After winning a TAPPS state title last season, Kelly Catholic baseball is back in the state tournament against after an 8-2 victory over Lutheran South on May 7. The Bulldogs will next face Houston Second Baptist in the state semifinals Monday, May 13, at Clay Gould Park on the campus of UT-Arlington at 4 p.m. Kelly defeated Second Baptist twice already this season by a combined score of 8-1. The Bulldogs also defeated the same team in the same round in 2023, 3-1.
UIL baseball teams are in the second round of the playoffs. Class 5A PN-G and Richmond Fulshear are set for a best-of-3 series Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at PN-G High School.
In 4A, Bridge City meets Bullard in Jasper for a best-of-3 on Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m., while Silsbee plays Carthage at Lufkin Hudson High School on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in a best-of-3.
Orangefield is the lone Class 3A representative. The Bobcats play Tarkington in a best-of-3 beginning Thursday, May 9, at Vincent-Beck Stadium at Lamar University at 7 p.m.