Louisiana's LHSAA softball bi-district playoffs yield few surprises as higher seeds dominate
The higher seeds in Louisiana's LHSAA softball playoffs mostly took care of business in the opening weekend of the postseason.
Louisiana's LHSAA softball bi-district playoffs yield few surprises as higher seeds dominate originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Louisiana's LHSAA softball postseason kicked off this weekend with the state's various divisions contesting the bi-district playoffs.
There were few upsets as many of the top seeds had byes to the second round, and the remaining higher seeds mostly dominated. The only lower seeds to advance out of the first round came in the Non-Select brackets in Division II and Division III while the higher seeds all advanced in Division I and Division IV. In Division II, the #17 DeRidder [LA] Dragons beat the #16 Minden [LA] Crimson Tide, 8-5, and the #19 Eunice [LA] Battling Bobcats beat the #14 Jennings [LA] Bulldogs, 7-5.
Then in Division III, the #17 Church Point [LA] Bears beat the #16 Red River [Coushatta, LA] Bulldogs, 16-0, while the #20 Vidalia [LA] Vikings beat the #13 Caldwell Parish [Columbia, LA] Spartans, 16-2, in the biggest upset. WATCH: LOUISIANA LHSAA SOFTBALL ON THE NFHS NETWORK In the Select brackets, the only upset came in Division II where the #17 Willow School [New Orleans, LA] Lions eased past the #16 Madison Prep [Tallulah, LA] Jaguars, 9-7. Key dates for the Louisiana LHSAA softball playoffs DATE PLAYOFF DEADLINES 4/22/26 Regional Round deadline 4/25/26 Quarterfinal Round deadline 5/1/26 Semifinals 5/2/26 State Tournament National Top 50 contenders by division Louisiana has two teams ranked in the national Top 50 in the latest MaxPreps rankings .
Division I Non-Select The Walker [LA] Wildcats are the No. 49 team in the country, and they took the weekend off with a bye. They'll face the #16 Central [Baton Rouge, LA] Wildcats, a 12-2 winner over the #17 Southside [Youngsville, LA] Sharks.