Louisiana's LHSAA softball state tournament fields are set with the championships scheduled for Saturday
The Calvary Baptist Academy Eagles are ranked No. 3 in MaxPreps as Louisiana's softball state tournaments are set to get under way Friday.
Louisiana's LHSAA softball state tournament fields are set with the championships scheduled for Saturday originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The state tournament fields for Louisiana's LHSAA softball championships are set with the semifinals scheduled for Friday, May 1.
The championship games will then take place on Saturday, May 2, and there are currently three teams alive that are ranked in the MaxPreps national rankings. The Calvary Baptist Academy [Shreveport] Cavaliers are still riding high in the No. 3 position, competing for the state's Select Division III championship while also harboring national title aspirations.
The No. 39 Sam Houston [Lake Charles] Broncos and the No. 44 Walker Wildcats, meanwhile, were both defeated this week in their pursuit of the LHSAA's Non-Select Division I state championship.
Walker was the #1 seed and lost in a stunning upset Tuesday night in the regionals to the #16 seed Central [Baton Rouge] Wildcats which, in turn, lost, 4-3, to the Hahnville [Boutte] Tigers in the quarterfinals on Friday. WATCH: LOUISIANA LHSAA SOFTBALL ON THE NFHS NETWORK Sam Houston was the #2 seed, meanwhile, and the Broncos also lost, 10-4, in the quarterfinals Friday to the #10 seed Live Oak [Watson] Eagles. Calvary Baptist Academy, meanwhile, will try to keep its national and state championship hopes alive after winning their two games this week against the #16 seed Fisher [Lafitte] Gators (15-0) and Bunkie Panthers (8-0).