Here are the matchups for the first round of the GHSA baseball playoffs. Play begins Wednesday night with games in classes 6A, 5A, 4A and A Division II. In each of the five rounds, teams will meet in a best-of-three series, with a doubleheader on the first day and an if-necessary game on the second.

Class 6A

(Wednesday-Thursday)

(R2 #3) Westlake at (R8 #2) Mill Creek

(R5 #4) Cherokee at (R1 #1) Lowndes

(R7 #3) Brookwood at (R6 #2) Denmark

(R3 #4) Campbell at (R4 #1) Grayson

(R8 #3) Mountain View at (R2 #2) Carrollton

(R1 #4) Richmond Hill at (R5 #1) Etowah

(R6 #3) North Atlanta at (R7 #2) Parkview

(R4 #4) Grovetown at (R3 #1) Hillgrove

(R4 #3) Archer at (R3 #2) Harrison

(R7 #4) Peachtree Ridge at (R6 #1) West Forsyth

(R1 #3) Colquitt County at (R5 #2) Walton

(R8 #4) Dacula at (R2 #1) East Coweta

(R3 #3) McEachern at (R4 #2) Newton

(R6 #4) Forsyth Central at (R7 #1) North Gwinnett

(R5 #3) North Paulding at (R1 #2) Tift County

(R2 #4) Chapel Hill at (R8 #1) Buford

Class 5A

(Wednesday-Thursday)

(R2 #3) Coffee at (R8 #2) Winder-Barrow

(R5 #4) East Paulding at (R1 #1) Effingham County

(R7 #3) Gainesville at (R6 #2) River Ridge

(R3 #4) Lovejoy at (R4 #1) Dunwoody

(R8 #3) Habersham Central at (R2 #2) Lee County

(R1 #4) Glynn Academy at (R5 #1) South Paulding

(R6 #3) Lassiter at (R7 #2) Roswell

(R4 #4) Decatur at (R3 #1) Newnan

(R4 #3) Lakeside-DeKalb at (R3 #2) Northgate

(R7 #4) Seckinger at (R6 #1) Pope

(R1 #3) Brunswick at (R5 #2) Villa Rica

(R8 #4) Apalachee at (R2 #1) Houston County

(R3 #3) McIntosh at (R4 #2) Woodward Academy

(R6 #4) Creekview at (R7 #1) Johns Creek

(R5 #3) Kennesaw Mountain at (R1 #2) Greenbrier

(R2 #4) Veterans at (R8 #1) Loganville

Class 4A

(Wednesday-Thursday)

(R2 #3) Jones County at (R8 #2) Flowery Branch

(R5 #4) Southwest DeKalb at (R1 #1) Wayne County

(R7 #3) Dalton at (R6 #2) Kell

(R3 #4) Central-Carroll at (R4 #1) Jackson-Atlanta

(R8 #3) East Forsyth at (R2 #2) Union Grove

(R1 #4) Perry at (R5 #1) St. Pius

(R6 #3) Cambridge at (R7 #2) Cartersville

(R4 #4) M.L. King at (R3 #1) Starr’s Mill

(R4 #3) Midtown at (R3 #2) Northside-Columbus

(R7 #4) Cedartown at (R6 #1) Blessed Trinity

(R1 #3) Benedictine at (R5 #2) Marist

(R8 #4) Walnut Grove at (R2 #1) Ola

(R3 #3) Harris County at (R4 #2) Pace Academy

(R6 #4) Westminster at (R7 #1) Allatoona

(R5 #3) Druid Hills at (R1 #2) Ware County

(R2 #4) Locust Grove at (R8 #1) North Oconee

Class 3A

(Friday-Saturday)

(#32) Mount Zion-Jonesboro at (#1) Harlem

(#17) Long County at (#16) Whitewater

(#24) Gilmer at (#9) LaGrange

(#25) Dougherty at (#8) Pickens

(#28) Cairo at (#5) Oconee County

(#21) Jefferson at (#12) West Laurens

(#20) Dawson County at (#13) Southeast Bulloch

(#29) Stephenson at (#4) Troup

(#30) Richmond Academy at (#3) North Hall

(#19) Heritage-Catoosa at (#14) Riverdale

(#22) Lumpkin County at (#11) Cherokee Bluff

(#27) Islands at (#6) Northwest Whitfield

(#26) Upson-Lee at (#7) Luella

(#23) Mary Persons at (#10) Adairsville

(#18) Calhoun at (#15) Bainbridge

(#31) West Hall at (#2) Peach County

Class 2A

(Friday-Saturday)

(#32) Butler at (#1) Morgan County

(#17) Jackson at (#16) Ringgold

(#24) Hart County at (#9) Thomson

(#25) Therrell at (#8) Appling County

(#28) Josey at (#5) Banks County

(#21) East Jackson at (#12) Franklin County

(#20) Union County at (#13) Stephens County

(#29) Rutland at (#4) Redan

(#30) South Atlanta at (#3) Pierce County

(#19) Hardaway at (#14) Cook

(#22) Crisp County at (#11) Shaw

(#27) Sonoraville at (#6) Columbus

(#26) Coahulla Creek at (#7) Callaway

(#23) Jordan at (#10) Drew Charter

(#18) Hapeville Charter at (#15) Pike County

(#31) Salem at (#2) Rockmart

Class A Division I

(Friday-Saturday)

(#32) Brantley County at (#1) Gordon Lee

(#17) ACE Charter at (#16) Elbert County

(#24) Bacon County at (#9) Banks County

(#25) Putnam County at (#8) Washington County

(#28) Chattooga at (#5) Toombs County

(#21) Haralson County at (#12) Jasper County

(#20) Vidalia at (#13) Swainsboro

(#29) Berrien at (#4) Social Circle

(#30) Thomasville at (#3) Pepperell

(#19) Rabun County at (#14) Bremen

(#22) Lamar County at (#11) Fitzgerald

(#27) East Laurens at (#6) Bleckley County

(#26) Heard County at (#7) Model

(#23) Armuchee at (#10) Fannin County

(#18) Dublin at (#15) Worth County

(#31) Dodge County at (#2) Jeff Davis

Class A Division II

(Wednesday-Thursday)

(R2 #3) Irwin County at (R8 #2) Towns County

(R5 #4) Glascock County at (R1 #1) Baconton Charter

(R7 #3) Mount Zion-Carroll at (R6 #2) Schley County

(R3 #4) Bryan County at (R4 #1) Wilcox County

(R8 #3) Lincoln County at (R2 #2) Charlton County

(R1 #4) Pelham at (R5 #1) Johnson County

(R6 #3) Taylor County at (R7 #2) Trion

(R4 #4) Treutlen at (R3 #1) Emanuel County Institute

(R4 #3) Wheeler County at (R3 #2) Metter

(R7 #4) Manchester at (R6 #1) Crawford County

(R1 #3) Seminole County at (R5 #2) GSIC

(R8 #4) Washington-Wilkes at (R2 #1) Lanier County

(R3 #3) Screven County at (R4 #2) Hawkinsville

(R6 #4) Marion County at (R7 #1) Bowdon

(R5 #3) GMC Prep at (R1 #2) Miller County

(R2 #4) Clinch County at (R8 #1) Lake Oconee Academy

Class 3A-A private

(Friday-Saturday)

(#1) Prince Avenue Christian bye

(#17) Aquinas at (#16) Christian Heritage

(#24) Athens Academy at (#9) North Cobb Christian

(#25) Savannah Country Day at (#8) Holy Innocents’

(#28) Galloway at (#5) Providence Christian

(#21) Weber School at (#12) King’s Ridge

(#20) Paideia at (#13) Whitefield Academy

(#29) Mount Pisgah Christian at (#4) Calvary Day

(#3) Lovett bye

(#19) Landmark Christian at (#14) Trinity Christian

(#22) Walker at (#11) Fellowship Christian

(#27) Mount Bethel Christian at (#6) Wesleyan

(#26) St. Francis at (#7) Savannah Christian

(#23) Mount Vernon at (#10) Hebron Christian

(#18) Darlington at (#15) Greater Atlanta Christian

(#2) Mount Paran Christian bye

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