SOFTBALL: Area playoff schedule/results (thru April 29)

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface

Games of April 23–29

Thursday’s games

CLASS 6A

Bi-district round

O’Connor (16-10) 12, East Central (22-6) 8 (Game 1: best-of-3 series; O’Connor leads 1-0)

CLASS 5A

Bi-district round

Corpus Christi Carroll (28-2-1) 9, McCollum (12-13) 0 (Game 1: best-of-3 series; Carroll leads 1-0)
Friday’s games

CLASS 6A

Bi-district round

East Central (23-6) 9, O’Connor (16-11) 5 (Game 2: best-of-3 series; series tied 1-1)

South San (25-3) 12, Mission (12-12) 0 (5 innings) (1-game playoff; South San advances)

Southwest (18-10) 13, La Joya (21-6) 2 (5 innings) (Game 1: best-of-3 series; Southwest leads 1-0)
CLASS 5A

Bi-district round

Angleton (21-5-1) 13, Brackenridge (14-15-1) 0 (5 innings) (1-game playoff; Angleton advances)

Richmond Foster (31-2) 15, Edison (18-13) 0 (5 innings) (Game 1: best-of-3 series; Foster leads 1-0)

Richmond Foster (32-2) 11, Edison (18-14) 1 (5 innings) (Game 2: best-of-3 series; Foster wins series 2-0)

Port Lavaca Calhoun (21-11-1) 8, Highlands (16-12-1) 0 (Game 1: best-of-3 series; Calhoun leads 1-0)

Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated (18-9) 15, Kennedy (16-13) 0 (5 innings) (Game 1: best-of-3 series; Lamar Consolidated leads 1-0)

Corpus Christi Carroll (29-2-1) 12, McCollum (12-14) 2 (5 innings) (Game 2: best-of-3 series; Carroll wins series 2-0)
Saturday’s games

CLASS 6A

Bi-district round

East Central (24-6) 9, O’Connor (16-12) 7. (Game 3: best-of-3 series; East Central wins series 2-1)

Southwest (19-10) 9, La Joya (21-7) 4 (Game 2: best-of-3 series; Southwest wins series 2-0)

CLASS 5A

Bi-district round

Port Lavaca Calhoun (22-11-1) 16, Highlands (16-12-1) 2 (5 innings). (Game 2: best-of-3 series; Calhoun wins series 2-0)

Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated (19-9) 12, Kennedy (16-14) 2 (5 innings) (Game 2: best-of-3 series; Lamar Consolidated wins series 2-0)
TAPPS DIVISION II

Area round

Holy Cross (18-10-1) 11, Houston Second Baptist (4-6 ???) 0 (5 innings) (1-game playoff)

Games of April 30–May 6

CLASS 6A

Area round

East Central (24-6) vs. Johnson (25-2) at SAISD Field No. 1: best-of-3 series: – Game 1: 7 p.m., Thursday; Game 2: 7 p.m., Friday; Game 3 (if necessary): noon, Saturday.

South San (25-3) vs. San Benito (23-5) at Sinton: best-of-3 series: – Game 1: 7 p.m., Friday; Game 2: 11 a.m., Saturday; Game 3 (if necessary): 1:30 p.m., Saturday.

Southwest (19-10) vs. Weslaco (24-3) at Laredo Student Activities Complex, Laredo.: best-of-3 series: – Game 1: 8 p.m., Friday; Game 2: 5 p.m., Saturday; Game 3 (if necessary): 7:30 p.m., Saturday.
TAPPS DIVISION II