Prep baseball: District pairings

photo by Paul Videla

Brad Zunica and the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs open next week's Class 6A-District 12 baseball playoffs with a road trip, albeit a short one, to Palmetto.
Listed below are the pairings involving are schools next week with seeds in parentheses.
The top two finishers on each district qualify for the regional tournament, which gets underway Wednesday, May 1 (Classes 2A, 4A, 6A, 8A) and Thursday, May 2 (Classes 1A, 3A, 5A, 7A).

CLASS 7A-DISTRICT 11
TUESDAY,. APRIL 23
Quarterfinals
 (5) Charlotte at (4) Braden River, 7 p.m.
 (6) Manatee at (3) Port Charlotte, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
Semifinals
Charlotte/Braden River at (1) Venice, 7 p.m.
Manatee/Port Charlotte at (2) Sarasota, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Championship
7 p.m. at highest remaining seed

CLASS 6A-DISTRICT 12
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
Quarterfinals
(5) Lakewood Ranch at (4) Palmetto, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
Semifinals
Lakewood Ranch/Palmetto at (1) Seminole Osceola, 7 p.m.
(3) St. Petersburg Dixie Hollins at (2) Largo, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Championship
7 p.m. at highest remaining seed

CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 12
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
Quarterfinals
(5) Southeast at (4) Bayshore, 7 p.m.
(6) St. Petersburg Gibbs at (3) St. Petersburg Lakewood, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
Southeast/Bayshore at (1) Dunedin, 7 p.m.
Gibbs/Lakewood at (2) Gulfport Boca Ciega, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Championship,
7 p.m.

CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 10
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
Semifinals
(4) Saint Stephen's at (1) Cardinal Mooney, 4:30 p.m.
(3) Bradenton Christian at (2) Out-of-Door Academy, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Championship
7 p.m. at McKechnie Field