JOURNAL SPORTS

Benton and Loyola begin LHSAA quarterfinal baseball series at home Thursday afternoon, while the Calvary baseball and softball teams are in playoff action in south Louisiana on Friday.

The baseball matchups are best-of-three.

The Calvary softball program aims for its fifth straight state championship this weekend in Sulphur with a semifinal contest Friday as the gateway to Saturday’s state final.

This week’s LHSAA playoff schedule involving local teams in baseball and softball:

 

BASEBALL

 

Quarterfinal series (best of three)

 

Non-Select Division I

 

Sulphur (20^th seed, 20-18) at Benton (5^th seed, 33-3),  Thursday 7:00, Friday 7:00, Saturday noon (if necessary)

 

Select Division II

 

Archbishop Hannon (6^th seed, 21-14) at Loyola (3^rd seed, 24-10), Thursday 6:00, Friday 5:00, Saturday noon (if necessary)

 

Select Division III

 

Calvary (7^th seed, 26-11) at University Lab (2^nd seed, 23-9), Friday 6:00, Saturday noon/2:00 (if necessary)

 

SOFTBALL

 

Select Division II

State semifinal (single elimination)

Calvary (1^st seed, 35-1) vs. Parkview Baptist (4^th seed, 21-12), Friday noon, Sulphur, North Frasch Softball Complex, Field 13

 

State championship game

 Saturday noon, Sulphur, North Frasch Softball Complex, Field 17

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