field at Bob Baker Stadium on the campus of Northeast Texas Community College.
Hooks, which won two games Monday to clinch second place from 14-3A, plays Prairiland in a bi-district series at Pittsburg. Game 1 will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and the series continues at 11 a.m. Saturday with Game 2 and a third game, if needed.
Queen City and Cooper clash at Mount Pleasant’s O.L. Colley Field in a 3A series with the opener at 7 p.m. Friday. game 2 is set for noon Saturday, with a third game, if needed, to follow.
Redwater plays Winnsboro in one game at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Harleton.
James Bowie received a bye after winning District 17-2A. Maud was second and plays Campbell in a single game for the bi-district round at 7 p.m. Friday at Mount Vernon High School.
Linden-Kildare placed third and will play Cumby in a bestof-3 series starting Friday, but the site had yet to be determined.