2019 Section II softball & baseball sectionals announced

The sectionals will begin in softball & baseball tomorrow with first round action. Following is a class-by-class schedule:

Softball:

Class AA:

Tournament action begins Tuesday. Shenendehowa is the #1 seed, and the only team to draw a 1st round bye.

Tuesday, May 28:

#7 Saratoga @ #2 Columbia.
#6 Guilderland @ #3 Bethlehem.
#5 Shaker @ #4 Colonie.

Thursday, May 30: Semi-finals @ Luther Forest, Malta:

Shaker-Colonie winner vs. Shen.
Bethlehem-Guilderland winner vs. Columbia-Saratoga winner.

Tuesday, June 4: Championship game @ Luther Forest.
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Class A:

Thursday:

#9 Catholic Central vs. #8 Amsterdam @ Shuttleworth Park.

Tuesday, May 28:

#7 Lansingburgh @ #2 South Glens Falls.
#6 Troy @ #3 Averill Park. These two teams just played @ Troy on Saturday, with AP winning, 8-3.
#5 Scotia @ #4 Mohonasen.
CCHS-Amsterdam winner @ #1 Ballston Spa.

The semi-finals are at Schalmont on May 30, with the title game at Luther Forest on June 4.
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Class B:

Thursday (weather permitting):

#15 Hudson @ #2 Mechanicville.
#14 Fonda @ #3 Glens Falls.
#13 Taconic Hills @ #4 Greenville.
#12 Schalmont @ #5 Tamarac.
#11 Corinth @ #6 Schuylerville.
#10 Cobleskill @ #7 Cohoes.
#9 Watervliet @ #8 Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Tuesday, May 28:

Watervliet-ND/BG winner @ Ichabod Crane.
Sites to be determined for the remaining quarter-finals.

Semi-finals @ Luther Forest on May 30, championship game on May 4.
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Class C:

Thursday:

#12 Rensselaer @ #5 Mayfield.
#11 Canajoharie @ #6 Maple Hill.
#10 Galway @ #7 Hoosick Falls.
#9  Saratoga Catholic @ #8 Fort Plain/Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville (game @ Fort Plain).

Tuesday, May 28:

SC-FP/OESJ winner @ #1 Chatham.
Galway-Hoosick Falls winner @ #2 Lake George.
Maple Hill-Canajoharie winner @ #3 Greenwich.
Mayfield-Rensselaer winner @ #4 Hoosic Valley.

The semi-finals are at Moreau State Park on May 30, with the title game on June 4, also at Moreau.
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Class D:

Tuesday, May 28:

#5 Heatly @ #4 Germantown.
#6 Hartford/Fort Edward @ #3 Fort Ann.
#7 North Warren @ #2 Salem.
#8 Argyle @ #1 Whitehall.

Semi-finals are at Moreau on May 30, and the title game is on June 4.
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Baseball:

Class AA:

Thursday:

#9 Columbia @ #8 Bethlehem.

Saturday:

Columbia-Bethlehem winner @ #1 Niskayuna.
#7 LaSalle @ #2 Shenendehowa. Yes, LaSalle is a AA school in baseball, just like in basketball. Go figure.
#6 Christian Brothers Academy @ #3 Saratoga.
#5 Colonie @ #4 Guilderland.

Semi-finals will be on May 30 at Joe Bruno Stadium, with the finals there on June 3.
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Class A:

Thursday:

#9 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake @ #8 Scotia-Glenville.
#10 Troy @ #7 Albany Academy. The defending Class B champs move up to Class A this year. First meeting vs. Troy.

Saturday:

Burnt Hills-Scotia winner @ #1 Ballston Spa.
Troy-Albany Academy winner @ #2 Amsterdam (game to be played at Shuttleworth Park).
#6 Averill Park @ #3 Mohonasen.
#5 South Glens Falls @ #4 Queensbury.

The semi-finals will be at the College of St. Rose next Wednesday, with the finals at Bruno Stadium on June 1 at 7 pm.
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Class B:

Thursday:

#15 Tamarac @ #2 Saratoga Catholic.
#14 Voorheesville @ #3 Mechanicville.
#13 Cobleskill-Richmondville @ #4 Schuylerville.
#12 Catskill @ #5 Broadalbin-Perth.
#11 Ichabod Crane # #6 Schalmont.
#10 Fonda-Fultonville @ # 7 Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk.
#9 Hudson @ #8 Taconic Hills.

Saturday:

Hudson-Taconic Hills winner @ #1Coxsackie-Athens.
sites to be determined for the other quarter-finals.

Semi-finals will be at Shuttleworth Park in Amsterdam on May 28, with the title game at Bruno Stadium on May 31 at 7 pm.
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Class C:

Thursday:

#16 Duanesburg @ #1 Chatham.
#15 Rensselaer @ #2 Fort Plain.
#14 Warrensburg @ #3 Maple Hill.
#13 Hoosick Falls @ #4 Granville.
#12 Canajoharie @ #5 Holy Trinity (Game played @ Knickerbocker Park in Troy).
#11 Greenwich @ #6 Bishop Gibbons (Game played @ Veterans Park in Rotterdam).
#10 Waterford-Halfmoon @ #7 Hoosic Valley.
#9 Schoharie @ #8 Lake George.

Saturday: 

Quarterfinals-sites to be determined.

Semi-finals are at Shuttleworth Park on May 29, with the title game at Bruno Stadium on June 1 at 4 pm.
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Class D:

Saturday:

#6 Hartford/Fort Edward @ Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville.
#5 Salem @ #4 Fort Ann.

Tuesday, May 28:

Salem-Fort Ann winner vs. #1 Whitehall.
H/FE-OESJ winner vs. #2 Germantown.

The title game will be at Bruno Stadium on May 31 at 4 pm.
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We are assured of a new champion in Class B in baseball, but will form otherwise hold? That's why we play the games.