Texas high school softball playoffs: 2022 UIL Class 5A Softball State Tournament preview, players to watch
AUSTIN, Texas — The road to the Texas high school softball state championships ends this week at the University of Texas in Austin at the 2022 UIL Softball State Tournament.
The sixth and seventh rounds of the playoffs will get underway at Red & Charline McCombs Field, the Longhorns’ softball stadium, with the last teams left standing throughout the Lone Star State colliding to battle for six state titles.
RELATED: Class 5A UIL Softball State Tournament bracket
The five-day state championship weekend is set to heat up with the UIL’s Class 5A Softball State Tournament when state semifinal matchups begin Friday (June 3) followed by the 5A state championship game on Saturday (June 4).
Here are the projected first-pitch times for each of those Class 5A state tournament games:
- Class 5A state semifinal — Prosper Rock Hill Blue Hawks (33-9) vs. Montgomery Lake Creek Lions (38-0), 10 a.m. Friday, June 3rd
- Class 5A state semifinal — Georgetown Eagles (33-3) vs. Aledo Bearcats (33-2), 1 p.m. Friday, June 3rd
- Class 5A state championship — Prosper Rock Hill/Montgomery Lake Creek vs. Georgetown/Aledo, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4th
SBLive Texas will be taking a closer look at the state’s top players, storylines and x-factors to watch in each classification level during the 2022 UIL Softball State Championships throughout the week.
We’ll begin by taking a deep dive to analyze the competition in the four-team Class 5A softball state tournament field, which features Aledo, Georgetown, Montgomery Lake Creek and Prosper Rock Hill.
Here’s what you need to know about the Bearcats, Eagles, Lions and Blue Hawks before they step onto the diamond to battle for the 5A UIL Softball State Championship:
ALEDO BEARCATS
Season Record: 33-2 overall, Region I champions
How They Got Here: 10-0 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 14-3; W 12-1 vs. Denton Ryan
- Area round — W 12-1; W 13-1 vs. Mansfield Legacy
- Regional quarterfinal — W 4-1; W 10-0 vs. Colleyville Heritage
- Regional semifinal — W 14-2; W 7-3 vs. Abilene Wylie
- Regional championship — W 8-2; W 10-3 vs. Lubbock Monterey
Head Coach: Heather Myers (4th season)
Players to Watch: Senior SS/UT Macy Graf; Senior CF/3B Marissa Powell; Senior 3B/C Madison Boutwell; Junior 1B/UT Texas Ray
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): Six (2021)
UIL Softball State Championships (Most Recent): Three (2015)
Distance to Red & Charline McCombs Field: 196 miles
GEORGETOWN EAGLES
Season Record: 33-3 overall, Region IV champions
How They Got Here: 7-0 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 6-1; W 16-2 vs. Buda Johnson
- Area round — W 11-1 vs. Medina Valley
- Regional quarterfinal — W 3-1 vs. New Braunfels Canyon
- Regional semifinal — W 4-3; W 12-0 vs. Victoria West
- Regional championship — W 6-5 vs. Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
Head Coach: Melissa Hall (1st season)
Players to Watch: Junior SS Isabella Torres; Sophomore P/3B Madison Hartley; Senior 2B/OF Emma Killingsworth; Senior OF Ashley Blaylock
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): Two (2021)
UIL Softball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Red & Charline McCombs Field: 29 miles
MONTGOMERY LAKE CREEK LIONS
Season Record: 38-0 overall, Region III champions
How They Got Here: 9-0 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 11-0; W 8-5 vs. Magnolia
- Area round — W 11-0 vs. Pflugerville Weiss
- Regional quarterfinal — W 5-3; W 7-3 vs. Waller
- Regional semifinal — W 8-0; W 10-0 vs. Friendswood
- Regional championship — W 5-0; W 7-2 vs. Santa Fe
Head Coach: Michelle Rochinski (4th season)
Players to Watch: Junior P/1B Ava Brown; Junior SS/OF Maddie McKee; Senior 3B/OF Madelyn Lopez; Sophomore CF/2B Carmen Uribe
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): First UIL Softball State Tournament appearance in school history
UIL Softball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Red & Charline McCombs Field: 143 miles
PROSPER ROCK HILL BLUE HAWKS
Season Record: 33-9 overall, Region II champions
How They Got Here: 9-1 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 8-0; W 10-0 vs. Frisco Lone Star
- Area round — W 7-0; W 16-0 vs. Dallas Wilson
- Regional quarterfinal — W 4-2 vs. Frisco Heritage
- Regional semifinal — L 4-5; W 7-1; W 4-3 vs. Forney
- Regional championship — W 9-0; W 1-0 vs. Royse City
Head Coach: Leigh Anne Budd (3rd season)
Players to Watch: Junior 2B/SS Jolie Malan; Senior P/1B Grace Berlage; Freshman 3B/SS Ella Berlage; Junior OF Veronica Cully
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): First UIL Softball State Tournament appearance in school history
UIL Softball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Red & Charline McCombs Field: 235 miles
Stay with SBLive Texas all week and throughout the postseason for scores, game recaps, photo galleries, top performers and much more.
For complete statewide scores and schedules, check our Texas scoreboards below:
REGION I SCOREBOARD | REGION II SCOREBOARD
REGION III SCOREBOARD | REGION IV SCOREBOARD
Here are the brackets for every classification level this week at the 2022 Texas (UIL) Softball State Championships:
CLASS 6A SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 5A SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 4A SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 3A SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 2A SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 1A SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
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