Texas high school baseball playoffs: 2022 UIL Class 5A Baseball State Tournament preview, players to watch
AUSTIN, Texas — The road to the Texas high school baseball state championships ends this week deep in the heart of the Lone Star State at the 2022 UIL Baseball State Tournament.
The sixth and seventh rounds of the playoffs will get underway at Dell Diamond in Round Rock and Disch-Falk Field in Austin with the last two dozen teams left standing around the state battling for six titles during a five-day state championship weekend.
RELATED: Class 5A UIL Baseball State Tournament bracket
The weekend will be headlined by the UIL’s Class 5A Baseball State Tournament, as state semifinal matchups begin Thursday (June 9) followed by the 5A state championship game on Saturday (June 11).
Here are the projected first-pitch times for each of those Class 5A state tournament games:
- Class 5A state semifinal — Friendswood (29-7-1) vs. Mansfield Legacy (32-9), 4 p.m. Thursday, June 9th, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock
- Class 5A state semifinal — Georgetown (33-7) vs. Frisco Wakeland (25-13), 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9th, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock
- Class 5A state championship — Friendswood/Mansfield Legacy vs. Georgetown/Frisco Wakeland, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11th, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock
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 Baseball State Championships throughout the week.
We’ll begin by taking a deep dive to analyze the competition in the four-team Class 5A baseball state tournament field, which features Friendswood, Frisco Wakeland, Georgetown and Mansfield Legacy.
Here’s what you need to know about the Mustangs, Wolverines, Eagles and Broncos before they step onto the diamond to duel for the 5A UIL Baseball State Championship:
FRIENDSWOOD MUSTANGS
Season Record: 29-7-1 overall, Region III champions
How They Got Here: 10-0 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 9-7; W 5-2 vs. Nederland
- Area round — W 12-0; W 8-0 vs. Houston Waltrip
- Regional quarterfinal — W 12-0; W 4-1 vs. Crosby
- Regional semifinal — W 2-0; W 8-4 vs. Brenham
- Regional championship — W 4-1; W 8-3 vs. Montgomery Lake Creek
Head Coach: Robert Benavides (4th season)
Players to Watch: Senior P Jacob Rogers; Senior C/OF Dylan Maxcey; Junior 1B/3B Boots Landry; Freshman C/DH Dane Perry; Senior OF Tanner Black
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): Two (2008)
UIL Baseball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Dell Diamond: 188 miles
FRISCO WAKELAND WOLVERINES
Season Record: 25-13 overall, Region II champions
How They Got Here: 10-1 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 4-2; W 5-1 vs. Denison
- Area round — W 8-2; W 14-2 vs. Dallas White
- Regional quarterfinal — W 4-0; W 9-4 vs. Frisco Independence
- Regional semifinal — L 3-6; W 2-1; W 6-4 vs. Lufkin
- Regional championship — W 2-1; W 5-2 vs. Forney
Head Coach: Matt Sartor (3rd season)
Players to Watch: Junior 1B/P Carson Priebe; Junior SS Owen Cassano; Junior OF Addison Brown; Senior 2B Jackson Dillingham; Senior P Holden Yaksick
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): Three (2017)
UIL Baseball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Dell Diamond: 207 miles
GEORGETOWN EAGLES
Season Record: 33-7 overall, Region IV champions
How They Got Here: 10-1 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 3-0; W 11-1 vs. Alamo Heights
- Area round — W 9-4; W 5-0 vs. Floresville
- Regional quarterfinal — W 6-4; L 3-4; W 3-2 vs. New Braunfels Canyon
- Regional semifinal — W 4-2; W 7-2 vs. Corpus Christi Ray
- Regional championship — W 4-0; W 2-1 (10 innings) vs. Sharyland Pioneer
Head Coach: Jordan Vierra (3rd season)
Players to Watch: Senior C Zach Mazach; Senior P/OF Jacob Hadden; Senior 2B/OF EJ Davis; Senior 1B Reese Bell; Senior OF Andon Petty; Senior OF/DH Landon Hyle
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): Three (2019)
UIL Baseball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Dell Diamond: 15 miles
MANSFIELD LEGACY BRONCOS
Season Record: 32-9 overall, Region I champions
How They Got Here: 10-4 postseason record
- Bi-district round — W 3-0; W 12-0 vs. Fort Worth Trimble Tech
- Area round — W 8-1; L 1-9; W 8-7 vs. Justin Northwest
- Regional quarterfinal — W 7-6; L 2-3; W 4-1 vs. Birdville
- Regional semifinal — W 11-6; L 0-4; W 9-1 vs. Lubbock Cooper
- Regional championship — W 8-5; L 4-12; W 13-9 vs. Aledo
Head Coach: Chris McMullen (7th season)
Players to Watch: Junior P Blake Julius; Senior OF Kayden Voelkel; Senior C Andrew Taylor; Junior OF/P Dylan Schlaegel; Junior SS/P Parker Ibrahimi
State Tournament Appearances (Most Recent): First UIL Baseball State Tournament appearance in school history
UIL Baseball State Championships (Most Recent): None
Distance to Dell Diamond: 165 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) Baseball State Championships:
CLASS 6A BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 5A BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 4A BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 3A BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 2A BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
CLASS 1A BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET
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(Feature photo by Clara Sandoval)
