The stage for the postseason is set.
Plenty of Southern Arizona baseball and softball teams qualified for the state playoffs, which begin Friday for some.
Among the biggest takeaways was the Canyon del Oro, Ironwood Ridge and Sahuaro softball teams earning the top three spots in the Division II state tournament. Those three β along with No. 6 Salpointe Catholic and No. 8 Tucson β will host second-round games on Tuesday.
Hereβs a complete breakdown of the local state qualifiers in baseball and softball, and who they face first:
BASEBALL
DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, double-elimination after second round. Winner-take-all championship game)
First round β Saturday, 11 a.m.
No. 24 Scottsdale Notre Dame at No. 9 Tucson
No. 23 Mountain View at No. 10 Ironwood Ridge
No. 19 Mesa Westwood at No. 14 Catalina Foothills
No. 21 Sierra Vista Buena at No. 21 Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain
No. 22 Cienega at No. 11 Cave Creek Cactus Shadows
First-round byes: No. 3 Salpointe Catholic, No. 6 Canyon del Oro, No. 7 Sunnyside
DIVISION III STATE TOURNAMENT
(32 teams, single elimination)
First round β Friday at Surprise Baseball Complex
No. 31 Empire vs. No. 2 Nogales, 7 p.m.
No. 26 Glendale Cactus vs. No. 7 Sahuarita, 4 p.m.
No. 17 Payson vs. No. 16 Rio Rico, 12:30 p.m.
No. 21 Walden Grove vs. No. 12 Phoenix Washington, 3:30 p.m.
DIVISION IV STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, single elimination)
First round β Friday at Goodyear Baseball Complex
No. 21 Flagstaff Northland Prep vs. No. 12 Catalina, 6:30 p.m.
No. 20 Tempe Prep vs. No. 13 Benson, 4 p.m.
No. 18 Phoenix Valley Christian vs. No. 15 Tanque Verde, 6:30 p.m.
No. 11 Chinle vs. No. 22 Amphitheater, 6:30 p.m.
First-round byes: No. 1 Desert Christian, No. 7 Pueblo
DIVISION V STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, single elimination)
First round β Friday at Tempe Diablo Baseball Complex
No. 23 Sanders Valley vs. No. 10 Elfrida Valley Union, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Mogollon vs. No. 11 St. Augustine Catholic, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Tombstone vs. No. 9 Kearny Ray, 6:30 p.m.
First-round bye: No. 4 Bisbee
SOFTBALL
DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, double-elimination after second round. Winner-take-all championship game)
First round β Saturday, 10:15 a.m.
No. 21 Mesa Skyline at No. 12 Cienega
No. 17 Flagstaff at No. 16 Desert View
No. 18 Sunnyside at No. 15 Buckeye Verrado
No. 19 Sierra Vista Buena at No. 14 Gilbert Mesquite
First-round byes: No. 1 Canyon del Oro, No. 2 Ironwood Ridge, No. 3 Sahuaro, No. 6 Salpointe Catholic, No. 8 Tucson
DIVISION III STATE TOURNAMENT
(32 teams, single elimination)
First round β Saturday, 10:15 a.m.
No. 26 Lake Havasu at No. 7 Catalina Foothills
No. 23 Lee Williams at No. 10 Douglas
No. 17 Glendale Apollo at No. 16 Empire
No. 22 Sahuarita at No. 11 Phoenix Bourgade Catholic
No. 19 Rio Rico at No. 14 Avondale Agua Fria
No. 24 Nogales at No. 9 Goodyear Estrella Foothills
DIVISION IV STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, single elimination)
First round β Friday at Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix
No. 19 Pusch Ridge Christian vs. No. 14 Willcox, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Tanque Verde vs. No. 13 Globe, 5 p.m.
No. 9 Florence vs. No. 24 Amphitheater, 5 p.m.
First-round byes: No. 1 Benson, No. 3 San Manuel, No 5 Pueblo
DIVISION V STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, single elimination)
First round β Friday at Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix
No. 20 Williams vs. No. 13 San Miguel, 3 p.m.
No. 21 Bisbee vs. No. 12 Mayer, 3 p.m.
No. 24 Academy of Tucson vs. No. 9 San Carlos, 3 p.m.
No. 22 Mogollon vs. No. 11 St. David, 3 p.m.
First-round bye: No. 4 Elfrida Valley Union
