Bishop Ward, the defending state champion, is the No. 4 seed. The Cyclones, at 18-4, will play No. 5 Wichita Collegiate (17-4) at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Santa Fe Trail, which grabbed the No. 6 seed with a 17-6 record, will play No. 3 Wamego (16-2) at 11 a.m. Friday.

In Class 3A, Pleasant Ridge will make its first state appearance since the school started a baseball program in 1999.

The Rams, who defeated McLouth in a regional semifinal in Oskaloosa last week, take a 16-7 record into its quarterfinal game against No. 3 Silver Lake (18-3). The game will start at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Manhattan.