Aplington-Parkersburg, Sumner-Fredericksburg open State Baseball Tournament play today

The high school state baseball tournament began yesterday with Class 2A and 1A games taking place at Merchant’s Park in Carroll and Class 4A and 3A games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

Day one began with quarterfinal games in Class 3A and 1A.

Today, quarterfinal games take place in Class 4A and 2A and a pair of area schools are set to compete in the 2A tournament.

This afternoon at 4:30, Sumner-Fredericksburg plays Wilton, followed by Aplington-Parkersburg against New Hampton at 7.