What teams are in based on the new GHSA Postseason Rankings?
The brackets are set. Seven Savannah-area teams are ready to catch a Georgia High School Association (GHSA) fast pitch state title.
Four teams open Monday and Tuesday. Bryan County, St. Vincent’s Academy, Savannah Christian and Calvary Day get started Oct. 12-13. Richmond Hill, South Effingham and Effingham County open Oct. 14-15.
The GHSA posted its fast-pitch softball brackets Oct. 9 and revised them on Oct. 10 per the website. Seeds came from the postseason rankings. The top 32 teams in each classification qualified, with the top 16 seeds hosting 1st-round games, along with 24 teams in the Private bracket. See the GHSA brackets: AAAAAAA | AAAAAA | AA| Private.
Bryan County, the No. 27 seed in Class AA, heads to No. 6 Berrien. The Redskins are 12-11. Berrien is 18-9. Emily Johnson leads Bryan County with a .578 batting average, a .672 on-base percentage, three home runs, eight stolen bases, 26 hits, and 18 RBIs. Lila Hannah has a 4.59 ERA.
St. Vincent’s Academy is the No. 16 seed in the Private bracket and hosts No. 17 Eagles Landing Christian. Both teams are 8-18. Savannah Christian, the No. 21 seed, travels to No. 12 St. Francis. Calvary Day, seeded No. 23, travels to No. 10 Trinity Christian.
South Effingham earned the No. 1 seed in Class AAAAAA. The 24-2 Mustangs host No. 21 Greenbrier (13-17). Sydney Ragsdale leads South Effingham with a .526 average and a .550 on-base percentage. Danni Lynn hits .469 and leads the team with six home runs. Kelsee Collins leads the pitching group with a 1.04 ERA.
Effingham County is the No. 12 seed in Class AAAAAA. The 15-12 Rebels host No. 21 Midtown (19-8).
Richmond Hill is the No. 8 seed in Class AAAAAAA. The 21-7 Wildcats host No. 25 Etowah (11-12).
A tip of the cap to Long County and Southeast Bulloch. Both teams are outside the Prep Sports Report’s usual coverage area, but they’ll still be part of the local postseason picture. Long County, the No. 1 seed in Class AAAA at 18-14, hosts No. 32 Spalding County (11-16). No. 23 Southeast Bulloch (11-14) travels to No. 10 Woodland (24-3). These two teams will play on either Oct. 14 or 15. GHSA AAAA Bracket.
Note: Statistics are from MaxPreps.com as posted. As of this writing, MaxPreps.com has not listed the exact dates for all first-round games.
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