Area Softball Teams Begin Chases For CIAC Championships

State tournament softball competition begins Tuesday at high school fields throughout Connecticut. Here is the schedule of games involving schools from Patch towns in New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties. Click the class headers for complete brackets.

Class LL

1st Round
Tuesday, 5/28, 4 p.m.

• No. 3 West Haven, bye
• No. 29 Kennedy at No. 4 Cheshire
• No. 25 Middletown at No. 8 Norwich Free Academy
• No. 18 New Britain at No. 15 Amity

Class L

1st Round
Tuesday, 5/28, 4 p.m.

• No. 3 North Haven, bye
• No. 27 Hartford Public at No. 6 Maloney
• No. 25 Mercy at No. 8 Farmington
• No. 23 Pomperaug at No. 10 Stratford
• No. 22 Platt at No. 11 Sacred Heart Academy
• No. 21 Lyman Hall at No. 12 Naugatuck
• No. 20 East Lyme at No. 13 Avon
• No. 19 New London at No. 14 Rockville
• No. 18 Foran at No. 15 Bristol Central
• No. 17 Daniel Hand at No. 16 East Haven

Class M

1st Round
Tuesday, 5/28, 4 p.m.

• No. 30 Innovation at No. 3 Waterford
• No. 28 Stonington at No. 5 Lewis Mills
• No. 26 Nonnewaug at No. 7 Oxford
• No. 25 Platt Tech at No. 8 Seymour
• No. 24 Wolcott Tech at No. 9 Montville
• No. 23 North Branford at No. 10 Lauralton Hall
• No. 22 Norwich Tech at No. 11 Wolcott
• No. 19 Haddam-Killingworth at No. 14 Wilcox Tech
• No. 18 Granby at No. 15 Ledyard
• No. 17 Jonathan Law at No. 16 Woodland

Class S

1st Round
Tuesday, 5/28, 4 p.m.

• No. 29 Derby at No. 4 Vinal Tech
• No. 26 Kolbe Cathedral at No. 7 Coginchaug
• No. 22 O'Brien Tech at No. 11 Hale Ray
• No. 20 St. Bernard at No. 13 Stafford
• No. 19 Abbott Tech at No. 14 Old Lyme