NCHSAA 3-A State Softball Tournament

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released brackets on Monday for state softball championships in all four classifications.

All games are at the higher seed and all rounds are single elimination rounds until the regional championships.

Regional championships and state championships are a best-of-three series. For the regional championships, the higher seeded team will host two games. If a third game is needed, the lower seed will host one game.

State championships will be played at NC State, Duke, and UNC-Greensboro.

Here is the playoff schedule for the baseball and softball playoffs:

First Round - May 9 @ higher seed
Second Round - May 12 @ higher seed
Third Round - May 16 @ higher seed
Fourth Round - May 19 @ higher seed
Regionals - May 22-27 (best of three)
State championships - June 2-3 (best of three)

East Regional

No. 1 Richlands vs. No 32 Northwood

No. 16 Dixon vs. No. 17 Union Pines

No. 8 Harnett Central vs. No. 25 Lee County

No. 9 Southern Nash vs. No. 24 Cedar Ridge

No. 5 Cape Fear vs. No. 28 Carrboro

No. 12 West Johnston vs. No. 21 Person

No. 13 Swansboro vs. No. 20 Havelock

No. 4 South Johnston vs. No. 20 Havelock

No. 3 Western Alamance vs. No. 30 Croatan

No. 14 Orange vs. No. 19 West Carteret

No. 6 South Brunswick vs. No. 27 Southern Lee

No. 11 Vance County vs. No. 22 Triton

No. 7 South Central vs. No. 26 Southern Wayne

No. 10 Currituck vs. No. 23 Western Harnett

No. 15 Eastern Alamance vs. No. 18 C.B. Aycock

No. 2 Scotland County vs. No. 31 Hunt

West Regional

No. 1 Enka vs. No. 32 West Charlotte

No. 16 Stuart Cramer vs. No. 17 East Rowan

No. 8 Ashe County vs. No. 25 Central Davidson

No. 9 Parkwood vs. No. 24 Tuscola

No. 5 East Lincoln vs. No. 28 Montgomery Central

No. 12 Central Cabarrus vs. No. 21 Pisgah

No. 13 Fred T. Foard vs. No. 20 Eastern Guilford

No. 4 West Rowan vs. No. 29 Forestview

No. 3 Franklin vs. No. 30 North Buncombe

No. 14 West Henderson vs. No. 19 North Gaston

No. 6 Crest vs. No. 27 North Lincoln

No. 11 Carson vs. No. 22 Ledford

No. 7 Rockingham County vs. No. 26 North Iredell

No. 10 North Davidson vs No. 23 South Rowan

No. 15 Southern Guilford vs. No. 18 Kings Mountain

No. 2 Oak Grove vs. No. 31 Hibriten