Five Vermilion Parish baseball teams make playoffs

The LHSAA Baseball Playoff brackets have been released. One parish team will begin the playoffs on Thursday, while another will not play until the end of the month.
Five parish baseball teams advanced to the playoffs, with two earning first-round byes.
Teams in Division IV and Division III will compete in a best-of-three series.
The Erath Bobcats are the No. 5 seed in the Division IV Non-Select brackets and drew a first-round bye.
The Bobcats will face the winner of the No. 12 Pine vs. No. 21 Lakeside matchup.
North Vermilion, seeded No. 12 in Division II, will play No. 21 Grant.
Game one is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. Game two will be Saturday at 11 a.m. If necessary, a third game will follow at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The No. 11 Kaplan Pirates will host the first round at home on Thursday.
The Pirates will face No. 22 St. Martinville on Thursday at 6 p.m. and again on Friday at 6 p.m. If needed, a third game will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.
Earlier this year, Kaplan defeated district opponent St. Martinville 14-1.
The No. 11 Delcambre Panthers will host No. 22 Plain Dealing in a single game on April 24.
The VC Eagles also drew a first-round bye in the Division IV Select Playoffs.
VC, seeded No. 8, will host No. 9 St. Mary in a single game, scheduled for April 29 or April 30.