Greendale Baseball Team in Loaded WIAA Sectional

Updated 5:50 p.m. with accurate location of Tuesday's regional.

The WIAA summer baseball postseason begins Tuesday with 55 teams eyeing the state’s top prize.

The Greendale Panthers (10-14) are the seventh seed in Sectional 4, and will play 10th-seeded West Allis Central at The Rock Sports Complex off 76th Street in Franklin at 5 p.m. July 9. The Panthers and Bulldogs have not yet met this season.

The winner advances to play at second-seeded New Berlin West (18-4) at 5 p.m. July 12. The Panthers lost twice to West by identical 8-5 scores in late June.

Greendale has had a share of close games this year. Of their eight losses by three or fewer runs, half have been by a lone tally.

Reigning state champion Oak Creek (19-6) is the top seed and received a first-round bye. Franklin (20-6), the third seed, won state titles in 2010 and 2011.

Sectional games are Monday, July 15, at Whitnall High School, with semifinals at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The championship is at 5 p.m.

Plymouth, Germantown and Kettle Moraine are the top seeded teams in the state’s other three sectionals.