The school year is winding down and that means so is high school baseball. However, those teams who are still alive are the best of the best as playoff time is actually here and many East Texas high schools are fighting to go to the state championship game.
It starts withclass 5A where the Robert E. Lee Red Raiders of Tyler who are set to take on the Garland Sachse Mustangs in a best-of-three-game series. First pitch of the first game is slated for Friday at 7 p.m. at Mike Carter Field in Tyler. Game two is set to take place starting at noon on Saturday at Sachse High School in Garland. If the two teams split the first two games, there will be a third game to decide on a winner immediately following the game two.
Also in 5A, Longview is slated to take on Garland Naaman in another best-of-three series. The first game is slated for Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Longview High School while the second game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start. Game three, if necessary will follow game two.
Whitehouse will represent Class 4A when it goes up against White Oak in another best-of-three series. The first game is slated for 7:30 Thursday at Red Oak High School while the second game will be 7:30 Friday night at Whitehouse. If a third game is necessary, it will be held Saturday at noon.
Class 3A will see Van and Bullard go head-to-head in one game. First pitch is slated for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Kilgore’s Driller Park. Mineola and Spring Hill will also represent Class 3A when they go head-to-head in one game, Friday at 7 p.m. at Kilgore’s Driller Park.
Baseball season is underway. In fact, if you don’t want to wait for Major League Baseball to start or you don’t want to drive all the way to Arlington to watch the Rangers, you can always catch some quality baseball in Tyler. Granted, it’s not the same quality but you can save yourself the drive, parking, gas and price of a ticket by watching the Tyler Junior College Apaches at Mike Carter Field.