The LHSAA softball playoff brackets released Wednesday reflect the tradition of strong high school softball in Rapides Parish.

Ten parish teams are in the postseason. Six earned first-round byes with high seedings.

Three are in Select Division I – No. 2 Pineville, No. 7 Tioga and No. 8 ASH.

In Select Division II, sixth-seeded Buckeye automatically advanced to the regional round early next week.

The Select Division IV bracket includes No. 7 Menard, also off in the first round.

Plainview is the seventh seed in Class C and earned a bye, looking forward to a second-rounder against No. 10 Evans.

Four more parish teams have first-round games today or Friday.

Peabody, the 19^th seed in Select D2, plays today at 4 against No. 14 Cabrini in New Orleans.

The Class B bracket provides a local matchup as No. 16 Grace Christian is home Friday at 6 against 17^th seeded Glenmora.

Also in Class B, No. 14 Oak Hill hosts No. 19 Converse Friday at 5:30.