PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. – Clearfield is seeded No. 3 in Class AAA while Curwensville is No. 4 in Class A for the 2008 District 9 Baseball Playoffs, according to pairings released Tuesday by District 9 Committee Softball Chairman Tony Flint of Port Allegany High School.
Clearfield will travel to St. Marys May 22, with the winner taking on defending state champion Punxsutawney for the Class AAA crown on May 28.
Curwensville received a bye in the first round and will play on its home diamond in a May 22 quarterfinal against the winner of the Ridgway-Elk County Catholic game.
All games are scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.
The pairings, with seeds and records including games played through May 12 in parentheses:
Class AAA
May 22
Semifinals – (1) Punxsutawney (11-6), bye; (3) Clearfield (5-13) at St. Marys (12-6)
May 28
Championship – Punxsutawney vs Clearfield-St. Marys winner at site TBA
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Class AA
May 20
Quarterfinals – (1) Redbank Valley (14-0), bye; (5) Brockway (4-9) at (4) Karns City (8-6); (3) Brookville (12-5), bye; (2) Cranberry (11-4), bye
May 22
Semifinals – Brockway-Karns City winner at Redbank Valley; Brookville at Cranberry
May 28
Championship – Semifinal winners at site TBA
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Class A
May 20
First Round – (1) Coudersport (12-1), bye; (9) Union (7-7) at (8) Keystone (7-6); (12) Ridgway (6-9) at (5) Elk County Catholic (12-6); (4) Curwensville (12-5), bye; (3) Kane (12-3), bye; (11) Johnsonburg (7-8) at (6) Clarion (8-6); (10) Allegheny-Clarion Valley (7-7) at (7) Clarion-Limestone (7-5); (2) Cameron County (12-2), bye
May 22
Quarterfinals – Union-Keystone winner at Coudersport; Ridgway-Elk County Catholic winner at Curwensville; Johnsonburg-Clarion winner at Kane; Allegheny-Clarion Valley-Clarion-Limestone winner at Cameron County
May 27
Semifinals – Coudersport game winner vs Curwensville game winner and Kane game winner vs Cameron County game winner at sites TBA
May 29
Championship – Semifinal winners at site TBA
Third Place – Semifinal winners at site TBA
