PIAA District One baseball playoff pairings, previews, roundups

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The PIAA District One baseball playoffs begin Monday, May 18, for Class 5A and 6A, while the smaller-school classifications start Tuesday, May 19.

Here are the pairings with previews for Bucks County area teams, plus Germantown Academy in the PAISAA Tournament:

PIAA District One Baseball Playoffs​

Class 6A: Six advance to states​

(all games 4 p.m. unless noted)

First round: Monday, May 18

(17) Cheltenham at (16) Boyertown

(24) Avon Grove at (9) Souderton: The Big Red went 11-4 to take second in the SOL Colonial.

(20) Great Valley at (13) Wissahickon

(21) Central Bucks West at (12) Garnet Valley: The Bucks ended up 8-7 and third in the SOL Colonial.

(18) WC Henderson at (15) Quakertown: The Panthers finished 9-6 and tied for second in the SOL Liberty.

(23) Lower Merion at (10) Plymouth Whitemarsh

(19) Council Rock North at (14) Downingtown East: CR North finished 9-6 in the SOL Patriot.

(22) Council Rock South at (11) Methacton: The Golden Hawks went 7-8 in the SOL Patriot.

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Second round: Wednesday, May 20

17-16 winner at (1) Haverford

24-9 winner at (8) Neshaminy: Neshaminy, which reached the state semifinals a year ago, was 12-3 and second in the SOL Patriot.

20-13 winner at (4)Pennsbury: The Falcons (13-2 SOL Patriot) secured their second straight division title and fourth in five years.

21-12 winner at (5) Spring-Ford

18-15 winner at (2) Coatesville

23-10 winner at (7) Owen J. Roberts

19-14 winner at (3) Pennridge: The Rams won the SOL Colonial with a 13-2 divisional record after going 6-9 in 2025.

22-11 winner at (6) Downingtown West

Quarterfinals: Friday, May 22

Second-round winners at higher seeds

Semifinals: Tuesday, May 26

Quarterfinal winners at higher seeds

Championship: Thursday, May 28

Semifinal winner at Plymouth Township

Class 5A: Three to states​

First round: Monday, May 18

(9) Upper Merion at (8) West Chester East

(12) Hatboro-Horsham at (5) WC Rustin: The Hatters (5-10 SOL Liberty) qualified as the final 5A team by winning two of three against Abington in their regular season series finale.

(10) Upper Dublin at (7) Springfield-Delco: The Cardinals ended up 6-9 in the SOL Liberty.

(11) Strath Haven at (6) Penncrest

Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 20

8-9 winner at (1) Chichester

5-12 winner at (4) Radnor

10-7 winner at (2) Upper Moreland: The Golden Bears earned the SOL Freedom title with a 13-2 divisional record.

11-6 winner at (3) Upper Perkiomen

Semifinals: Friday, May 22

Quarterfinal winners at higher seeds

Class 4A: One to states​

Semifinals: Tuesday, May 19

(4) Springfield-Montco at(1) Holy Ghost Prep: The Firebirds (10-9) play a difficult non-league schedule in preparation for the postseason

(3) Interboro at (2) Pope John Paul II

Championship: Friday, May 22

Semifinal winners at Plymouth Township

District 1/11 Class 3A: One to states​

Championship: Thursday, May 28

Bristol (1-1) vs. District 11 TBA: The Warriors went 10-2 in the BAL, falling only to defending 2A state champ Faith Christian and Class A district champion Dock Mennonite.

Class 2A: One to states​

Semifinals: Tuesday, May 19

(4) Delco Christian at (1) Faith Christian: Defending two-time state champ Faith went 11-1 in the Bicentennial Athletic League.

(3) New Hope-Solebury at (2) Calvary Christian: The Lions finished 10-5 in the SOL Freedom after ending up 3-12 in 2025.

Championship: Thursday, May 21

Semifinal winners at Plymouth Township

Class A: One to states​

Semifinals: Tuesday, May 19

(4) Church Farm at (1) Dock Mennonite: The defending district champion Pioneers (10-2 in the BAL) defeated CFS 21-0 during the BAL regular season.

(3) Jenkintown at (2) Plumstead Christian: The Panthers (9-3 in the BAL) topped Jenkintown 7-1 in the regular season.

Championship: Thursday, May 21

Semifinal winners at Plymouth Township

PAISAA Tournament​

Quarterfinals: Tuesday, May 19

Germantown Friends/Perkiomen School winner at No. 3 Germantown Academy, 4 p.m.: The Patriots went 6-4 in the Inter-Academic League regular season, finishing tied for second.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PA High School Baseball District One Playoffs Bucks County PIAA

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