UIL playoffs: 12 Central Texas high school baseball teams advance to area round

Georgetown pitcher Connor Young (8) throws in the second inning as the Georgetown Eagles take on the Pflugerville Panthers in Pflugerville, April 23, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) Ten more Central Texas high school baseball teams won their best-of-three bi-district UIL playoff series Friday or Saturday to advance to the area round. Including Hendrickson and Weiss , who won their series Thursday, 12 Austin-area teams moved on to the second round.

Here’s the roundup for Central Texas. Class 6A Division I Lake Travis 19, Westwood 1: Yanuell Molina went 3-for-5 with two doubles and five RBIs and CJ Hansford hit a two-run homer and threw three innings on the mound to lead the Cavs to the series sweep. Ethan Schlotterback finished 2-for-2 with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored and Elliott Proppe went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in other notable offense for Lake Travis.

Johnson 10, Laredo United 0 (5): Kason Hullum tossed a one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and no walks, Brenly Oaks went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Selvin Garrett finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs as the Jaguars rolled to an easy series sweep. Luke Levassar belted a two-run double and Parker George, Waylon Griffith and Cooper Knight all recorded RBIs in other notable offense for Johnson. Cedar Ridge 5, Bowie 0: Reed Cox and Bryson Batton combined for a two-hit shutout and Jake Shoemaker went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs as the Raiders took Game 3 to win the series.

Cox allowed no hits in 3 2/3 innings and Batton struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings of relief. Kasen Langerhans and Matthew Mabry each had an RBI for Cedar Ridge. Cedar Ridge 7, Bowie 0: Luke Irwin struck out seven and scattered three hits in five innings, Riggs Gordon went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Paul Hernandez Jr.