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DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Four of the eight DeKalb County teams in the GHSA high school baseball state playoffs begin play today (APRIL 23) with Chamblee as the only host team.
Chamblee (17-10) plays host to the Coffee Trojans (25-5) in a Class 5A best-of-three series beginning with a doubleheader at 2:00 pm today at Chamblee High School. The Bulldogs finished as the No. 2 seed in Region 4-5A to earn the host role. A third game, if necessary, is set for a 3:00 pm start on Wednesday.
In other Class 5A baseball playoff action, the Martin Luther King Jr. Lions (10-8) and Tucker Tigers (7-16) go on the road for their first round matchups.
The Lions, the Region 4-5A No. 3 seed, travel to Region 1 No. 2 seed Greenbrier (20-7) for a 4:00 pm doubleheader with a third game, if necessary, on Wednesday with a time to be announced. The Tigers, the Region 4-5A No. 4 seed, make the trip to Region 1-5A No. 1 seed Ware County (19-9) for a 4:30 pm doubleheader today. The Tigers and Ware would play a third game, if necessary, on Wednesday at 5:00 pm.
The Cedar Grove Saints (5-12) finished as the No. 3 seed in Region 5-3A and head to Dacula to take on Hebron Christian (16-13), the No. 2 seed from Region 8-3A, in the Class 3A first round playoff best-of-three series. The third game, if necessary, is set for a 4:00 pm start on Wednesday.
Dunwoody (6A), Druid Hills (4A), Southwest DeKalb (4A) and Redan (2A) all begin their best-of-three series on Thursday (4/25). See the schedule below.
DCSD BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, 4/23
CLASS 5A
Coffee (25-5) at Chamblee (17-10), 2:00 pm (DH)
M.L. King (10-8) at Greenbrier (20-7), 4:00 pm (DH)
Tucker (7-16) at Ware Co. (19-9), 4:30 pm (DH)
CLASS 3A
Cedar Grove (5-12) at Hebron Christian (16-13), 1:00 pm (DH)
Wednesday, 4/24 (if necessary)
CLASS 5A
Coffee (25-5) at Chamblee (17-10), 3:00 pm
M.L. King (10-8) at Greenbrier (20-7), TBA (DH)
Tucker (7-16) at Ware Co. (19-9), 5:00 pm (DH)
CLASS 3A
Cedar Grove (5-12) at Hebron Christian (16-13), 4:00 pm
Thursday, 4/25
CLASS 6A
Dunwoody (19-11) at Tift Co. (23-6), 4:30 pm (DH)
CLASS 4A
Druid Hills (16-11) at Cedartown (13-16), 4:30 pm (DH)
SW DeKalb (10-12) at Heritage-Catoosa (21-7), 3:00 pm (DH)
CLASS 2A
Fellowship Christian (13-14) vs. Redan (21-4), 2:00 pm (DH)
Friday, 4/26
CLASS 6A (if necessary)
Dunwoody (19-11) at Tift Co. (23-6), 4:30 pm
CLASS 4A (if necessary)
Druid Hills (16-11) at Cedartown (13-16), 4:00 pm (DH)
SW DeKalb (10-12) at Heritage-Catoosa (21-7), 1:00 pm
CLASS 2A
Fellowship Christian (13-14) vs. Redan (21-4), 5:00 pm
(DH) — Doubleheader
Story and photos by Mark Brock, DeKalb County School District (DCSD) Athletics Specialist