Baseball, softball playoff schedule picks up

LINER:  Haughton’s Brianna Benecke drives a pitch during Friday’s bi-district softball playoff game at Natchitoches Central. (Journal photo by KEVIN SHANNAHAN)
 

The high school baseball and softball playoff slates kick into gear this week with six local softball teams taking the field today or Tuesday.

Baseball action gets underway later in the week in best-of-three series.

 

SOFTBALL

Last week’s bi-district scores

 

Select Division I

Captain Shreve 10, Woodlawn-Baton Rouge 0

 

Non-Select Division I

Natchitoches Central 3, Haughton 0

 

Non-Select Division IV

Plain Dealing 17, South Plaquemine 13

 

Upcoming games

Select Division I

Evangel Christian (seeded 16th) at Pineville (1), today, 5:00

Captain Shreve (11) at Mt. Carmel (6), Tuesday, 5:00

 

Non-Select Division I

Destrehan (15) at Benton (2), Tuesday, 4:00

West Ouachita (11) at Airline (6), Tuesday, 6:00

 

Select Division III

Fisher (16) at Calvary (1), Tuesday, 3:00

 

Non-Select Division IV

Plain Dealing (17) at LaSalle (1), Tuesday, 4:30

 

BASEBALL

Weekend bi-district scores

 

Non-Select Division I

Dutchtown 7-0, 6-2 over Airline (Dutchtown advances.

Upcoming games (best of three series)

 

Select Division I

Ponchatoula (seeded 11th) at Captain Shreve (6), Friday 6:00, Saturday noon/3 (if necessary)

 

Non-Select Division I

Slidell (19) at Northwood (3), Friday 6:00, Saturday noon/3 (if necessary)

Sulphur (20) at Haughton (4), Friday, 6:00, Saturday noon/3 (if necessary)

Ruston (12) at Benton (5), Friday, 7:00, Saturday 1/4 (if necessary)

 

Select Division II

Haynes Academy (14) at Loyola (3), TBA

 

Select Division III

Lafayette Christian (10) at Calvary (7), Thursday 6:00, Friday 4/6 (if necessary)