By T. Scott Boatright
Four Lincoln Parish prep baseball teams have received their postseason marching orders with playoff first pitches set to take place starting today.
Ruston High School is the 10th seed in Class 5A and will open the playoffs at 6 p.m. today as the Bearcats play host to 23rd-seeded Mandeville.
The Bearcats stand at 23-10 and will enter the game on a roll with a seven-game winning streak. Ruston has also won 10 of its last 11 games, outscoring those opponents 112-32.
Mandeville heads into the postseason at 16-18.
Tickets for Ruston’s playoff opener will cost $10 each.
Defending Class B state champion Choudrant is the highest seeded playoff team at No. 2.
The Aggies received an opening-round bye and will play their first postseason contest in round two against the winner of a first-round showdown sending 18th-seeded Marepaus to 15th-seeded Saline.
Choudrant stands at 25-7 on the season and has won nine straight games and 11 of its last 13 contests.
Simsboro will also open the Class B playoffs at home as the 14th-seeded Tigers play host to 19th-seed Florien at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Tigers stand at 14-13 on the season while the Black Cats will enter the game at 7-22.
Lincoln Preparatory School is the 25th-seeded team in Class 1-A and will play at eighth-seeded Delta Charter at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
