Baseball

5 area teams begin PIAA Tournament on Monday

Five teams in the Franklin and Fulton County area have qualified for the PIAA Tournament in baseball or softball, with first-round games scheduled for Monday.

 

Listed below are their pairings and possible opponents for the quarterfinal round on Thursday.

BASEBALL
Class 5A — (12-2) Franklin Towne Charter (8-1) at (3-2) Greencastle-Antrim (17-5), 4:00 (audio broadcast on MidPennBroadcasting.com); winner vs. winner of (11-1) Pocono Mountain East (16-6) vs. (1-2) Upper Dublin (16-6)

Class 2A — (5-1) McConnellsburg (19-2) at (6-1) Bald Eagle Area (18-4), 4:00; winner vs. winner of (7-1) Seton LaSalle (17-4-1) vs. (9-2) Karns City (15-7)

Class 1A — (7-2) California (14-8) at (5-1) Southern Fulton (22-1), 4:30; winner vs. winner of (10-1) West Middlesex (14-9) vs. (7-3) Union (14-5)

SOFTBALL
Class 6A — (3-3) Chambersburg (20-3) vs. (12-1) Central (11-1) at Cardinal O’Hara, 4:00 (audio broadcast on MidPennBroadcasting.com); winner vs. winner of (11-1) Nazareth (20-6) vs. (1-5) Pennridge (13-8)

Class 5A — (3-3) Greencastle-Antrim (18-5) at (1-1) Oxford (20-3), 4:00 (audio broadcast on MidPennBroadcasting.com); winner vs. winner of (2-1) Abington Heights (17-6) vs. (12-2) Franklin Towne Charter (13-2)