Whitnall, Greenfield in Loaded Baseball Sectional

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

The Whitnall Falcons earned the fifth seed in Sectional 4, and will host all three sectional games on their new home field Monday, July 15.

To play that day, however, the Falcons (12-8) will have to beat 12th-seeded Cudahy (4-18) in a regional semifinal at home at 5 p.m. Tuesday and then topple either fourth-seeded Muskego (19-6) or winless St. Francis (0-21) in a regional final Friday, July 12.

The Falcons defeated Cudahy, 4-3 and 6-0, earlier this year, but just lost a nonconference game to Muskego, 16-3, on Tuesday.

The Greenfield Hustlin’ Hawks (6-12) claimed the 11th seed in the same sectional and visit sixth-seeded New Berlin Eisenhower (12-9) at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The winner visits third-seeded Franklin (20-6), winners of the 2010 and 2011 state titles.

The Hawks also play Eisenhower in their final league game Saturday.

Reigning state champion Oak Creek (19-6) is the top seed and received a first-round bye. The Knights could see the Falcons in a sectional semifinal.

Sectional games are Monday, July 15, 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.