Ten locals, four seeded in top 10, in LHSAA baseball postseason

PLAYOFF BOUND:  Brex Lopez and the Captain Shreve Gators are among ten local teams in the LHSAA baseball postseason, with the Gators getting a first-round bye thanks to their ninth seed in Select Division I. (Courtesy Captain Shreve Baseball)

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Ten Shreveport-Bossier high school baseball teams were included in the LHSAA postseason draw released Tuesday, with four ranked in the top 10 in their brackets.

Calvary Baptist is the highest seeded local club, No. 3 in Select Division III.

Loyola enters the playoffs at the No. 5 seed in Select Division II.

Benton is the sixth seed in Non-Select Division I.

Captain Shreve is No. 9 in Select Division I.

Benton and Shreve are among six local District 1-5A teams in the Division I postseason, joined by Airline (No. 17), Haughton (No. 18) in Non-Select and 14th-seeded Evangel and No. 18 Byrd in Select.

Northwood is the 24th seed in the Non-Select Division I field.

Plain Dealing is in the Non-Select Division IV bracket as the 22nd seed.