State tournament recap: How it played out in Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A softball

Tuesday’s rain made for a fast-paced and eventful Wednesday at the high school softball state tournament, where 16 quarterfinal games and eight semifinals were packed into one day. Those games happened six at a time on the fields at Caswell Park in North Mankato, and Minnesota Star Tribune reporters Jim Paulsen and Sean Baker followed the action all day and well into the night, posting minute to minute the happenings and the scores.

Semifinal winners Wednesday advanced to championship games Friday, and, in a change this season, they’ll come to the Twin Cities to play those. Championship games will be played Friday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.

Click on the links below for a boxscore.

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Forest Lake 6, Edina 4

Bloomington Jefferson 2, Brainerd 1

Champlin Park 5, Eagan 0

White Bear Lake 3, Farmington 1

Semifinals

Bloomington Jefferson 4, Forest Lake 2

Champlin Park 3, White Bear Lake 2

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Chisago Lakes 13, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 3

Byron 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 3

Mankato East 4, Simley 1

Rocori 2, Becker 1 (14)

Semifinals

Byron 6, Chisago Lakes 4

Rocori 2, Mankato East 0

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Randolph 9, Esko 1

St. Cloud Cathedral 4, Spectrum 2

Jackson County Central 10, St. Agnes 0

Hawley 3, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 1

Semifinals

St. Cloud Cathedral 8, Randolph 6

Jackson County Central 1, Hawley 0

CLASS 1A

Quarterfinals

United South Central 12, Blackduck 0

Braham 3, Wabasso 2

Bethlehem Academy 7, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 2

Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 10, Moose Lake/Willow River 3

Semifinals

United South Central 6, Braham 0

Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 1, Bethlehem Academy 0