Rockwall-Heath finished off a 6-2 victory against Cleburne to win Game 3 of a 4A Region II semifinal series. The Hawks (39-1), ranked No. 1 in the country, advanced to meet Frisco Wakeland in the Region II championship series next week. Cleburne finished 30-12.

Rockwall-Heath gave itself more breathing room in the sixth inning, scoring two runs on an RBI double by Javon Hernandez and an RBI single by Jake Thompson for a 5-2 lead. In the meantime, the Cleburne offense has gone silent, with seven batters retired in a row.

The Hawks hit three doubles to score two runs in the top of the fifth inning and lead 3-2. Jake Thompson led off with a double off the wall in left-center, and after a sacrifice, Drew Baxter doubled down the line in left and John Branum doubled to the gap in left center. Jose Martinez came on in relief for Cleburne and got the final two outs of the inning.

Cleburne got another run on Ty Taylor's single off the leg of pitcher Javon Hernandez, but Rockwall-Heath kept the inning from being bigger. After the RBI hit, the Hawks turned a double play to get out of the inning.

Conner Marshall's two-out single scored Hector Juarez from second base to give Cleburne a 1-0 lead in the first inning against Rockwall-Heath in Game 3 of a 4A Region II semifinal series. Juarez had walked to lead off the inning.

Cleburne did it. The Yellow Jackets became the first team to knock off the country's No. 1 team, Rockwall-Heath, with a 4-3 victory in Game 2 of a Class 4A Region II semifinal series at Cleburne. Cleburne senior right-hander Ty Taylor got cleanup hitter Drew Benefield to hit into a 5-4-3 double play with runners at first and second to end the game as Rockwall-Heath (38-1) suffered its first loss. Taylor (10-3) had hit the batters to put them on base. Cleburne (30-11) scored four times in the first inning on a pair of two-out, two-run singles by Tanner Marshall and Max Reynolds.

Cleburne scored four runs in the first inning, and through five innings is still hanging on to its lead. Tanner Marshall and Max Reynolds each had two-run singles with two outs in the first inning. Rockwall-Heath came back with two runs in the third and one in the fourth against Cleburne starter Ty Taylor.

CLASS 5A REGION I QUARTERFINALS

Arlington Martin vs. Lubbock Coronado

Game 1: Coronado 6, Martin 0

Game 2: 5 p.m Sat. at Christensen Stad., Midland

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Plano West 4, Dallas Jesuit 1

Burleson vs. Lubbock Monterey

Game 1: Monterey 7, Burleson 2

Game 2: noon Sat. at Driggers Field, Abilene

Game 3*: 30 min. after

S. Grand Prairie vs. Marcus

Game 1: SGP 12, Marcus 3

Game 2: Marcus 14, SGP 0

Game 3: 1 p.m. Sat. at Grapevine HS

CLASS 5A REGION II QUARTERFINALS

Belton vs. Lake Highlands

Game 1: Belton 4, LH 1

Game 2: TBA Sat.

Game 3*: TBA Sat.

Klein Collins d. Spring

Game 1: Collins 10, Spring 9

Game 2: Collins 7, Spring 3

Tyler Lee vs. A&M Consolidated

Game 1: Lee 3, A&M 2

Game 2: 7 p.m. Fri. at Sam Houston State

Game 3*: 7 p.m. Sat. at Sam Houston State

Klein d. Leander

Game 1: Klein 11, Leander 5

Game 2: Klein 6, Leander 1

CLASS 5A REGION III QUARTERFINALS

Hou. Memorial d. Hou. Bellaire

Game 1: Memorial 6, Bellaire 3

Game 2: Memorial 6, Bellaire 3

Brazoswood vs. Pearland

Game 1: Brazoswood 14, Pearland 0

Game 2: Pearland 10, Brazoswood 2

Game 3: 2 p.m. Sat. at Brazoswood

Hou. Stratford 8, Katy Taylor 5

FB Clements vs. FB Austin

Game 1: Clements 12, Austin 5

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Katy Seven Lakes

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 5A REGION IV QUARTERFINALS

SA O’Connor vs. SA Churchill

Game 1: Churchill 1, O’Connor 0

Game 2: O’Connor 3, Churchill 2

Game 3: 7 p.m. Sat. at UTSA

Brownsville Lopez vs. McAllen

Game 1: McAllen 7, Lopez 1

Game 2: TBA Fri.

 Game 3*: TBA Sat.

CC Carroll vs. SA Stevens

Game 1: Carroll 5, Stevens 0

Game 2: TBA Sat.

Game 3*: TBA Sat.

La Joya 6, Mission Sharlyand 5

CLASS 4A REGION I QUARTERFINALS

Wolfforth Frenship vs. EP Riverside

Game 1: Frenship 10, Riverside 9

Game 2: 2 p.m Sat. at Thunderbird Field

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Mans. Legacy vs. Birdville

Game 1: Legacy 5, Birdville 2

Game 2: Birdville 5, Legacy 1

Game 3: 2 p.m. Sat. at Birdville HS

Canyon vs. Abilene Cooper

Game 1: Canyon 6, Cooper 3

Game 2: 1 p.m Sat. at Lubb. Christ. Univ.

Game 3*: 30 min. after

WF Rider d. Arl. Heights

Game 1: Rider 4, Heights 1

Game 2: Rider 2, Heights 1

CLASS 4A REGION II QUARTERFINALS

Rockwall-Heath 6, Carr. Smith 0

Cleburne d. Sulphur Springs

Game 1: Cleburne 2, Sulphur Springs 1

Game 2: Cleburne 4, Sulphur Springs 3

Frisco Wakeland d. Rockwall

Game 1: Wakeland 4, Rockwall 1

Game 2: Wakeland 10, Rockwall 7

Waco Midway d. Texarkana Texas

Game 1: Midway 8, Texas 0

Game 2: Midway 16, Texas 5

CLASS 4A REGION III QUARTERFINALS

Buda Hays vs. Brenham

Game 1: Brenham 11, Buda Hays 0

Game 2: TBA Sat at Weimar

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Texas City vs. Lamar Consolidated

Game 1: Texas City 5, Lamar 1

Game 2: TBA Sat. at Alvin HS

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Magnolia vs. Port Neches-Groves

Game 1: PNG 8, Magnolia 5

Game 2: Magnolia 3, PNG 1

Game 3: TBA Sat. at Hou. Sterling

Friendswood vs. Hou. Waltrip

Game 1: Friendswood 10, Waltrip 1

Game 2: Waltrip 4, Friensdwood 3

Game 3*: TBA Sat at Friendswood

CLASS 4A REGION IV QUARTERFINALS

Lake Travis vs. Dripping Springs

Game 1: D. Springs 3, L. Travis 0

Game 2: Lake Travis 5, Dr. Springs 4

Game 3: TBA Sat. at Burger Center, Austin

CC Moody d. Medina Valley

Game 1: Moody 1, Medina Valley 0

Game 2: Moody 8, Medina Valley 0

Pflug. Hendrickson d. Hutto

Game 1: Hendrickson 4, Hutto 2

Game 2: Hendrickson 11, Hutto 5

CC Callalen vs. Uvalde

Game 1: Calallen 12, Uvalde 0

Game 2: 4 p.m. Sat. at Callalen

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 3A REGION I QUARTERFINALS

Abilene Wylie vs. Brownwood

Game 1: Wylie 12, Brownwood 1

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Hardin-Simmons

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Burnet 8, Gatesville 1

Monahans vs. Lubbock Estacado

Game 1: Estacado 12, Monahans 0

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Citibank Ballpark

Game 3*: 30 min. after

West vs. China Spring late. Fri. at Waco ISD Field

CLASS 3A REGION II QUARTERFINALS

Kennedale d. Paris North Lamar

Game 1: Kennedale 13, North Lamar 6

Game 2: PNL 8, Kennedale 6

Game 3: Kennedale 15, PNL 1

Texarkana Pleasant Grove vs. Pittsburg

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at East Texas Bapt.

Game 3*: 30 min, after

Argyle 7, Paris 3

Princeton vs. Lucas Lovejoy

Game 1: Lovejoy 5, Princeton 3

Game 2: Lovejoy 10, Princeton 4

CLASS 3A REGION III QUARTERFINALS

Lufkin Hudson vs. Jasper

Game 1: Hudson 13, Jasper 7

Game 2: TBA Sat. at Woodville

Game 3*: TBA Sat. at Woodville

Bridge City vs. Huffman Hargrave

Game 1: Bridge City 12, HH 5

Game 2: 3 p.m. Sat. at New Caney

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Waco Robinson vs. Mexia, TBA

West Orange-Stark vs. Orangefield

Game 1: 7 p.m. Fri. at Westbrook

Game 2: 4 p.m. Sat. at Westbrook

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 3A REGION IV QUARTERFINALS

LaGrange vs. Needville

Game 1: Needville 9, LaGrange 6

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: 2 p.m. Sat. at Katy HS

Hidalgo vs. Boerne

Game 1: Boerne 7, Hidalgo 1

Game 2: 11 a.m. Sat. at Texas A&M-Kingsville

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Bellville vs. Giddings late

 Robstown 13, Mathis 1

CLASS 2A REGION I QUARTERFINALS

Presidio vs. Shallowater

Game 1: Presidio 13, Shallowater 6

Game 2: 11 a.m. Sat. at Christenesen Stad.

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Bangs vs. Hawley

Game 1: Bangs 6, Hawley 4

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Mineral Wells

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Abernathy vs. Bushland

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: noon Sat. at Wayland Bapt.

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Tuscola Jim Ned 2, Holliday 1

CLASS 2A REGION II QUARTERFINALS

Redwater vs. Aubrey

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: TBA Sat. at Paris N. Lamar

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Troy vs. Mildred

Game 1: late Thurs.

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: TBA Sat. at Red Oak

Brock 7, Gunter 0

Sunnyvale vs. Maypearl

Game 1: Sunnyvale 6, Maypearl 0

Game 2: 6 p.m. Sat at Waxahachie

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 2A REGION III QUARTERFINALS

Harmony vs. White Oak

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: noon Sat. at Hallsville

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Corrigan-Camden vs. Shelbyville

Game 1: CC 7, Shelbyville 2

Game 2: noon Sat. at Angelina JC

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Harleton vs. Rosebud-Lott

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Waxahachie

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Hemphill vs. New Waverly

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: noon Sat. at Lufkin

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 2A REGION IV QUARTERFINALS

Weimar vs. Blanco

Game 1: Weimar 4, Blanco 0

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: noon Sat. at Manor

Riviera vs. Bishop

Game 1: Riviera 5, Bishop 3

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: TBA Sat. at Fairgrounds Field

Comfort 6, Rogers 5

Van Vleck vs. Danbury

Game 1: Danbury 7, Van Vleck 5

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: TBA Sat. at Freeport

CLASS A REGION I QUARTERFINALS

Ira vs. Forsan

Game 1: Forsan 17, Ira 12

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Andrews

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Hamlin 4, Hamlin 3

Miles vs. Fort Hancock

Game 1: FH 6, Miles 5

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Crane

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Clarendon vs. Stamford

Game 1: Clarendon 1, Stamford 0

Game 2: 4 p.m. Sat. at Lubbock Chr.

Game 3: 30 min.a fter

CLASS A REGION II QUARTERFINALS

Dodd City vs. Blue Ridge

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Al Alford Field

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Bosqueville vs. Dawson

Game 1: weather delayed - TBA

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Veteran’s Field

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Bland vs. Windthorst

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: noon Sat. at Dr Pepper Ballpark

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Meridian vs. Axtell

Game 1: Meridian 5, Axtell 1

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: TBA Sat. at Clifton

CLASS A REGION III QUARTERFINALS

Overton vs. Cross Roads

Game 1: Overton 6, Cross Roads 5

Game 2: 7 p.m. Fri. at Jacksonville

Game 3*: TBA Sat..at Jacksonville

Evadale vs. Douglas

Game 1: 6 p.m. Thurs. at Huntington

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Huntington

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Cayuga vs. Wolfe City

Game 1: Cayuga 4, Wolfe City 2

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Van

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Chester vs. Lovelady, TBA

CLASS A REGION IV QUARTERFINALS

Flatonia vs. Thorndale

Game 1: Thorndale 2, Flatonia 0

Game 2: 7 p.m. Fri. at Taylor

Game 3*: TBA Sat at Taylor

Ben Bolt vs. D’Hanis, TBA

Riesel vs. Mart 7 p.m. Fri. at Lorena

LaPryor vs. Mason 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Bandera

* — if necessary

Wichita Falls Rider took Game 1 of a Class 4A Region I quarterfinal series against Arlington Heights. Cameron Allen hit a two-run home run and pitched a complete game for Rider (32-6) in improving to 10-0. Heights (21-11) managed only three hits. Game 2 is at 7 Friday at Graham.

Weatherford and Mansfield Legacy have changed the locations for their games tonight.
Weatherford will now begin their series against Lubbock Monterey at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Alpine HS. The game was originally scheduled for noon today. Game two is still tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow at the same location.
Mansfield Legacy will play game two of their series against Lake Dallas tonight at 7:30 at Southwest Christian HS. Lake Dallas will be home. Mansfield Legacy won game one yesterday 5-2.

The two teams will play at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brewer HS and it will now be a one-game playoff. Everman will be the home team.

Arlington Martin, Southlake Carroll, Arlington Heights/Saginaw Boswell and Cleburne are all playing the waiting game with the weather. They will try to get their games in tonight, but might be postponing until tomorrow.

Fort Worth Paschal will play its next playoff series in Lubbock. All three games against Coronado are scheduled at Coronado, beginning at 7 p.m. Friday. Game 2 is at noon Saturday, with Game 3 to follow 30 minutes later. Paschal is designated the home team for Game 2, and a flip will decide home and visitor for Game 3.

The 4-5A fourth place playoff game between Arlington and Bowie will have to wait another day to be decided.
Bowie has a 7-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth when rain forced the teams to pause for the day.
The game will resume at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington Martin. The winner of the game will face Burleson in the bi-district round of the 5A playoffs.

Fort Worth Paschal and Mansfield Summit have set their first-round 5A Region I series. Game 1 will be at 7:30 Thursday at Paschal, Game 2 will be at 7:30 Friday at Summit, and Game 3, if needed, will be at 1 Saturday at TCU or Paschal. TCU is the first choice, with Paschal as the backup if the university diamond is unavailable.

Fort Worth Southwest and Crowley have set their first round 4A Region I series. Game 1 will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Southwest, Game 2 will be at 7 Friday at Crowley and Game 3, if needed, will be at 1 Saturday at Southwest. Last season, Crowley won a one-game playoff against Southwest.

For one of the coaches in this series, it will be the last game of their careers. Southwest's Mike Thompson and Crowley's Mark Jones are both retiring.

A costly Summit error opened the scoring gates for Mansfield in the sixth inning, with the Tigers scoring five runs to take a commanding 9-2 lead.
Mansfield (18-7, 5-3 District 4-5A) had two outs when the error occurred, and the batters settled into a groove, swinging into singles and doubles in building the lead. Daniel Green and Michael Miller had a RBI in the inning.
"They helped us out a little bit on a couple of missed plays, and you are lucky to get that once in a while," said Mansfield coach Gary Vaughan. "We were fortunate enough for that to go our way tonight."
Summit (10-13, 4-3 District 4-5A) put up a small rally in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring twice to cut the game to 9-4. Mansfield scored again in the top of the seventh, then Jared Reed struck out the side to end the game.

Two District 7-4A games have changed sites or times. Here are the new details:

Eastern Hills and Western Hills will play at 7 Wednesday at Arlington Heights.

Southwest will now host Wyatt at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Here is the schedule for Wednesday's District 7-4A games:

Trimble Tech at Arlington Heights, 1 p.m. Wednesday

Eastern Hills at Western Hills, 2 p.m. Wednesday

South Hills at Wyatt, 1 p.m. Wednesday

Dunbar at Polytechnic, 1 p.m. Wednesday

North Side at Southwest, 1 p.m. Friday

Tuesday's game between Eastern Hills and Diamond Hill-Jarvis was postponed and will be rescheduled for April.

Brian Martinez of Diamond Hill-Jarvis had a good week last week. He threw a four-inninig no-hitter against Dallas Madison, although an error was committed behind him. Martinez is beginning to emerge as one of the Eagles' best players. The team played a game against Carter-Riverside on Monday.

Paul Hendrix didn't allow a hit and struck out 14 batters in Birdville's 4-0 win over Azle.

With three returning starting pitchers, Aledo garnered recognition going into this season by ranking 8th in the preseason poll.
So, not surprisingly, the Bearcats hope to ride senior right-hander Ryan Talley and senior left-handers Austin Vassberg and Calvin Loftis all season.
“Because we have those kids back, this season is definitely intriguing,” Aledo coach Ryan McCurley said. “Those three pitchers accounted for 98 percent of our district and playoff innings, so we look good from a pitching standpoint.”
Offensively, the Bearcats will need a good year from senior outfielder Nils Smith, as the team lost seven starters from last year.

While most teams can start playing games Feb. 22, Fort Worth Arlington Heights won’t start its season until March 4.
“I don’t see any urgency in playing games in February,” coach Tommy Elliott said. “In other words, I’m in no hurry to play non-district games if we can play in another tournament. And we also get two extra scrimmages this way.”
As far as the team going into the season, Elliott likes his returning starters, including second baseman/ shortstop Kevin Conrad and outfielder/ shortstop Steven Redfield. The biggest question surrounding the Yellow Jackets, however, is their pitching staff after Max Smith injured his elbow last fall.
“It’s just an unknown entity,” Elliott said of his pitching staff. “We like the guys we have, so it’s really a good news-bad news type of deal.”

Last year, Fort Worth Southwest lost its first game of the season and its last one, falling to Crowley in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.
This year, however, the Raiders hope to make a deeper run in the postseason with senior first baseman Tyler Ervine, junior left-hander/ outfielder Brandon Finnegan and junior shortstop Austen Williams all returning.
“So far, there have been bright spots and dull spots,” coach Mike Thompson said. “Hopefully, we can iron out the dull ones. I thought we have played pretty well in our scrimmages and we’re ready for the season.”

For the past two years, Birdville has had one of the most talented Class 4A rosters in the area, with several players moving on to play at the next level.
This year, though, the Hawks return only two starters in shortstop Paul Hendrix and catcher Preston Ponder.
“We’re going to be a young team in age and experience,” Birdville coach David Hatcher said. “It’s going to be a challenge for us and a totally new year.”

Arlington Martin might have the best returning group of any team in the area. The Warriors, who finished 26-7 last year, return right-hander Tony Rizzotti, a TCU signee, centerfielder Brian Ragira, a Stanford signee, shorstop Ryan Walker, a UT-Arlington signee, and right-hander Tyler Wilhelm, their No. 2 starter from last year.
Still, Martin coach Curt Culbertson knows his team needs to develop at least one more starting pitcher, as well as getting more consistent on offense.
“It’s definitely important to start the season with those two [top pitchers], but we’re not going to survive with only those two,” Culbertson said. “We’re tyring to get some other kids ready, but we are pretty strong on the mound and pretty strong on defense. Our offense is a little inconsistent, though.”

The Mansfield Tigers return one of the top players in the area with catcher Michael Miller coming back, but that’s about it. The Tigers begin the year with several unknowns at various positions, however, coach Gary Vaughan expects the team to contend for the District 4-5A title once district-play comes around.
“We still have some question marks in positions between now and the district season, but I think we’re capable of growing up and getting that experience,” Vaughan said.

When asked how his team looked going into the season, Southlake Carroll coach Larry Hughes simply said: “They look good.”
Indeed, the Dragons look good heading into the season with high expectations, especially with right-hander Sean O’Connor highlighting what should be a deep rotation.
“Our No. 1 goal is to win the state championship and you can’t do that if you don’t get into the playoffs,” Hughes said. “That’s how we prepare for everything. But we only have three returning starters so I don’t know how our team will respond.”
Carroll did suffer a setback in August, when starter Thomas Altimont was lost for the season with Tommy John-elbow ligament surgery. Still, the Dragons return a solid core returning, including O’Connor, as well as infielder Tommy Avers and outfielder Jake Havens.