Only a few Lexington County teams remain in the SCHSL baseball and softball playoffs. 

Six local teams advanced out of the district round to compete for an Upper or Lower State Championship. Among those remaining are all three defending local champions from last season. 

Entering this week, only five of the six that advanced to the semifinal rounds are still competing after the Airport softball team lost an elimination game. 

The Eagles dropped their postseason opener but went on to win their next four games by a combined score of 46-19 to advance out of the district round. In the Lower State games, the team struggled to maintain its offensive success, losing to Florence and North Augusta. 

While the softball team is out, Airport’s baseball team is still moving through the playoffs. The Eagles have yet to lose a game in these playoffs and are coming off a sweep over North Augusta in the first round of the Lower State. 

To advance to the state title series, the team will have to beat Hartsville in a best-of-three series. 

Gray Collegiate’s softball team and Batesburg-Leesville’s baseball team are also still on track to defend their championship titles. 

The War Eagles improved to (31-0) this season after winning all three of their games last week. Gray will take on South Florence in the Lower State final Wednesday. 

A second game between the two teams will be played on Friday only if South Florence wins the first. 

Batesburg-Leesville is on the other end of the advancement scenario, needing to win two games against Clinton to advance to the 2A baseball championship. 

The Panthers play both of their games on Wednesday. 

River Bluff and Chapin are the other two area teams still playing baseball. 

The Gators went from the play-in round and made it out of the district bracket, despite facing elimination the entire way. The team lost to Carolina Forest to start, but went on to beat rival Lexington and Carolina Forest in a rematch, before sweeping two games against Sumter. 

River Bluff will take on James Island in a best-of-three series. The winner will advance to the 5A Division I State Championship. 

Game one of the series is Tuesday at James Island. 

Chapin will take on West Florence in the 5A Division II bracket, also starting on Tuesday. 

The Eagles are (3-0) in these playoffs with wins over Conway and North Myrtle Beach.

Below is the full week’s schedule of games and scores from last week. 

Week 3 playoff schedule

5A Division I baseball 

River Bluff vs. James Island - May 19, 21, 23 - Lower State Championship 

5A Division II baseball

Chapin vs. West Florence - May 19, 21, 23 - Lower State Championship 

4A baseball 

Airport vs. Hartsville - May 19, 21, 23 - Lower State Championship 

4A softball 

Gray Collegiate vs. South Florence - May 20, 22 - Lower State Championship

2A baseball

Batesburg-Leesville: 4, Chesnee: 1 - May 18 - Upper State elimination game 2

Batesburg-Leesville vs. Clinton - May 20 - Upper State Championship 

2A state championship game 1 - May 23

Week 2 scores

5A Division I baseball 

Dutch Fork: 5, Byrnes: 2 - Elimination game

River Bluff 12:, Lexington: 11 - Elimination game

J.L. Mann: 11, Dutch Fork: 6 - Elimination game 2

River Bluff: 3, Carolina Forest: 2 - Elimination game 2

River Bluff: 10, Sumter: 0 - District championship game 1

River Bluff: 8, Sumter: 1 - District championship game 2

5A Division I softball

Wando: 7, Lexington: 3 - Round 4

Sumter: 8, Lexington: 5 - District Championship 

5A Division II baseball

Chapin: 9, North Myrtle Beach: 1 - Round 2

Chapin: 5, North Myrtle Beach: 3 - District championship

5A Division II softball

Berkeley: 6, White Knoll: 5 - Elimination game 3

4A baseball 

North Augusta: 6, Gray Collegiate: 1 - District championship game 2

Hartsville: 3, Gilbert: 2 - District championship game 2

Airport: 3, North Augusta: 2 - Lower State round 1 game 1

Airport: 5, North Augusta: 2 - Lower State round 1 game 2

4A softball

Gray Collegiate: 16, Darlington: 1 - District Championship 

Airport: 10, May River: 0 - District Championship game 1

Airport: 14, May River: 12 - District Championship game 2

Gray Collegiate: 5, North Augusta: 3 - Lower State round 1

South Florence: 15, Airport: 0 - Lower State round 1

North Augusta: 8, Airport: 1 - Lower State elimination game

Gray Collegiate: 3, South Florence: 1 - Lower State round 2

3A baseball

Dillon: 6, Swansea: 5 - District Championship 

2A baseball

Batesburg-Leesville: 3, Mid Carolina: 1 - District Championship

Batesburg-Leesville: 4, Landrum: 1 - Upper State round 1

Clinton: 11, Batesburg-Leesville: 0 - Upper State round 2

2A softball

Blacksburg: 9, Pelion: 6 - Elimination game 2

North Central: 1, Batesburg-Leesville: 0 - Elimination game 2