State tournament baseball pairings for classes A and B; regional pairings for classes 6A-2A officially set

State tournaments for classes A and B will begin on Thursday.

By Buck Ringgold 

Two state baseball tournaments and regionals for five classifications were officially announced Monday afternoon by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.

State tournaments for classes A and B will begin on Thursday, ending with championship games that take place Saturday in Shawnee.

The entire Class A tournament will be held in Shawnee with Thursday's quarterfinals and Friday's semifinals.

Dewar and Sterling open the tournament with an 11 a.m. game Thursday, followed at 1:30 p.m. by Canute facing Hydro-Eakly. The winners of those two games square off in Friday's semifinal, set for 11 a.m.

At 4 p.m. Thursday, Red Oak faces Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, while at 6:30 p.m., Tushka takes on Rattan. Those winners face off in Friday's semifinal set for 1:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the Class A championship game is set for noon at Shawnee.

Thursday's Class B quarterfinals and Friday's semifinals take place at Dolese Park in Oklahoma City.

The opening quarterfinal, at 11 a.m., pits Caney against Glencoe, followed at 1:30 p.m. by Roff taking on Granite. Those two winners face off in a Friday semifinal set for 11 a.m.

At 4 p.m. Thursday, Tupelo takes on Lookeba-Sickles, while Boswell faces Fort Cobb-Broxton at 6:30 p.m. Those two winners face off in a 1:30 p.m. Friday semifinal.

Saturday's Class B title game is set for 3 p.m. in Shawnee.

Regional pairings have also been released for classes 6A through 2A. There will be eight four-team regionals, with play beginning on Thursday and concluding on Saturday, with the winners of each regional moving on to next week's 2A-6A state tournaments, set for May 12-14.

There will be a total of potentially seven games for each regional. First round games start at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, with the winners meeting later that day at 4 p.m., and the losers of the two first-round games playing an elimination game at 6:30 p.m.

On Friday at 4 p.m., the winners of the 6:30 p.m. Thursday games face the losers of the 4 p.m. Thursday games. Those winners will meet the winners of the 4 p.m. Thursday games at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the championship round.

If necessary, an additional championship game is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday to decide the regional winner.

The following are the opening-round pairings for the 6A-2A regionals, with the home team listed first and in bold. The first listed games will be the 11 a.m. Thursday games, and the second listed games are the 1:30 p.m. Thursday contests.

There will be one 5A regional which will utilize a round-robin format, the 5A East regional in Sapulpa, since only three teams are involved. Each team plays one another on Thursday.

Class 6A West

Edmond Deer Creek vs. Capitol Hill; Yukon vs. Norman

Westmoore vs. Lawton; Putnam City vs. Mustang

Edmond Santa Fe vs. Northwest Classen; Norman North vs. Edmond North

Choctaw vs. Putnam City West; Moore vs. Edmond Memorial

Class 6A East

Owasso vs. Muskogee; Southmoore vs. Stillwater

Sand Springs vs. Booker T. Washington; Ponca City vs. Enid

Bixby vs. U.S. Grant; Bartlesville vs. Broken Arrow

Tulsa Union vs. Putnam City North; Tahlequah vs. Jenks

Class 5A West

Piedmont vs. Santa Fe South; El Reno vs. Lawton Eisenhower

Midwest City Carl Albert vs. Ardmore; Del City vs. Elgin

Duncan vs. Oklahoma City Southeast; Altus vs. Guthrie

Noble vs. Guymon; Lawton MacArthur vs. Bishop McGuinness

Class 5A East

At Sapulpa

Thursday 11 a.m.: Sapulpa vs. Midwest City

Thursday 1:30 p.m.: Coweta vs. Midwest City

Thursday 4 p.m.: Sapulpa vs. Coweta

If one team has been eliminated by losing twice after Thursday, the remaining teams play at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by an "if necessary" game at 6:30 p.m.

If all teams have one loss after Thursday, the two lowest seeds will play at 4 p.m. Friday, and the winner of that game faces the highest seeded team at 6:30 p.m., also on Friday.

Bishop Kelley vs. Tulsa Hale; Glenpool vs. Claremore

Collinsville vs. Tulsa Rogers; Tulsa Edison vs. Shawnee

Grove vs. Durant; McAlester vs. Tulsa Memorial

Class 4A

Tuttle vs. Kingfisher; Ada vs. Sulphur

Fort Gibson vs. Skiatook; Holland Hall vs. Cushing

Elk City vs. Mount St. Mary; Lone Grove vs. Byng

Verdigris vs. Broken Bow; Bristow vs. Oologah

Pryor vs. Hilldale; Poteau vs. Berryhill

Blanchard vs. Cache; Harrah vs. Clinton

Lincoln Christian vs. Perkins-Tryon; Wagoner vs. Sallisaw

Marlow vs. Chickasha; Weatherford vs. Newcastle

Class 3A

Oklahoma Christian School vs. Kiefer; Lindsay vs. Purcell

Kingston vs. Westville; Spiro vs. Kansas

Metro Christian vs. Davis; Bethel vs. Comanche

Sperry vs. Keys; Vinita vs. Eufaula

Victory Christian vs. Adair; Coalgate vs. Cascia Hall

Washington vs. Jones; Chisholm vs. Perry

Salina vs. Atoka; Beggs vs. Antlers

Heritage Hall vs. Community Christian; Chandler vs. Crossings Christian

Class 2A

Silo vs. Dibble; Stroud vs. Warner

Oktaha vs. Chouteau-Mazie; Fairland vs. Vian

Dale vs. Rejoice Christian; Tishomingo vs. Colbert

Wister vs. Howe; Panama vs. Calera

Amber-Pocasset vs. Fairview; Tonkawa vs. Haskell

Cashion vs. Minco; Walters vs. Ketchum

Morrison vs. Pawnee; Mangum vs. Preston

Latta vs. Central Sallisaw; Wilburton vs. Hartshorne