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