A total of eight downstate teams – over half the Henlopen Conference – had made the 16-team field for the DIAA softball state tournament that was announced today.
Conference champion Smyrna …
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A total of eight downstate teams – over half the Henlopen Conference – had made the 16-team field for the DIAA softball state tournament that was announced today.
Conference champion Smyrna headed that group as the No. 2 seed in the tourney.
The tournament opens on Saturday with eight first-round matchups.
In games involving downstate squads, No. 16 Milford (9-9) plays at No. 1 Caravel (14-3) at 1 p.m.; No. 8 Sussex Central (13-5) hosts No. 9 St. Georges (11-6) at 1 p.m.; No. 12 Delmar (11-7) faces No. 5 Newark Charter (14-3) at Midway Softball Complex at 3 p.m.; No. 2 Smyrna (17-1) hosts No. 15 Polytech (11-7) at 11 a.m.; No. 7 Indian River (13-5) hosts No. 10 Lake Forest (12-6) at 11 a.m.; and No. 6 Sussex Tech (16-2) hosts No. 11 Wilmington Charter (11-7) at 1 p.m.
Milford is the defending state champion.
The tourney continues with the quarterfinals on May 22, the semifinals on May 24 and the finals on May 26.
SOFTBALL
State tournament
First round
Saturday, May 19
16-Milford (9-9) at 1 Caravel (14-3(), 1 p.m.
9-St. Georges (11-6) at 8-Sussex Central (13-5), 1 p.m.
13-Mt. Pleasant (14-3) at 4-Appoquinimink (17-1), 1 p.m.
12-Delmar (11-7) vs. 5-Newark Charter (14-3), at Midway Softball Complex, 3 p.m.
15-Polytech (11-7) at 2-Smyrna (17-1), 11 a.m.
10-Lake Forest (12-6) at 7-Indian River (13-5), 11 a.m.
14-Padua (11-7) vs. 3-Delaware Military (15-3), at Midway Softball Complex, 3 p.m.
11-Wilm. Charter (11-7) at 6-Sussex Tech (16-2), 1 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 22
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Semifinals
Thursday, May 24
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Finals
Saturday, May 26
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