Springfield high school baseball Class 1-4 districts preview: Top players, predictions
Missouri high school baseball district postseason play begins this week with championships taking place early next for Classes 1-4.
Updated schedules and brackets can be found on MSHSAA.org.
Here are our predictions and players to watch for each Springfield area district.
Class 1, District 4
No. 1 seed: Norwood
Darkhorse: Dora
Championship game: Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Dora
Player to watch: Cooper Vaughan, Norwood
Prediction: Norwood over Dora
Class 1, District 5
No. 1 seed: Billings
Darkhorse: Exeter
Championship game: Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Hurley
Player to watch: Grant Heimer, Billings
Prediction: Billings over Exeter
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Class 1, District 6
No. 1 seed: Lockwood
Darkhorse: Dadeville
Championship game: Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Dadeville
Player to watch: Izaac Taylor, Lockwood
Prediction: Lockwood over Dadeville
Class 2, District 10
No. 1 seed: Mansfield
Darkhorse: Bakersfield
Championship game: Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Mansfield
Player to watch: Judd Watterson, Mansfield
Prediction: Mansfield over Bakersfield
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Class 2, District 11
No. 1 seed: New Covenant
Darkhorse: Galena
Championship game: Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Blue Eye
Player to watch: Nate Martin, New Covenant
Prediction: New Covenant over Galena
Class 2, District 12
No. 1 seed: Marionville
Darkhorse: Purdy
Championship game: Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Miller
Player to watch: Garrett Grimm, Marionville
Prediction: Marionville over Purdy
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Class 2, District 13
No. 1 seed: Marion C. Early
Darkhorse: Ash Grove
Championship game: Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Skyline
Player to watch: Bryce Davis, Ash Grove
Prediction: Ash Grove over Marion C. Early
Class 3, District 11
No. 1 seed: Forsyth
Darkhorse: Strafford, Fair Grove
Championship game: Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Strafford
Player to watch: Tristan Hunter, Forsyth
Prediction: Forsyth over Fair Grove
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Class 4, District 10
No. 1 seed: Logan-Rogersville
Darkhorse: Clever
Championship game: Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Rogersville
Player to watch: Ross Lawrence, Logan-Rogersville
Prediction: Logan-Rogersville over Clever
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Class 4, District 11
No. 1 seed: Monett
Darkhorse: Mount Vernon
Championship game: Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Seneca
Player to watch: Aidan Clapper, Monett
Prediction: Monett over Seneca
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Springfield high school baseball Class 1-4 previews, schedules
