UIL playoffs: 4 Central Texas high school baseball teams advance to the regional finals

Rouse Raiders Jacob Soliz (7) as the Lehman Lobos play the Rouse Raiders, April 14, 2026 at Lehman High School in Kyle. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) Cedar Park, Dripping Springs and Rouse joined Cedar Ridge on Friday as Central Texas high school baseball teams who won their best-of-three regional semifinals series in the UIL playoffs. Other Austin-area teams started or continued their series .

Here’s the roundup for Central Texas. Class 6A Division II Dripping Springs 9, La Joya 7: Jake Pardue went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs, Cade Sanders finished 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs driven in and Sam Branyon, Jason Steele, Cruz McBride, Bobby Wilkinson and Nixon Badilla all had an RBI as the Tigers completed the series sweep. Other 6A scores PSJA 6, Westlake 4 (Division II) Laredo United South 2, Lake Travis 0 (Division I) Cedar Ridge 2, Johnson 0 (Division I) Class 5A Division I Rouse 5, C.

C. Veterans Memorial 0: Jack Doss threw a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and Joe Bury belted a three-run homer to lead the Raiders in the series-deciding Game 3. Mason Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Liam Mongold finished 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in other notable offense for Rouse.

Gonzalez also had three hits in Game 2 earlier in the day, which the Raiders lost 5-2. Other scores: Lake Creek 1, Hendrickson 0 Class 5A Division II Cedar Park 2, Harlingen South 1: Dominic Naylor struck out eight in 5 ⅔ innings, Kayaan Kotharia tossed 1 ⅓ innings of scoreless relief and both Cooper Camacho and Brandon Washburn had two hits to lead the Timberwolves. Cedar Park scored both of its runs in the fourth on Naylor’s walk, an error, Evan Daly’s sacrifice bunt and Mack Galindo’s sacrifice fly.