As Kentucky’s high school baseball postseason gets going this weekend, the state’s top three teams all hail from Louisville’s Seventh Region.
No. 1 St. Xavier, No. 2 Trinity and No. 3 Ballard lead the way in this week’s Kentucky Prep Baseball Report Power 25, and all three are seeded No. 1 in their respective district tournaments.
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St. X received a semifinal bye and will host the DuBois-Male winner at 6 p.m. Monday in the 26th District final.
Trinity will face the Seneca-Waggener winner at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in a 27th District semifinal at Seneca.
Ballard will battle Kentucky Country Day at 5:30 p.m. Monday in a 28th District semifinal at Eastern.
The Sixth Region voted last fall to go to a super-regional format, eliminating district tournaments. The draw for the super regional is set for Friday, May 16. No. 6 Pleasure Ridge Park, the defending state champion, and No. 25 Bullitt East lead the Sixth Region field.
Here is the complete PBR Kentucky Power 25 from Monday, May 12: 1. St. Xavier, 2. Trinity, 3. Ballard, 4. McCracken County, 5. Sayre, 6. Pleasure Ridge Park, 7. Taylor County, 8. South Warren, 9. Whitley County, 10. Greenwood, 11. Madison Central, 12. Lexington Catholic, 13. Lyon County, 14. LaRue County, 15. Boyd County, 16. Ryle, 17. Owensboro Catholic, 18. Harrison County, 19. Bowling Green, 20. Paducah Tilghman, 21. Adair County, 22. Boyle County, 23. Barren County, 24. Great Crossing, 25. Bullitt East.
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Here are the schedules for the Louisville-area district tournaments. District champions and runners-up advance to the regional tournaments.
Sixth Region
No district tournaments; draw for super regional set for Friday, May 16.
Seventh Region25th at Derby City Field
Monday, May 19 – Shawnee vs. Manual, 5 p.m.; Francis Parker vs. Portland Christian, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20 – Final, 6 p.m.
26th at various sites
St. Xavier’s Jakob Reed pitches to Ballard during their game May 1.
Sunday, May 18 (at Male) – DuBois vs. Male, 2 p.m.
Monday, May 19 (at St. Xavier) – Final, DuBois-Male winner vs. St. Xavier, 6 p.m.
27th at Seneca
Monday, May 19 – Seneca vs. Waggener, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20 – Seneca-Waggener winner vs. Trinity, 5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 21 – Highlands Latin vs. Atherton, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 – Final, 5:30 p.m.
28th at Eastern
Monday, May 19 – Kentucky Country Day vs. Ballard, 5:30 p.m.; Christian Academy vs. Eastern, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21 – Final, 6 p.m.
Eighth Region29th at North Oldham
Sunday, May 18 – Oldham County vs. South Oldham, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20 – Final, Oldham County-South Oldham winner vs. North Oldham, 6:30 p.m.
30th at Shelby County
Sunday, May 18 – Anderson County vs. Shelby County, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 19 – Anderson County-Shelby County winner vs. Spencer County, 6 p.m.; Collins vs. Woodford County, 8:15 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 20 – Final, 6 p.m.
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Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA baseball postseason: State rankings, Louisville-area pairings