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Prep softball, baseball quarterfinal games set

Late Thursday night, high school softball and baseball teams across Kansas learned their destination for next week’s state tournament quarterfinal games.

Pittsburg’s softball team (22-4) is the No. 5 seed in the Class 5A tournament and plays fourth-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas (23-3) at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Baker University in Baldwin City. The winner advances to the semifinal round on Thursday at Wichita State.

St. Mary’s Colgan’s softball and baseball teams have their Class 2-1A quarterfinal games on Monday at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia.

The Panthers’ softball team (24-3) is seeded fifth and faces fourth-seeded Inman (24-2) at 11 a.m. Monday. The winner advances to the semifinal round on Thursday in Lawrence.

The baseball team (17-7) is seeded seventh and meets second-seeded Spearville (23-2) at 1:15 p.m. That winner advances to the semifinals on Wednesday at Lawrence. However, the site will be moved to Manhattan if the Kansas Jayhawks are the host for a regional tournament, which will be announced Sunday.

In Class 3A, Frontenac’s teams are playing in different locations on Monday.

The Raiders’ softball team (21-4) is seeded No. 4 and plays fifth-seeded Jefferson West (21-6) at 2 p.m. at Baker University in Baldwin City. The winner moves on to the semifinals on Wednesday in Lawrence.

The Raiders’ baseball team (17-4) is the sixth seed and meets No. 3 Burlington (23-2) at 5:45 at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park. The winner goes to the semifinals on Wednesday at Lawrence or Manhattan.

Girard (21-5) also made the 3A baseball tournament final-8. The seventh-seeded Trojans (21-5) face No. 2 Jefferson West (24-2) at 11 a.m. Monday at Blue Valley West, and the winner advances to the semifinals on Wednesday against the Frontenac-Burlington winner.