High school softball playoffs ’25: Baker County, Baldwin, Episcopal, Middleburg among 1st round winners

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school softball playoffs are in full swing, with 11 local teams moving on to the second round.

Three second-round games feature three all-local matchups, with Middleburg and Matanzas facing off in Region 1-5A, Episcopal and Baldwin meeting in 1-2A and University Christian and Harvest Community meeting in 1-1A. In 1-4A, Paxon will also have a local opponent in the second round and face the Suwannee-West Nassau winner.

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Weather has kept a couple games from being completed, with Creekside still waiting to play its opener against Spruce Creek, and Suwannee and West Nassau tied in a suspended game.

Also moving on were Columbia, Oakleaf and Super 6 No. 1-ranked Baker County.

Regional semifinals

All games May 13, 7 p.m. unless indicated

Region 1-6A

(4) Oakleaf (12-2) at (1) Pace (21-3)

Region 1-5A

(3) Middleburg (19-8) at (1) Matanzas (22-1)

Region 1-4A

(4) Arnold (18-8) at (1) Baker County (20-4), 6 p.m.

(3) Columbia (15-11) at (2) Fort Walton Beach (19-8)

Region 1-3A

West Nassau/Suwannee winner at (2) Paxon (18-5)

Region 1-2A

(3) Episcopal (22-5) at (2) Baldwin (19-7)

Region 1-1A

(5) Harvest Community (22-6) at (1) University Christian (18-4)

Regional quarterfinals

Wednesday, May 7 results

Region 1-4A

(1) Baker County 12, (8) Choctawhatchee 2

(4) Arnold 10, (5) Clay 1

(2) Fort Walton Beach 11, (7) Menendez 1

(3) Columbia 16, (6) Escambia 0

Region 1-3A

(1) Wakulla 10, (8) Bishop Kenny 0

(4) West Florida 2, (5) Yulee 1

(2) Paxon 13, (7) South Walton 3, played Tuesday

(6) Suwannee (11-11) at (3) West Nassau (12-11), suspended

Region 2-3A

(3) Crystal River 3, (6) Palatka 0

Region 1-2A

(2) Baldwin 11, (7) Freeport 0

(3) Episcopal 7, (6) Bishop Snyder 0

Region 2-2A

(2) Trinity Catholic 4, (7) Keystone Heights 2

Region 1-1A

(1) University Christian 16, (8) Rocky Bayou Christian 0

(5) Harvest Community 11, (4) Peniel Baptist 9

(2) North Florida Christian 13, (7) Christ’s Church 3

(3) St. John Paul II 3, (6) St. Joseph 0

Thursday, May 8 results

Region 1-7A

(5) Apopka 10, (4) Atlantic Coast 9

(6) Creekside (17-9) at (3) Spruce Creek (18-5), May 9

Region 1-6A

(1) Pace 11, (8) Fletcher 0

(4) Oakleaf (2, (5) Bartram Trail 1

Region 1-5A

(4) Chiles 5, (5) Fleming Island 3

(2) Matanzas 1, (7) Ponte Vedra 0

(3) Middleburg 5, (6) Milton 1

Rural

(2) Branford 6, (3) Fort White 0

(1) Madison County 4, (4) Union County 2