Softball playoff brackets released

By Tom Dodge on Thursday, April 13, 2017

    Seven area teams earned playoff berths when the Louisiana High School Athletic Association relased its 2017 softball brackets Thursday.
    In Division IV, No. 9 St. Edmund (11-14) will entertain No. 9 Ascension Catholic (13-11) 4 p.m. Wednesday.
    Last season, the Lady Jays grabbed a 7-3 win over Lafayette Christian before falling 4-0 to Hanson Memorial.
    In Division III, No. 9 Sacred Heart of Ville Platte (17-10) visits No. 8 Opelousas Catholic.
    In 2016, the Lady Trojans earned a 4-3 win over Opelousas Catholic before Notre Dame knocked them out of the playoffs, 15-3.
    In Class 2-A, No. 11 Mamou (13-10) will host No. 22 Lake Arthur.
    The Lady Demons last made the playoffs in 2015, falling in the first round to Kinder (4-0).
    In Class 3-A, No. 26 Eunice (8-18) will travel to No. 6 Jena 5:30 p.m. Monday.
    The Lady Cats last appeared in the playoffs in 2012, falling 10-0 at Jennings.
    No. 4 Pine Prairie (24-7) will entertain No. 29 Northwest.
    The Lady Panthers advanced to the quarterfinals with wins over Berwicl (6-0) and St. James (12-2) before being shut out by top-seed Parkview (8-2).
    No. 15 Church Point (16-7) entertain No. 18 South Beauregard.
    The Lady Bears fell 13-3 to Winnfield to open the 2016 playoffs.
    No. 19 Iota (10-15) visits No. 14 West Feliciana.
    Last season, the Lady Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinals with wins over Port Allen (16-0) and Winnfield (5-3) before falling to eventual state champions Kaplan (3-0)
    The first round games have to be played by Tuesday night with the second round to be finished by Saturday.
    The state tournament is set for April 27-29 at Frasch Park in Sulphur.