Sussex Central tops 11 Henlopen baseball teams in state tourney

DOVER — Eleven Henlopen Conference squads have made the 24-team field for the DIAA baseball state tournament that was determined on Saturday.

Top-seeded Sussex Central tops a group of four Downstate teams that earned first-round byes when the tourney gets started on Thursday.

In Thursday’s opening-round games involving Henlopen squads, No. 16 Polytech (11-7) hosts No. 17 Laurel (10-9), No. 24 Lake Forest (8-10) plays at No. 9 Saint Mark’s (14-4), No. 21 Woodbridge (12-5) travels to No. 12 Caravel (10-7), No. 10 Delmar (11-7) hosts No. 23 Indian River (10-8) and No. 11 Dover (13-5) hosts No. 22 Archmere (9-9).

All first-round games start at 4 p.m.

The four Downstate teams who will host second-round contests on Saturday at 1 p.m. are No. 1 Sussex Central (15-2), No. 2 Sussex Tech (16-3), No. 3 Cape Henlopen (16-2) and No. 6 Caesar Rodney (13-5>

The state championship game is scheduled for June 1 at Frawley Stadium at 7 p.m.

BASEBALL
DIAA state tournament
First round

Thursday, May 23

Games start at 4 p.m.unless noted.

17-Laurel (10-9) at 16-Polytech (11-7)
24-Lake Forest (8-10) at 9-Saint Mark’s (14-4)
20-Brandywine (13-5) at 13-Salesianum (11-7)
21-Woodbridge (12-5) at 12-Caravel (10-7)
18-St. Georges (10-8) at 15-Red Lion Christian (13-5)
23-Indian River (10-8) at 10-Delmar (11-7)
19-Middletown (10-8) at 14-Wilm. Friends (11-7), 2 p.m.
22-Archmere (9-9) at 11-Dover (13-5)

Second round

Saturday, May 25

Games start at 1 p.m.

Polytech/Laurel at 1-Sussex Central (15-2)
St. Mark’s/Lake at 8-Concord (15-3)
Sallies/Brandywine at 4-Delaware Military (15-3)
Caravel/Woodbridge at 5-Sanford (16-2)
Red Lion/St. Georges at 2-Sussex Tech (16-3)
Delmar/IR at 7-William Penn (14-4)
Friends/Middletown at 3-Cape Henlopen (16-2)
Dover/Archmere at 6-Caesar Rodney (13-5)

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 28

Games at higher seed, 4 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday, May 30

At Frawley Stadium, TBA

Finals
Saturday, May 1

At Frawley Stadium, 7 p.m.