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CHARLESTON -- East Hardy is set to begin Class A state tournament action today at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston.
The Cougars (23-6) are the third seed and face No. 2 Charleston Catholic (29-4) in the semifinals.
Top-seed Williamstown (29-5) battles No. 4 Buffalo at 5 p.m. in today's first semifinal.
The Cougars and Irish take the field 50 minutes after the completion of that contest.
Evan Hamilton and Garrett VanMeter lead East Hardy at the plate, while Shayne Sisler anchors the pitching staff.
Charleston Catholic, meanwhile, is in the state tournament for the seventh straight season, winning the title last in 2022.
The Class A championship game is the final one to be held on Saturday, following the Class AAA and AA title contests.
The Cougars punched their ticket to Charleston by sweeping South Harrison in the best-of-three Region 2 series.
Charleston Catholic, meanwhile, defeated James Monroe, two games to none, in Region III series to advance.
In Class AAA, top-seed Martinsburg was knocked off, 17-0, by George Washington in five innings in one semifinal on Thursday night.
Third-seed Morgantown, meanwhile, lost an 8-0 verdict to defending state champion and No. 2-seed Cabell Midland in Thursday's second semifinal.
George Washington meets Cabell Midland at 10 a.m. Saturday in the title game.
Herbert Hoover, which defeated Philip Barbour in three games in the Region II series, is the third seed in Class AA and clashes with No. 2 Frankfort in today's second semifinal.
Defending state champion Winfield (29-4) is the top seed and battles No. 4 Independence at 10 a.m. today in the first semifinal, with the second semifinal contest starting 50 minutes after its completion.