Las Cruces, Mayfield, Organ Mountain, Centennial to compete in 5A playoffs for both sports
Across Las Cruces, the season will continue.
All four of Las Cruces’ high schools — Las Cruces, Mayfield, Organ Mountain and Centennial — have received a spot in the 5A state playoffs for both baseball and softball.
In baseball, Centennial received the highest seed of any Las Cruces school at No. 7 and will host No. 10-seed Rio Grande at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex for its opening three-game series. Organ Mountain, Mayfield and Las Cruces received the No. 12, No. 13 and No. 16 seeds, respectively, and will all travel to play their first-round three-game series.
In softball, Centennial earned the No. 1 seed and will host No. 16-seed Eldorado for its opening play-in game at the Field of Dreams Softball Complex. Mayfield earned the No. 5 seed and will face Sandia at a neutral site. Las Cruces and Organ Mountain earned the No. 10 and No. 15 seeds, respectively, and will travel to La Cueva High School in Albuquerque for their play-in games.
Here is the schedule for the opening round of the playoffs, with dates, times and locations:
Baseball
The New Mexico baseball playoffs begin with a three-game series in the first round, followed by single, knockout games in the quarterfinals, semifinals and final.
No. 7 Centennial vs No. 10 Rio Grande
Game 1: 6 p.m. Friday at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex
Game 2: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex
Game 3 (if necessary): 12 p.m. Saturday at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex
No. 12 Organ Mountain at No. 5 Eldorado
Game 1: 4 p.m. Friday at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque
Game 2: 10 a.m. Saturday at Eldorado High School
Game 3 (if necessary): 12 p.m. Saturday at Eldorado High School
No. 13 Mayfield at No. 4 Cleveland
Game 1: 4 p.m. Friday at V. Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho
Game 2: 10 a.m. Saturday at V. Sue Cleveland High School
Game 3 (if necessary): 12:30 p.m. Saturday at V. Sue Cleveland High School
No. 16 Las Cruces at No. 1 La Cueva
Game 1: 4 p.m. Friday at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque
Game 2: 11 a.m. Saturday at La Cueva High School
Game 3 (if necessary): 1 p.m. Saturday at La Cueva High School
Softball
The New Mexico softball playoffs begin with play-in games to determine a final eight-team field. The winners of these play-in games advance to the eight-team championship round, while the losers see their seasons end.
No. 1 Centennial vs No. 16 Eldorado
5 p.m. Friday at the Field of Dreams Softball Complex
(Winner plays No. 8 Los Lunas or No. 9 Atrisco Heritage at 7 p.m. Friday at the Field of Dreams Softball Complex in the quarterfinals)
No. 5 Mayfield vs No. 12 Sandia
3 p.m. Friday at Carlsbad High School
(Winner plays No. 4 Carlsbad or No. 13 Hobbs at 7 p.m. Friday at Carlsbad High School in the quarterfinals)
No. 10 Las Cruces vs No. 7 Piedra Vista
4 p.m. Friday at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque
(Winner plays No. 2 La Cueva or No. 15 Organ Mountain at 11 a.m. Saturday at La Cueva High School in the quarterfinals)
No. 15 Organ Mountain at No. 2 La Cueva
2 p.m. Friday at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque
(Winner plays No. 7 Piedra Vista or No. 10 Las Cruces at 11 a.m. Saturday at La Cueva High School in the quarterfinals)
This story was updated to include additional information.