In 6A state semifinals, Rockwall-Heath and Southlake Carroll have slight experience edge

The recommendation typically given to athletes and groups on the largest phases? Act such as you’ve been there.

For the 4 baseball groups left standing within the 6A classification, no appearing is required.

Rockwall-Heath, Southlake Carroll, San Antonio Reagan and Fort Bend Ridge Point — the 4 state semifinalists who’ll play for a trophy this week at Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock — now have a mixed 12 appearances on the UIL state event within the final 5 seasons.

The two representatives from the Dallas space have probably the most to indicate for it, although.

Heath (35-6), the state’s top-ranked 6A group, gained the state championship final season over Keller. It beat crosstown rival Rockwall in three video games on the 6A Region II remaining to advance this 12 months. With a mixture of pitching (senior Baylor Baumann boasts an ERA of 1.60 and tossed a no-hitter towards Rockwall on Thursday) and hitting (senior Mississippi State signee Jett Williams is hitting .404 with seven residence runs and 41 RBI), Heath has the instruments for an additional title push.

It’ll play fifth-ranked Reagan (32-6-2) within the state semifinals on Friday at 7 p.m. In three journeys to the state event since 2014, Reagan is 3-0 within the semifinals however has but to win a state title. It misplaced to Carroll in 2018, Deer Park in 2017 and Flower Mound in 2014.

Carroll (32-8) has superior to the state event in 4 of the final 5 seasons and gained back-to-back state titles in 2018 and 2019. Led by LSU signee Griffin Herring (zero runs allowed within the postseason), Carroll’s pitching workers gave up only a single run by its first 5 playoff rounds, and shut out Keller in a 6A Region I finals sweep.

The lone semifinalist not ranked throughout the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association prime 10, Carroll will play fourth-ranked Ridge Point (35-5) within the state semifinals on Friday at 4 p.m. Ridge Point made the state finals in 2019, however misplaced to Carroll 17-0 in 5 innings.

Each of the state’s three largest classifications have two Dallas-area groups vying for a state championship. In 5A, Mansfield Legacy (32-9) will play Friendswood (29-7-1) in a single semifinal, whereas Frisco Wakeland (25-13) will play state No. 2 Georgetown (33-7) within the different. Both Legacy and Wakeland are searching for their program’s first-ever state title.

And, in 4A, Argyle (34-3-1) will play China Spring (32-8) on Wednesday, whereas Celina (32-4-1) will play Sinton (34-1). All 4 are ranked throughout the THSBCA’s prime 5, with Cinton first, Argyle third, Celina fourth and China Spring fifth.

(All video games at Dell Diamond Stadium except in any other case famous)

Class 6A semifinals

Fort Bend Ridge Point (35-5) vs. Southlake Carroll (32-8), 4:00 Friday

Rockwall Heath (35-6) vs. San Antonio Reagan (32-6-2), 7:00 Friday

Championship sport: 4:00 Saturday

Class 5A semifinals

Friendswood (29-7-1) vs. Mansfield Legacy (32-9), 4:00 Thursday

Georgetown (33-7) vs. Frisco Wakeland (25-13), 7:00 Thursday

Championship sport: 12:00 Saturday

Class 4A semifinals

(All video games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin)

Argyle (34-3-1) vs. China Spring (32-8), 1:00 Wednesday

Sinton (34-1) vs. Celina (32-4-1), 4:00 Wednesday

Championship sport: 6:30 Thursday

Class 3A semifinals

Gunter (34-1) vs. Corpus Christi London (24-13), 9:00 Friday

Brock (35-3) vs. Diboll (38-4), 12:00 Friday

Championship sport: 9:00 Saturday

Class 2A semifinals

Valley Mills (28-2-2) vs. New Home (33-3), 4:00 Wednesday

Shiner (33-0) vs. Garrison (31-7-1), 7:00 Wednesday

Championship sport: 12:00 Thursday

Class 1A semifinals

Nazareth (20-1) vs. Kennard (24-14), 9:00 Wednesday

D’Hanis (26-3) vs. Abbott (21-3-2), 12:00 Wednesday

Championship sport: 9:00 Thursday

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