File photo Pendleton County and East Hardy will meet in the Class A state quarterfinals Saturday at Marshall University’s Jack Cook Field.

PARKERSBURG — The pairings for the 2026 high school baseball tournament were released Tuesday by the West Virginia Secondary Schools Athletic Commission (WVSSAC) on Tuesday afternoon.

The tournament will now include eight teams in each class, with the event also moving from Charleston to Marshall University’s Jack Cook Field in Huntington.

In Class A, Potomac Valley Conference rivals second-seed and defending state champion East Hardy and seventh-seed Pendleton County will battle at 5 p.m. Saturday in quarterfinal action.

Other quarterfinal games set for Saturday include No. 1 Huntington St. Joseph’s (31-3) vs. No. 8 Trinity (13-12), No. 4 Gilmer County (27-6) vs. No. 5 Greater Beckley Christian (23-12) and No. 3 Sherman (24-8) vs. No. 6 Madonna (16-13).

The semifinals are slated for Thursday, June 11, and the title game on Saturday, June 13.

The other top seeds in the tournament include George Washington (AAAA), Bridgeport (AAA) and Wheeling Central (AA).

State tournament schedule

Jack Cook Field

Huntington

Class AAAA

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, June 10

No. 1 George Washington (27-5) vs. No. 8 Huntington (18-15), 10 a.m.

No. 4 Washington (23-10) vs. No. 5 Jefferson (27-7), 50 minutes after first game

No. 2 Morgantown (28-5) vs. No. 7 Cabell Midland (20-15), 5 p.m.

No. 3 Hurricane (24-8) vs. No. 6 Martinsburg (25-11), 50 minutes after Morgantown-Cabell Midland game

Semifinals

Friday, June 12

George Washington-Huntington winner vs. Washington-Jefferson winner, 5 p.m.

Morgantown-Cabell Midland winner vs. Hurricane-Martinsburg winner, 50 minutes after first semifinal

Championship

Saturday, June 13

Semifinal winners, 50 minutes after Class AAA final

Class AAA

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, June 9

No. 1 Bridgeport (31-3) vs. No. 8 East Fairmont (21-9), 10 a.m.

No. 4 Ripley (23-10) vs. No. 5 Spring Valley (25-9), 50 minutes after first game

No. 2 St. Albans (29-5) vs. No. 7 John Marshall (22-11), 5 p.m.

No. 3 Shady Spring (26-6) vs. No. 6 Robert C. Byrd (22-11), 50 minutes after St. Albans-John Marshall game

Semifinals

Friday, June 12

Bridgeport-East Fairmont winner vs. Ripley-Spring Valley winner,10 a.m.

St. Albans-John Marshall winner vs. Shady Spring-Robert C. Byrd winner, 50 minutes after first semifinal

Championship

Saturday, June 13

Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.

Class AA

Quarterfinals

Monday, June 8

No. 1 Wheeling Central Catholic (27-4) vs. No. 8 James Monroe (20-15), 10 a.m.

No. 4 Logan (20-11) vs. No. 5 Doddridge County (26-8), 50 minutes after first game

No. 2 Frankfort (22-7) vs. No. 7 Lincoln (21-13), 5 p.m.

No. 3 Independence (27-9) vs. No. 6 Buffalo (20-13), 50 minutes after Frankfort-Lincoln game

Semifinals

Thursday, June 11

Wheeling Central Catholic-James Monroe winner vs. Logan-Doddridge County winner, 5 p.m.

Frankfort-Lincoln winner vs. Independence-Buffalo winner, 50 minutes after first semifinal

Championship

Saturday, June 13

Semifinal winners, 50 minutes after Class A final

Class A

Quarterfinals

Saturday, June 6

No. 1 Huntington St. Joseph’s (31-3) vs. No. 8 Trinity (13-12), 10 a.m.

No. 4 Gilmer County (27-6) vs. No. 5 Greater Beckley Christian (23-12), 50 minutes after first game

No. 2 East Hardy (21-10) vs. No. 7 Pendleton County (15-16), 5 p.m.

No. 3 Sherman (24-8) vs. No. 6 Madonna (16-13), 50 minutes after East Hardy-Pendleton County game

Semifinals

Thursday, June 11

Huntington St. Joseph’s-Trinity winner vs. Gilmer County-Greater Beckley Christian winner, 10 a.m.

East Hardy-Pendleton County winner vs. Sherman-Madonna winner, 50 minutes after first semifinal

Championship

Saturday, June 13

Semifinal winners, 10 a.m.