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Seventeen baseball and softball teams from the Lafayette area are still competing in the LHSAA playoffs, with three softball teams in the semifinals and 13 baseball teams in the quarterfinals.
The march to Sulphur is reaching its peak as baseball enters the quarterfinals this week and over in softball, tickets have already been punched to the semifinals.
After 28 baseball and softball Lafayette Parish and its surrounding area teams enter the LHSAA playoffs each with the hopes and dreams of surviving and advancing.
With a couple of postseason rounds in the book, only three area softball teams and 13 area baseball teams remain on the journey to Sulpur. Here’s a roundup of the baseball and softball matchups happening across Louisiana in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the LHSAA playoffs.
(Listed in order by division)
Carter Champagne 2, Erath Baseball vs Sterlington Baseball in the LHSAA State Championship Tournament. Friday, May 16, 2025.
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This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Here are the 17 Lafayette-area diamond sports teams advancing in LHSAA playoffs
Thirteen baseball teams from the Lafayette area have advanced to the LHSAA quarterfinals.
Three softball teams from the Lafayette area are still competing in the LHSAA playoffs, having reached the semifinals.
The upcoming matchups include quarterfinal games for baseball and semifinal games for softball involving Lafayette-area teams.
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