JOURNAL SPORTS
Five local softball teams play regional round LHSAA playoff contests today, with four-time defending state champion Calvary, Airline and Benton all at home.
Captain Shreve and Plain Dealing travel to face higher-seeded opponents.
Monday, Evangel couldn’t overcome No. 1 Pineville in a Select Division I contest.
Baseball action gets underway later in the week in best-of-three series. Loyola’s home series was set Monday to start with a Friday evening doubleheader against Haynes Academy.
SOFTBALL
Monday’s regional round score
Select Division I
Pineville 8, Evangel Christian 0
Today’s games
Select Division I
Captain Shreve (11) at Mt. Carmel (6), 5:00
Non-Select Division I
Destrehan (15) at Benton (2), 4:00
West Ouachita (11) at Airline (6), 6:00
Select Division III
Fisher (16) at Calvary (1), 3:00
Non-Select Division IV
Plain Dealing (17) at LaSalle (1), 4:30
BASEBALL
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), Friday 5:00/7:00, Saturday 11 a.m. (if necessary)
Select Division III
Lafayette Christian (10) at Calvary (7), Thursday 6:00, Friday 4/6 (if necessary)