UIL playoffs: 12 Central Texas high school baseball teams advance to regional semifinals
Dripping Springs outfielder Anthony Delgado bats in the third inning as the Dripping Springs Tigers take on the Brandeis Broncos in the second of a three game series in the Class 6A Division II area round of the UIL Playoffs, May 8, 2026 in Dripping Springs. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) Twelve Central Texas high school baseball teams advanced to the regional semifinals of the UIL playoffs by winning their best-of-three area round series Friday or Saturday. Here’s the roundup for the Austin area .
Class 6A Division I Lake Travis 12, S. A. Johnson 4: CJ Hansford went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and four RBIs and tossed two innings of scoreless relief to lead the Cavs to the win in series-deciding Game 3.
Owen Nugen finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Ethan Schlotterback went 2-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and two runs scored and Luke McBride had two hits as part of a 13-hit day for Lake Travis. Lake Travis 10, S. A.
Johnson 6: Nelson Molina finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Hansford tallied two hits and threw four scoreless innings as the Cavs won Game 2. Elliot Su and McBride both ripped doubles for Lake Travis. Johnson 13, Economedes 2 (6): Waylon Griffith went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and six RBIs and Kason Hullum threw five shutout innings with four strikeouts to lead the Jaguars to the series sweep.
Gannon Plummer and Joseph Duran had two-run triples and both Parker George and Brenly Oaks finished with two hits in other notable offense for Johnson. Johnson 6, Economedes 2: Reed Dierschke tossed a complete game with 13 strikeouts, George went 2-for-3 with a triple and RBI and both Plummer and Selvin Garrett drove in runs as the Jaguars took Game 1. Cedar Ridge 8, S.
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