Menard begins home quarterfinal series today as baseball playoffs peak

The fourth-seeded Menard Eagles are scheduled to begin a Select Division III state quarterfinal best-of-3 baseball series at home this evening at 6:30 against No. 5 Dunham of Baton Rouge.

Stormy weather may force an adjustment today. After Game 1 slated for 6:30 tonight, Game 2 is planned Friday evening at 6:30 with the if-necessary Game 3 Saturday at noon. A berth in the state tournament next week in Sulphur is at stake, with a semifinal matchup against either No. 1 St. Charles Catholic or eighth-seeded Pope John Paul II.

In Select Division I, the ASH Trojans will travel to New Orleans to start their three-game quarterfinal series Friday against Archbishop Rummel at Mike Miley Stadium.

Wednesday, Oak Hill’s season ended in the Select Division V quarterfinals as No. 1 Avoyelles Public Charter beat the No. 8-ranked visitors 6-1.

Friday, No. 5 Rapides goes to fourth-seeded Family Christian in a 4 p.m. quarterfinal game. Schools in the smaller divisions play single games in the playoff, not series.