LPJ Staff report
RUSTON — Four Lincoln Parish baseball programs are headed to the postseason, with Cedar Creek, Ruston, Simsboro and Choudrant all earning spots in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoffs.
Cedar Creek and Simsboro headline the group after securing top-10 seeds and first-round byes in their respective brackets.
Cedar Creek (25-5) enters the Division IV, Select playoffs as the No. 3 seed and will await the winner of a first-round matchup between No. 14 Central Private and No. 19 Ascension Catholic.
In Class B, Simsboro (22-9) claimed the No. 9 seed and will now travel to face No. 8 Hicks in the second round.
Ruston (22-12) will open Division I, Non-select play at home as the No. 13 seed and will host No. 20 New Iberia in a first-round by-of-three series with Game 1 on Friday, April 17, at 6 p.m. Game two is scheduled for Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m., and if necessary, game three will start at 2 p.m. following.
The winner advances to face No. 4 Zachary on the road.
Choudrant (11-15) rounds out the parish representatives as the No. 16 seed in Class B. The Aggies will host No. 17 Negreet in a first-round matchup, and the winner will travel to play No. 1 Pitkin. The time is yet to be determined.
