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KHSAA baseball district tournament pairings for Louisville area; Trinity tops rankings

Trinity High School’s quest for its second state baseball championship will begin this weekend as postseason play opens across Kentucky.

The Shamrocks (31-4) are ranked No. 1 in the state by Prep Baseball Report Kentucky and currently have a 16-game winning streak.

Trinity will host the 27th District Tournament and face the Seneca-Waggener winner at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in a semifinal. The district final is set for 6 p.m. Thursday.

The Shamrocks won their first state baseball title in 2021.

Trinity is one of several title contenders from the Louisville area, joining No. 4-ranked Ballard, No. 5 Pleasure Ridge Park, No. 12 St. Xavier, No. 13 Eastern, No. 19 Manual and No. 25 Bullitt East.

Ballard and Eastern could meet in the 28th District final set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Academy.

Here is the complete PBR Kentucky Top 25 from Monday, May 13: 1. Trinity, 2. Boyd County, 3. McCracken County, 4. Ballard, 5. Pleasure Ridge Park, 6. Taylor County, 7. Lyon County, 8. Apollo, 9. Covington Catholic, 10. Frederick Douglass, 11. Bowling Green, 12. St. Xavier, 13. Eastern, 14. West Jessamine, 15. Owensboro Catholic, 16. Lexington Catholic, 17. Muhlenberg County, 18. Madison Central, 19. Manual, 20. Great Crossing, 21. Ryle, 22. Whitley County, 23. Greenwood, 24. Graves County, 25. Bullitt East

Here are the schedules for the Louisville-area district tournaments. District champions and runners-up advance to the regional tournaments.

21st at Holy Cross

Monday – Valley vs. Pleasure Ridge Park, 5:30 p.m.; Holy Cross vs. Fairdale, 7 p.m.

Tuesday – Final, 6 p.m.

22nd at Butler

Monday – Doss vs. DeSales, 5 p.m.; Western vs. Butler, 7 p.m.

Tuesday – Final, 6 p.m.

23rd at Bullitt Central

Monday – Moore vs. North Bullitt, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday – Southern vs. Bullitt Central, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday – Final, 5 p.m.

24th at Fern Creek

Sunday – Jeffersontown vs. Bullitt East, 2 p.m.; Whitefield Academy vs. Fern Creek, 4 p.m.

Monday – Final, 6 p.m.

25th at Derby City Field

Monday – Shawnee vs. Central, 5 p.m.; Francis Parker vs. Portland Christian, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday – Shawnee-Central winner vs. Manual, 5 p.m.; final, 7:15 p.m.

26th at Male

Monday – Final, Male vs. St. Xavier, 6 p.m.

27th at Trinity

Monday – Seneca vs. Waggener, 6 p.m.

Wednesday – Seneca-Waggener winner vs. Trinity, 5:30 p.m.; Atherton vs. Highlands Latin, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday – Final, 6 p.m.

28th at Christian Academy

Monday – Kentucky Country Day vs. Ballard, 5 p.m.; Christian Academy vs. Eastern, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday – Final, 6:30 p.m.

29th at South Oldham

Sunday – South Oldham vs. Oldham County, 2 p.m.

Monday – Final, South Oldham-Oldham County winner vs. North Oldham, 6 p.m.

30th at Collins

Sunday – Collins vs. Anderson County, 3 p.m.

Monday – Collins-Anderson County winner vs. Woodford County, 6 p.m.; Shelby County vs. Spencer County, 8 p.m.

Tuesday – Final, 6 p.m.

Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.

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