2 p.m. Friday, Austin's McCombs Field
New Braunfels Canyon (36-3): The state's top-ranked 4A team has won 18 games in a row to reach the state tournament for the first time. Sophomore pitcher Sara Mireles is 31-3. Canyon has 10 players hitting better than .300 and has averaged 9.6 runs per game in the playoffs.
Mesquite Poteet (35-9-1): The District 15-4A runner-up has beaten three district champions in a row, eliminating Waco Midway, Rockwall and Forney. In the playoffs, senior Bradie Baker is 6-0 with a 1.33 ERA in games in which a loss would have ended Poteet's season. Poteet, in the state tournament for the second time, has a team batting average of .366 and averaged 6.8 runs per game.
