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WELSH – The No. 11 Welsh Greyhounds picked a win in their opening round contest by defeating the No. 22 Oberlin Tigers by a final of 7-4 at Sportsman’s Park Thursday afternoon. The Hounds will now advance to do battle with No. 6 LaSalle in the regional round of the Division IV non-select playoffs. Welsh used a strong pitching performance from senior Jode Janise to secure the win. The righty went 6.1 innings on the bump, allowing only three hits and four runs, none earned, to grab the win. Cohen Cormier came out of the pen to pick up the save in the seventh inning. Janise and Caleb Miller led the 8-hit Welsh attack with two apiece.

FRENCH SETTLEMENT – The No. 17 Lake Arthur Tigers made the long trek to East Louisiana to take on No. 16 French Settlement in the opening round of the Division IV non-select playoffs Thursday evening. The Tigers would scratch and claw all game long, but eventually fell to their hosts by a final of 7-3. The Tigers end their great season with a 15-15 overall mark on the year. The Lions would jump out to a 6-0 lead through the first five frames, however Lake Arthur would not go down easy. The Tigers scored one in the fifth and two in the seventh to make it close, but the Lions would hold off and earn a 7-3 win. They will now advance to play No. 1 Oak Grove in the regional round.

Baseball playoff announcements were made this week, and Jeff Davis Parish saw four teams qualify for the postseason. Jennings, Lake Arthur, Welsh and Lacassine all heard their names called when brackets were announced, and Welsh and Lacassine will both host playoff games today when things get started.