Which Augusta-area teams punched tickets the GHSA softball playoffs?

It’s postseason time for fall sports and for Georgia High School Association softball programs, the arduous road to Columbus has begun. Across all classifications, teams are seeded 1-32 with higher seeds hosting first-round matchups. These are best-of-three series, with doubleheaders for Games 1 and

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It’s postseason time for fall sports and for Georgia High School Association softball programs, the arduous road to Columbus has begun.

Across all classifications, teams are seeded 1-32 with higher seeds hosting first-round matchups. These are best-of-three series, with doubleheaders for Games 1 and 2 and third “if” games should the teams split.

In all, five teams in our coverage area qualified for GHSA postseason play.

The first series of the week involve a couple of Augusta-area 3A teams. No. 32 Thomson (18-12) travels to Appling County to face the top-seeded Pirates (23-0), while No. 21 Burke County (20-10) heads north to No. 12 Stephens County (16-9). Those doubleheaders are scheduled for Monday and “if” games Tuesday.

In Class 6A, Grovetown

(16-12) and Greenbrier (13-17) made the cut, but both have difficult road tests ahead of them. The No. 28 Warriors travel to No. 5 Loganville (23-4), while the No. 32 Wolfpack drew top-seeded South Effingham (24-2). Both series are scheduled for Wednesday with “if” games Thursday.

In Class 4A, perennial contender Harlem (18-9) is the lone area team that will be at home in the opening round. Mike Leverett’s squad is the 11^th seed and will host No. 22 Upson-Lee (16-11) on Wednesday.

This story will be updated as the postseason progresses, so please continue to check back here.