Baseball Playoffs: Regional Quarterfinal Preview Capsules
Rankings for Class 3A and Class 2A come from Txhighschoolbaseball.com. Class A rankings come from the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.
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Class 3A
Region II Quarterfinal
Athens Hornets (19-14)
vs.
Pleasant Grove Hawks (21-11)
Series -- Northeast Texas Community College, Mount Pleasant
- Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17)
- Game 2: 1 p.m. Saturday (May 18)
- Game 3: follows Game 2 if necessary
How they got here
Athens
- Bi-district: bye (15-3A champion)
- Area: def. Crandall 2-1 in series (L 3-2, W 4-3, W 13-10)
Pleasant Grove
- Bi-district: bye (13-3A champion)
- Area: def. Bullard 2-0 in series (W 4-2, W 2-0)
Did you know?
- Pleasant Grove has reached five consecutive state tournaments, winning state championships in 2010 and 2012.
- After a 10-10 start, Pleasant Grove has won 11 of 12 games.
- Athens started 15-3A play 7-0 before losing three close games to finish the regular season: 3-2 vs. Mabank, 4-2 vs. Mineola, and 1-0 vs. Brownsboro.
Up next
- Winner faces Krum or Princeton in a 3A Region II semifinal.
Region III Quarterfinal
No. 8 Lufkin Hudson Hornets (23-7)
vs.
Diboll Lumberjacks (17-11)
One-game playoff: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17), Angelina College in Lufkin
How they got here
Hudson
- Bi-district: bye (20-3A champion)
- Area: def. Taylor 9-2 in one-game playoff
Diboll
- Bi-district: def. Palestine in series (W 6-3, W 9-1)
- Area: def. Caldwell in series (L 5-2, W 16-2, W 7-6)
Did you know?
- After a 10-10 start, Diboll has won 7 of 8 games, including wins over a 27-7 Carthage team and a 2-1 series victory against 24-4 Caldwell, which finished the regular season ranked eighth by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.
- Hudson swept the district series against Diboll, beating the Lumberjacks 3-0 on March 15 and 5-4 on April 12.
- All three teams from 20-3A that reached the postseason are still in the playoffs: Hudson, Carthage, and Diboll.
Up next
- Winner faces Bridge City or Huffman Hargrave in a 3A Region III semifinal.
Class 2A
Region II Quarterfinal
No. 1 Hughes Springs Mustangs (29-0)
vs.
No. 16 Edgewood Bulldogs
Series -- Kilgore's Driller Park
- Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17)
- Game 2: 2 p.m. Saturday (May 18)
- Game 3: follows Game 2 if necessary
How they got here
Hughes Springs
- Bi-district: bye (16-2A champion)
- Area: def. Grand Saline 11-0 in one-game playoff
Edgewood
- Bi-district: bye (14-2A champion)
- Area: def. Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill 2-0 in series (W 10-2, W 10-0)
Did you know?
- This is Hughes Springs head coach Kent Craig's first season at the helm for the Mustangs. Athletic director/football coach Chris Edwards was previously the head baseball coach.
- Hughes Springs has been ranked in the top seven of the coaches poll all season.
- Edgewood sophomore pitcher Jackson Tyner is the nephew of former NFL punter and current Tenaha ISD Superintendent Scott Tyner.
Up next
- Winner faces Sunnyvale or Grandview in a 2A Region II semifinal.
Region II Quarterfinal
Mount Vernon Tigers (23-10)
vs.
Palmer Bulldogs (28-5)
Series -- Rockwall-Heath High School
- Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17)
- Game 2: 1 p.m. Saturday (May 18)
- Game 3: follows Game 2 if necessary
How they got here
Mount Vernon
- Bi-district: bye (15-2A champion)
- Area: def. Quitman 2-1 in series (L 2-1, W 5-4, W 11-1)
Palmer
- Bi-district: bye (13-2A champion)
- Area: def. Queen City 2-0 in series (W 4-3, W 10-4)
Did you know?
- Mount Vernon's Game 2 and Game 3 wins against Quitman snapped a three-game losing streak. The Tigers lost warmup games to Class 3A schools Emory Rains and Pleasant Grove before dropping Game 1 to Quitman.
- Despite that three-game skid, Mount Vernon has won 14 of its last 18 games.
- Mount Vernon finished 13-1 in District 15-2A, three games better than second-place Pattonville Prairiland.
- Palmer has won 14 of its last 15 games.
Up next
- Winner faces Pottsboro or Gunter in a 2A Region II semifinal.
Region III Quarterfinal
No. 10 Elkhart Elks (29-8)
vs.
No. 25 Warren Warriors (22-5-1)
Series -- Lufkin's Morris Frank Park
- Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17)
- Game 2: Noon Saturday (May 18)
- Game 3: follows Game 2 if necessary
Hey they got here
Elkhart
- Bi-district: def. Hemphill 2-1 in series (L 5-3, W 11-6, W 14-3)
- Area: def. Sabine 2-1 in series (W 12-2, L 10-0, W 6-4)
Warren
- Bi-district: bye (20-2A champion)
- Area: def. New Diana 2-0 in series (W 8-6, W 18-4)
Did you know?
- Elkhart has won 13 of its last 16 games.
- Elkhart tied Central Heights for first in District 19-2A with a 10-2 league mark, but Central Heights won the flip for the district's top playoff seed.
- Warren has won 12 of its last 14 games.
- Warren tied Woodville for first in District 20-2A with an 8-2 league mark, but beat Woodville 3-0 in a district playoff for the top seed after the teams split the regular-season series.
Up next
- Winner faces Centerville or Salado in a 2A Region III semifinal.
Region III Quarterfinal
No. 12 Central Heights Blue Devils (22-6)
vs.
Woodville Eagles
Series -- Central High School, Pollok
- Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17)
- Game 2: 1 p.m. Saturday (May 18)
- Game 3: follows Game 2 if necessary
How they got here
Central Heights
- Bi-district: bye (19-2A champion)
- Area: def. Troup 2-0 in series (W 8-0, W 5-3)
Woodville
- Bi-district: def. Garrison 2-0 in series (W 5-3, W 3-2)
- Area: def. White Oak 2-1 in series (L 2-0, W 9-8, W 2-0)
Did you know?
- Former Henderson head baseball coach Robert Ellis is in his first season as Central Heights' head coach.
- Central Heights tied with Elkhart for first place in District 19-2A with a 10-2 record, but the Blue Devils won the flip for the district's top playoff seed.
- Woodville split the regular-season series with Warren before dropping a 3-0 district playoff for the top seed.
Up next
- Winner faces Teague or Troy in a 2A Region III semifinal.
Class A
Region III Quarterfinal
No. 1 Carlisle Indians (23-1)
vs.
Simms Bowie Pirates
One-game playoff: 7 p.m. Friday (May 17), Longview's Lobo Field
How they got here
Carlisle
- Bi-district: bye (District 20-A champion)
- Area: def. McLeod 2-0 in series (W 12-0, W 16-1)
Bowie
- Bi-district: bye (District 18-A champion)
- Area: def. Kerens 2-0 in series (W 10-3, W 13-5)
Did you know?
- Carlisle won its first 21 games of the season.
- Carlisle's only loss was a 3-2 decision at White Oak in an April 30 warmup game.
- Carlisle's Gunner Baker is 11-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings this season. From the plate, he's hitting .507 with 56 RBIs.
Up next
- Winner faces Cushing or West Sabine in a 1A Region III semifinal.
Region III Quarterfinal
Cushing Bearkats (25-4)
vs.
West Sabine Tigers
Series -- Huntington High School
- Game 1: 6 p.m. Thursday (May 16)
- Game 2: 6 p.m. Friday (May 17)
- Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday (May 18) if necessary
How they got here
Cushing
- Bi-district: def. Alto 13-6 in one-game playoff
- Area: def. Big Sandy 2-0 in series (W 10-2, W 5-4)
West Sabine
- Bi-district: def. High Island 2-0 in series (W 7-2, W 10-0)
- Area: def. Kennard 2-0 in series (W 2-1, W 2-1)
Did you know?
- Cushing has won six consecutive games.
- During its six-game winning streak, Cushing has won by a cumulative score of 64-15.
- Kevin Lane is in his first season as head baseball coach at West Sabine.
Up next
- Winner faces Carlisle or Simms Bowie in a 1A Region III semifinal.
Region III Quarterfinal
Cayuga Wildcats (23-4)
vs.
Harleton Wildcats
One-game playoff: 6:30 p.m. Thursday (May 16), Lindale ISD Baseball Complex
How they got here
Cayuga
- Bi-district: bye (District 19-A champion)
- Area: def. Maud 2-0 in series (L 5-2, W 6-0, W 13-2)
Harleton
- Bi-district: def. Martin's Mill 4-3 in one-game playoff
- Area: def. Sulphur Bluff 2-0 in series (W 10-0, W 17-1)
Did you know?
- Cayuga has won 10 of its last 11 games.
- Eight of those 10 victories came by at least 10 runs.
- Veteran Harleton head baseball coach Jackie Lloyd served as an interim head football coach for the Wildcats this past fall, leading Harleton to a 7-4 record and first-round playoff appearance.
Up next
- Winner faces Lovelady or Douglass in a 1A Region III semifinal.
Region III Quarterfinal
Lovelady Lions
vs.
No. 9 Douglass Indians
One-game playoff: 6:30 p.m. Saturday (May 18), Lufkin's Morris Frank Park
How they got here
Lovelady
- Bi-district: def. Shelbyville 5-3 in one-game playoff
- Area: def. Colmesneil 7-4 in one-game playoff
Douglass
- Bi-district: bye (District 21-A champion)
- Area: def. Evadale 2-0 in series (W 15-5, W 9-8)
Up next
- Winner faces Cayuga or Harleton in a 1A Region III semifinal.