The high school baseball and softball playoff seasons kick into gear this week with four parish softball teams taking the field today.
Softball teams from Pineville and ASH, highly seeded in Select Division I, are home this afternoon. So is Buckeye, a top contender in Division II. Plainview is on the road against Class C’s top team, Harrisonburg.
Baseball action gets underway later in the week in best-of-three series.
All Rapides Parish schools in Classes 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A compete in the LHSAA’s Select category. Classes B and C do not divide into Select or Non-Select for playoffs.
SOFTBALL
Upcoming games
Division I
Evangel Christian (seeded 16th) at Pineville (1), today, 5:00
Lafayette (14) at ASH (3), today, 5:00
Teurlings Catholic (12) at Tioga (5), Tuesday, 5:00 at Ward 10 Complex
Division II
Acadiana Renaissance (13) at Buckeye (4), today, 5:00
Class B
Oak Hill (15) at Stanley (2), Tuesday, 5:00
Fairview (13) at Grace Christian (4), Tuesday, 5:00
Class C
Plainview (17) at Harrisonburg (1), today, 4:00
BASEBALL
Friday’s bi-district scores
Division
Pineville 7, Riverdale 1 (Pineville wins series 2-0)
Division II
Haynes Academy over Peabody 20-0, 19-1 (Haynes Academy wins series 2-0)
Upcoming games (best of three series)
Division I
Pineville (seeded 14th) at Brother Martin (3), Thursday 6:30, Friday 4/7 (if necessary)
Acadiana (10) at Tioga (7), Thursday 6:00, Friday 5/7 (if necessary)
Division II
Kenner Discovery (13) at Buckeye (4), Thursday 6:00, Friday 4/6 (if necessary)
Division III
Menard (12) at St. Louis Catholic (5), Thursday 6:00, Friday 4/6 (if necessary)
Class B
Grace Christian’s regional round game will be played next week, date TBA