AHSAA state baseball tournament pairings, schedules for Tuscaloosa area in first round

Jerell Rushin, The Tuscaloosa News

April 19, 2022 at 6:04 PM·4 min read

The AHSAA state baseball tournament begins this weekend, with first-round play in Class 1A-6A set for April 22-23. Class 7A begins April 29-30.

All five rounds of the playoffs are a best-of-three series.

Here are the pairings and schedules for Tuscaloosa area teams in the postseason.

Class 6A

Area 1 runner-up Faith Academy (7-16) at Area 7 winner: Hillcrest (17-12)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

Area 7 runner-up Northridge (21-9) at Area 1 winner Saraland (28-4)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 5 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

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Class 5A

Area 1 runner-up LeFlore (6-6) at Area 7 winner Demopolis (11-10)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

Area 7 runner-up Sipsey Valley (7-17) at Area 1 winner Elberta (12-12)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 12 p.m.

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Class 4A

Area 3 runner-up Alabama Christian at Area 6 winner Gordo (18-6)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 12 p.m.

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Area 6 runner-up American Christian Academy (12-12) at Area 3 winner Saint James (22-7)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

Area 4 runner-up Jackson (14-13) at Area 5 winner Bibb County (17-8)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

Area 12 runner-up Fayette County (12-13) at Area 13 winner Westminster Christian (18-7)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 12 p.m.

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Class 3A

Area 2 runner-up Flomaton (10-12) at Area 8 winner Hale County (13-5)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 23, 6 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 12 p.m.

Area 16 runner-up Elkmont (14-10) at Area 10 winner Winfield (21-14)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m.

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Class 2A

Area 16 runner-up Colbert County (12-11) at Area 10 winner Sulligent (15-9)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 12 p.m.

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Area 10 runner-up Lamar County at Area 16 winner Mars Hill Bible (21-4)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 2 p.m.

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

Class 1A

Area 2 runner-up Samson (7-6) at Area 8 winner Berry (9-8)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2: Friday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.

Area 8 runner-up South Lamar (9-11) at Area 2 winner Pleasant Home (11-9)

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 2 p.m.

Game 1: Friday, April 22, 4 p.m.

Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, April 23, 12 p.m.

Jerell Rushin is a recruiting reporter for the Tuscaloosa News and the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jrushin@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @JerellRushin_.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: AHSAA state baseball first-round pairings, schedules for Tuscaloosa

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