STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
(South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A, Northwestern 3A-4A teams in all caps)
Note: To view complete state pairings, visit https://www.nchsaa.org/
State semifinals (best-of-3, starts by Tuesday)
WEST 2A
No. 13 BUNKER HILL (16-6) vs. No. 2 Franklin (21-0), schedule TBD (Game 1 at Franklin; Game 2 at Bunker Hill; Game 3, if needed, at Franklin unless mutually agree on different format)
WEST 3A
No. 4 Carson (20-6) vs. No. 3 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (23-5), schedule TBD (Game 1 at Alexander Central; Game 2 at Carson; Game 3, if needed, at Alexander Central unless mutually agree on different format)
WEST 4A
No. 3 Mooresville (22-4)-No. 2 S. CALDWELL (25-2) winner vs. No. 1 Richmond County ( 23-3)-No. 13 Hickory Ridge (18-5) winner, schedule TBD
Fourth round
WEST 2A
Thursday’s result
No. 13 BUNKER HILL 2, No. 1 W. Stanly 1
Friday’s result
No. 2 Franklin 4, No. 3 FRED T. FOARD 3
WEST 3A
Thursday’s result
No. 4 Carson 8, No. 8 Marvin Ridge 3
Friday’s result
No. 3 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 1, No. 10 Cox Mill 0, 9 inn.
WEST 4A
No. 13 Hickory Ridge (18-5) at No. 1 Richmond County (23-3), Saturday, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Mooresville (22-4) at No. 2 S. CALDWELL (25-2), ppd., Monday, 6 p.m.
Third round results
WEST 2A
No. 1 W. Stanly 10, No. 8 N. Davidson 0
No 2 Franklin 3, N. 10 Mount Pleasant 0
No. 3 FRED T. FOARD 6, No. 6 Madison 0
No. 13 BUNKER HILL 6, No. 12 N. LINCOLN 3
WEST 3A
No. 3 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 10, No. 6 Crest 5
No. 4 Carson 9, No. 5 N. Buncombe 2
No. 8 Marvin Ridge 3, No. 1 Parkwood 2
No. 10 Cox Mill 6, No. 15 Waynesville Tuscola 1
WEST 4A
No. 1 Richmond County 17, No. 8 Lake Norman 0
No. 2 S. CALDWELL 12, No. 10 W. Forsyth 0
No. 3 Mooresville 3, No. 6 NW Guilford 1
No. 13 Hickory Ridge 11, No. 5 Providence 5 (Friday)
Note: To review all West 2A, 3A and 4A first and second round scores, look for an earlier HS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS post.