With an exhilarating regular season and exciting bi-district and area rounds of postseason play now officially in the books, it’s time to move on to the regional semifinals round of the 2026 Texas high school baseball playoffs.
The Lone Star State’s top teams on the baseball diamond will compete in the area round of the playoffs from Wednesday, May 13, through Saturday, May 16, with the winners punching their tickets to the regional finals next week.
Here’s a closer look at every third-round matchup featuring Big Country teams during the regional semifinals of the 2026 UIL Baseball Playoffs:
CLASS 5A DIVISION II
Abilene Wylie Bulldogs (24-5-1) vs. Burleson Elks (25-8) (Best-of-three series)
Complete 5A DII UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket.
CLASS 3A DIVISION I
Tuscola Jim Ned Indians (28-2) vs. Shallowater Mustangs (31-3-1) (Best-of-three series)
Complete 3A DI UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket.
CLASS 3A DIVISION II
Coahoma Bulldogs (18-11) vs. Wall Hawks (29-8) (Best-of-three series)
Complete 3A DII UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket.
CLASS 2A DIVISION I
Cisco Loboes (15-9) vs. New Deal Lions (22-2) (Best-of-three series)
Complete 2A DI UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket.
CLASS 2A DIVISION II
Stamford Bulldogs (19-7) vs. Gruver Greyhounds (12-0) (Best-of-three series)
Albany Lions (16-5) vs. Ropes Eagles (25-5) (One-game playoff)
Goldthwaite Eagles (16-13) vs. Shiner Comanches (21-1) (Best-of-three series)
Complete 2A DII UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket.
CLASS 1A
May Tigers (16-1) vs. Hamlin Pied Pipers (17-1) (Best-of-three series)
Gordon Longhorns (17-4) vs. Oglesby Tigers (14-9), TBD
1A Region I and II UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket | 1A Region III and IV UIL Baseball Playoffs bracket
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Big Country Baseball UIL Regional Semifinals Playoff Schedule, Scores (May 13-16)
Reporting by Andrew McCulloch, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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