State tournament baseball pairings for classes A and B; regional pairings for classes 6A-2A officially set

By Buck Ringgold 

Two state baseball tournaments and regionals for five classifications were officially announced Monday afternoon by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.

State tournaments for classes A and B will begin on Thursday, ending with championship games that take place Saturday in Shawnee.

The entire Class A tournament will be held in Shawnee with Thursday's quarterfinals and Friday's semifinals.

Dewar and Sterling open the tournament with an 11 a.m. game Thursday, followed at 1:30 p.m. by Canute facing Hydro-Eakly. The winners of those two games square off in Friday's semifinal, set for 11 a.m.

At 4 p.m. Thursday, Red Oak faces Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, while at 6:30 p.m., Tushka takes on Rattan. Those winners face off in Friday's semifinal set for 1:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the Class A championship game is set for noon at Shawnee.

Thursday's Class B quarterfinals and Friday's semifinals take place at Dolese Park in Oklahoma City.

The opening quarterfinal, at 11 a.m., pits Caney against Glencoe, followed at 1:30 p.m. by Roff taking on Granite. Those two winners face off in a Friday semifinal set for 11 a.m.

At 4 p.m. Thursday, Tupelo takes on Lookeba-Sickles, while Boswell faces Fort Cobb-Broxton at 6:30 p.m. Those two winners face off in a 1:30 p.m. Friday semifinal.

Saturday's Class B title game is set for 3 p.m. in Shawnee.

Regional pairings have also been released for classes 6A through 2A. There will be eight four-team regionals, with play beginning on Thursday and concluding on Saturday, with the winners of each regional moving on to next week's 2A-6A state tournaments, set for May 12-14.

There will be a total of potentially seven games for each regional. First round games start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, with the winners meeting later that day at 4 p.m., and the losers of the two first-round games playing an elimination game at 6:30 p.m.

On Friday at 4 p.m., the winners of the 6:30 p.m. Thursday games face the losers of the 4 p.m. Thursday games. Those winners will meet the winners of the 4 p.m. Thursday games at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the championship round.

If necessary, an additional championship game is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday to decide the regional winner.

The following are the opening-round pairings for the 6A-2A regionals, with the home team listed first and in bold. The first listed games will be the 11 a.m. Thursday games, and the second listed games are the 1:30 p.m. Thursday contests.

There will be one 5A regional which will utilize a round-robin format, the 5A East regional in Sapulpa, since only three teams are involved. Each team plays one another on Thursday.

Class 6A West

Edmond Deer Creek vs. Capitol Hill; Yukon vs. Norman

Westmoore vs. Lawton; Putnam City vs. Mustang

Edmond Santa Fe vs. Northwest Classen; Norman North vs. Edmond North

Choctaw vs. Putnam City West; Moore vs. Edmond Memorial

Class 6A East

Owasso vs. Muskogee; Southmoore vs. Stillwater

Sand Springs vs. Booker T. Washington; Ponca City vs. Enid

Bixby vs. U.S. Grant; Bartlesville vs. Broken Arrow

Tulsa Union vs. Putnam City North; Tahlequah vs. Jenks

Class 5A West

Piedmont vs. Santa Fe South; El Reno vs. Lawton Eisenhower

Midwest City Carl Albert vs. Ardmore; Del City vs. Elgin

Duncan vs. Oklahoma City Southeast; Altus vs. Guthrie

Noble vs. Guymon; Lawton MacArthur vs. Bishop McGuinness

Class 5A East

At Sapulpa

Thursday 11 a.m.: Sapulpa vs. Midwest City

Thursday 1:30 p.m.: Coweta vs. Midwest City

Thursday 4 p.m.: Sapulpa vs. Coweta

If one team has been eliminated by losing twice after Thursday, the remaining teams play at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by an "if necessary" game at 6:30 p.m.

If all teams have one loss after Thursday, the two lowest seeds will play at 4 p.m. Friday, and the winner of that game faces the highest seeded team at 6:30 p.m., also on Friday.

Bishop Kelley vs. Tulsa Hale; Glenpool vs. Claremore

Collinsville vs. Tulsa Rogers; Tulsa Edison vs. Shawnee

Grove vs. Durant; McAlester vs. Tulsa Memorial

Class 4A

Tuttle vs. Kingfisher; Ada vs. Sulphur

Fort Gibson vs. Skiatook; Holland Hall vs. Cushing

Elk City vs. Mount St. Mary; Lone Grove vs. Byng

Verdigris vs. Broken Bow; Bristow vs. Oologah

Pryor vs. Hilldale; Poteau vs. Berryhill

Blanchard vs. Cache; Harrah vs. Clinton

Lincoln Christian vs. Perkins-Tryon; Wagoner vs. Sallisaw

Marlow vs. Chickasha; Weatherford vs. Newcastle

Class 3A

Oklahoma Christian School vs. Kiefer; Lindsay vs. Purcell

Kingston vs. Westville; Spiro vs. Kansas

Metro Christian vs. Davis; Bethel vs. Comanche

Sperry vs. Keys; Vinita vs. Eufaula

Victory Christian vs. Adair; Coalgate vs. Cascia Hall

Washington vs. Jones; Chisholm vs. Perry

Salina vs. Atoka; Beggs vs. Antlers

Heritage Hall vs. Community Christian; Chandler vs. Crossings Christian

Class 2A

Silo vs. Dibble; Stroud vs. Warner

Oktaha vs. Chouteau-Mazie; Fairland vs. Vian

Dale vs. Rejoice Christian; Tishomingo vs. Colbert

Wister vs. Howe; Panama vs. Calera

Amber-Pocasset vs. Fairview; Tonkawa vs. Haskell

Cashion vs. Minco; Walters vs. Ketchum

Morrison vs. Pawnee; Mangum vs. Preston

Latta vs. Central Sallisaw; Wilburton vs. Hartshorne