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Baseball and softball state championship previews

BASEBALL 

6A 

(3:00) 

-Fayettevile wins pitcher's duel then gets eliminated in one. (7:14)

-Bentonville vs. Har-Ber matchup. (9:46)

5A

-Valley View and Little Rock Christian were projected to be finalists and lived up to expectations in competitive state tournament. (12:00)

-Benton had impressive showing despite falling in semfinals. (16:39)

4A

-Dominant Lonoke and much-improved Ashdown crush opponents in semifinals. (18:22)

-Short-handed Robinson falls in first round to Morrilton. (21:21)

-How do Lonoke and Ashdown match up? (23:51)

3A

-Controversy in Rivercrest's 7-0 semifinal victory over CAC explained. (25:10)

-Harding Academy continues to roll and looks to win third consecutive state title. (28:52)

2A

-Palestine-Wheatley is the Cinderella story of all state tournaments. (30:01)

-Woodlawn against Palestine-Wheatley is a 'David vs. Goliath' matchup. (34:07)

1A

-Wonderview falls in first round to Viola. (37:09)

-Taylor train keeps rolling as the Tigers hope to win second straight state title, can Mount Ida spoil it? (37:44)

SOFTBALL

6A

-Bryant upsets two-time defending state champion Bentonville to clinch first finals berth since 2012. (45:12)

-Akayla Barnard retires final 18 batters - striking 15 out - against Rogers to send Cabot back to state finals. (53:08)

5A

-Benton and Greene County Tech Round II. (57:27)

4A

-Gravette will sqaure off against Pea Ridge for the fourth time as Pea Ridge looks to avenge the past three losses to win a state title. (01:06:45)

3A

-Lamar was expected to be a dark horse in the state tournament and they were. (1:12:30)

-Booneville had the potential all season and got it rolling at the right time to reach state finals for the first time since 2004. (01:17:28)

2A

-Mansfield tears through state tournament and takes 24 game win streak into state finals. (01:24:38)

-Riverside has gone from sleeper to state finalist. (01:26:36)

-Quitman goes on another deep run starting with rout of top seed Woodlawn. (01:31:09)

1A

-Rivals Bradley and Taylor Part V for the state championship. (01:33:27)

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