Local Teams Begin Playoff Push as SC High School Softball Postseason Opens

The South Carolina High School League softball playoffs begin this week, with several teams from York and Lancaster counties set to compete across multiple classifications. Opening-round games start Monday, and the postseason will run through the end of May, with state championship series scheduled for May 27, 29, and 31.

Class 5A Division I

In the Upper State bracket, Clover High School enters as the No. 4 seed in District 1 and will host the winner of the Mauldin-Blythewood game on Wednesday. Rock Hill High School will play at Dutch Fork on Monday as the No. 11 seed in District 2. The winner advances to face third-seeded Dorman.

Class 5A Division II

Several local teams are featured in Division II of Class 5A:

• Fort Mill High School, seeded No. 9, travels to Easley on Monday. The winner will face top-seeded Catawba Ridge on Wednesday.

• Northwestern High School, seeded No. 12, plays at Gaffney on Monday, with the winner advancing to play No. 4 Indian Land on Wednesday.

• Nation Ford High School, the No. 7 seed in District 2, will host Greenville in their opening game. A win would send them to No. 2 Woodmont.

Catawba Ridge and Indian Land earned top-four seeds in their districts, giving them potential home-field advantage in the second round.

Class 4A

In the Upper State bracket, York Comprehensive High School enters as the No. 4 seed in District B and will host Laurens. Lancaster High School is the No. 9 seed in District A and will travel to Wren on Tuesday.

Class 2A

Andrew Jackson High School, representing Lancaster County, has two games scheduled due to a bracket overlap. On Wednesday, they will travel to Chesnee in District 1. In a separate Lower State bracket, they are also scheduled to face East Clarendon in District 7.

Looking Ahead

Playoff brackets operate on a double-elimination format through district play. Teams must win their district to advance to the Upper or Lower State rounds, leading to the championship series.

Games are set to continue throughout May, and updates will follow as York and Lancaster county teams advance.