Jackson and Lakefield will both be on the road Wednesday to open the Region 13C amateur baseball playoffs.
The sixth-seeded Bulls will face the third-seeded Milroy Irish at The Irish Yard, while the seventh-seeded Frogs will be at Herb Wolf Field in Fairmont to take on the second-seeded Martins.
Also Wednesday, eighth-seeded Heron Lake is at top-seeded Luverne and fifth-seeded Hadley is at fourth-seeded Windom. All games start at 7:30 p.m.
Each is a best-of-three series.
Game 2 is either 7:30 p.m. Friday or 2 p.m. Saturday depending on the availability of lights, and any Game 3s necessary would be at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The winner of each series will advance to the state tournament in Delano, Dassel and Litchfield. The regional will be played out to determine seeds 1-4.
REGULAR SEASON MEETINGS
Regular-season meetings between first-round playoff opponents.
Luverne vs. Heron Lake
June 11 – Luverne 17, Heron Lake 0
Windom vs. Hadley
June 21 – Windom 2, Hadley 1
Fairmont vs. Lakefield
May 10 – Fairmont 4, Lakefield 0
May 31 – Fairmont 5, Lakefield 2
Milroy Irish vs. Jackson
June 4 – Milroy Irish 5, Jackson 1
REGION 13C PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
Luverne (1) vs. Heron Lake (8)
Wednesday, July 26 – at Luverne, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 29 – at Heron Lake, 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 30 – (If necessary) at Luverne, 2 p.m.
Windom (4) vs. Hadley (5)
Wednesday, July 26 – at Windom, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 29 – at Hadley, 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 30 – (If necessary) at Windom, 2 p.m.
Fairmont (2) vs. Lakefield (7)
Wednesday, July 26 – at Fairmont, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 28 – at Lakefield, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 30 – (If necessary) at Fairmont, 2 p.m.
Milroy Irish (3) vs. Jackson (6)
Wednesday, July 26 – at Milroy, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 28 – at Jackson, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 30 – (If necessary) at Milroy, 2 p.m.
LEAGUE PLAYOFF ROUND
Fairmont (1 FNL) bye
The Martins had a bye into the Region 13C Playoffs
Windom (2 FNL) bye
The Pirates had a bye into the Region 13C Playoffs
Jackson (3 FNL) vs. Pipestone (6 Gopher)
Jackson wins series 2-0
Wednesday, July 19 – Jackson 4, Pipestone 1
Friday, July 21 – Jackson 3, Pipestone 1
Lakefield (4 FNL) vs. Ruthton (5 Gopher)
Lakefield wins series 2-1
Wednesday, July 19 – Lakefield 12, Ruthton 2 (7 innings)
Friday, July 21 – Ruthton 6, Lakefield 4
Sunday, July 23 – Lakefield 8, Ruthton 3
Worthington (4 Gopher) vs. Heron Lake (5 FNL)
Heron Lake wins series 2-0
Wednesday, July 19 – Heron Lake 5, Worthington 3 (11 innings)
Saturday, July 22 – Heron Lake 9, Worthington 3
Hadley (3 Gopher) vs. Fox Lake (6 FNL)
Hadley wins series 2-0
Wednesday, July 19 – Hadley 3, Fox Lake 0
Saturday, July 22 – Hadley 18, Fox Lake 2 (7 innings)
Luverne (1 Gopher) bye
The Redbirds had a bye into the Region 13C Playoffs
Milroy Irish (2 Gopher) bye
The Irish had a bye into the Region 13C Playoffs