UIL Class 5A Texas high school softball brackets: Regional semifinal playoff matchups, updates
With an exhilarating regular season and several exciting weeks of postseason action now in the books, the Lone Star State’s top high school softball squads are marching on to compete in the regional semifinals of the 2023 UIL softball playoffs.
The road to the UIL Softball State Championships in Austin continues after three intense, competitive rounds of postseason play have left the state’s 16 most elite Class 5A teams standing heading into the fourth round of the Texas high school softball playoffs.
Who will win their fourth-round matchup this weekend to punch their ticket to the regional finals and move one step closer to clinching a UIL Softball State Tournament berth?
Here’s a closer look at game times and locations for every matchup this weekend (May 18-20) in the regional semifinals of the 5A UIL softball playoffs, as the ‘Sweet 16’ round of the 2023 Texas high school softball playoffs gets underway.
2023 TEXAS (UIL) SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS — CLASS 5A REGIONAL SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS
Editor’s Note: Head coaches of UIL playoff teams playing against each other may choose to compete in a one-game playoff or a best-of-three series to determine the winner during the regional semifinals round of the UIL softball playoffs.
Region I:
W4 Lubbock Monterey Plainsmen (32-6-1) vs. R5 Justin Northwest Texans (27-6)
Game 1 — Northwest 6, Lubbock Monterey 0 (Thursday, May 18th)
Game 2 — Northwest 1, Lubbock Monterey 0 (Friday, May 19th)
Justin Northwest wins series 2-0; advances to Region I-5A championship series.
W2 El Paso Hanks Knights (38-1) vs. R7 Colleyville Heritage Panthers (33-6)
Game 1 — Colleyville Heritage 4, El Paso Hanks 2 (Friday, May 19th)
Game 2 — 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20th, at Midland Greenwood HS
Game 3 — 30 minutes after Game 2 (If Necessary)
Region II:
R9 Frisco Lone Star Rangers (32-6-1) vs. F16 Dayton Broncos (20-16)
Game 1 — Dayton 7, Lone Star 3 (Thursday, May 18th)
Game 2 — Lone Star 8, Dayton 4 (Friday, May 19th)
Game 3 — Lone Star 2, Dayton 1 in 13 innings (Friday, May 19th)
Frisco Lone Star wins series 2-1; advances to Region II-5A championship series.
W10 Frisco Heritage Coyotes (27-3-1) vs. W13 Melissa Cardinals (25-6-1)
One Game Playoff — 7 p.m. on Friday, May 19th, at McKinney Boyd HS
Region III:
R18 Santa Fe Indians (30-5-1) vs. W23 Georgetown Eagles (34-4)
Game 1 — Georgetown 2, Santa Fe 1 (Thursday, May 18th)
Game 2 — Georgetown 7, Santa Fe 0 (Friday, May 19th)
Georgetown wins series 2-0; advances to Region III-5A championship series.
W17 Mt. Belvieu Barbers Hill Eagles (39-4) vs. W21 Montgomery Lake Creek Lions (38-0)
Game 1 — Lake Creek 1, Barbers Hill 0 (Thursday, May 18th)
Game 2 — Lake Creek 5, Barbers Hill 3 in 9 innings (Friday, May 19th)
Montgomery Lake Creek wins series 2-0; advances to Region III-5A championship series.
Region IV:
R26 Smithson Valley Rangers (24-14) vs. W32 Mercedes Tigers (29-6)
Game 1 — 7 p.m. on Friday, May 19th, at San Antonio Southwest HS
Game 2 — 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 20th, at San Antonio Southwest HS
Game 3 — 30 minutes after Game 2 (If Necessary)
W26 New Braunfels Canyon Cougars (28-0) vs. W29 Corpus Christi Flour Bluff Hornets (29-9)
One Game Playoff — 7 p.m. on Friday, May 19th, at Beeville Jones HS
