Region 2B releases playoff schedules for softball, baseball, soccer
Region 2B has released playoff brackets for softball, baseball and boys and girls soccer. The postseason begins May 28 for these teams.
In softball, Stuarts Draft (15-4) earned the second seed and a first-round bye. Draft has won 11 of 12 games heading into the playoffs. The Cougars will play June 2, hosting the winner of No. 3 Strasburg and No. 6 Buckingham at 6 p.m.
Meanwhile, Fort Defiance (11-8), the fourth seed, is hosting No. 5 Page County May 28 at 6 p.m. The winner of that game will play at top seed Central Woodstock June 2 at 6 p.m.
The regional championship is scheduled for June 6.
In Region 2B baseball, the two Shenandoah District teams face off in the first round with No. 4 Stuarts Draft (11-9) hosting No. 5 Fort Defiance (7-12). The two teams split their regular-season meetings, with both winning at home. The winner of that game will play No. 1 Strasburg June 2 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Strasburg. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Clarke County hosts No. 6 Page County at 5 p.m. May 29, with the winner playing No. 2 Central Woodstock at 6 p.m. June 2.
In boys soccer, the two Region 2B teams in the Shenandoah District also match up in the first round. No. 4 Fort Defiance (6-10) hosts No. 5 Stuarts Draft (7-8-1) at 6:30 p.m. May 28. The two teams split their regular-season matches, both winning at home.
The Fort-Draft winner plays at No. 1 Clarke County June 2 in the semifinals.
No. 3 Madison County hosts No. 6 Stonewall Jackson in the other first-round game May 28, with the winner traveling to No. 2 Strasburg for the semifinals June 2. The championship is scheduled for June 4.
In girls soccer, it's a combined regional with 1B and 2B both included in the eight-team tournament. No. 2 Riverheads (11-3-2) will host No. 7 Strasburg. Riverheads is the only Class 1 team to qualify for the field. The game is set for 6 p.m. May 28.
The Riverheads-Strasburg winner plays the winner of No. 3 Central Woodstock and No. 6 Stonewall Jackson on June 2 in the semifinals.
In another quarterfinal match May 28, No. 5 Fort Defiance (7-8-1) plays at No. 4 Stuarts Draft (9-3-3) at 6 p.m. Draft swept Fort in the regular season, winning 6-1 and 5-2. The winner of that game plays the winner of No. 1 Clarke County and No. 8 Page County in the semifinals June 2.
The regional championship is scheduled for June 4.
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This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Regional playoffs set in 2B for baseball, softball and soccer
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