Road to State: Get Athens-area high school baseball state playoffs schedules here
High school baseball playoffs are upon us in the Athens area.
Reigning state champion Prince Avenue Christian and Athens Christian succeeded in claiming the 1-seed in their respective regions, while Commerce and Oglethorpe County saddle up in the Class A-Division I brackets as well. Apalachee claimed a 1-seed for 6A, Jefferson earned a 2-seed in 5A and the remainder of eligible Athens-area teams are 3-seeds, including reigning state champion North Oconee.
The opening rounds begin Tuesday, April 23 and extend until Thursday, April 25.
The GHSA championships will be held on May 16-21 at three different locations across the state — Coolray Field, home of the Gwinnett Stripers for classes 5A, 6A and 7A; Advent Health Stadium, home of the Rome Emperors for classes 3A and 4A; and JI Clements Field, at Georgia Southern for classes A-I, A-II and 2A.
Complete brackets can be found at GHSA.com.
GHSA Class 6A
No. 1 Apalachee vs. No. 4 East Paulding
Class 5A
No. 2 Jefferson vs. No. 3 Midtown
Class 4A
No. 3 North Oconee @ No. 2 Stockbridge
Class 3A
No. 3 Oconee County @ No. 2 Carver, Atl.
Class 2A
No. 3 East Jackson @ No. 2 Callaway
Class A-DI
No. 1 Prince Avenue Christian vs. No. 4 Commerce
No. 1 Athens Christian vs. No. 4 Jasper County
No. 3 Oglethorpe County @ No. 2 Tallulah Falls
Sara Tidwell covers Athens-area high school sports and University of Georgia athletics for The Athens Banner-Herald. Contact her at stidwell@gannett.com and follow her @saramtidwell on Twitter.
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