Springfield high school baseball Class 1-4 districts preview: Top players, predictions

Missouri high school baseball district postseason play begins this week with championships taking place early next for Classes 1-4.

Updated schedules and brackets can be found on MSHSAA.org.

Here are our predictions and players to watch for each Springfield area district.

Class 1, District 4

No. 1 seed: Norwood

Darkhorse: Dora

Championship game: Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Dora

Player to watch: Cooper Vaughan, Norwood

Prediction: Norwood over Dora

Class 1, District 5

No. 1 seed: Billings

Darkhorse: Exeter

Championship game: Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Hurley

Player to watch: Grant Heimer, Billings

Prediction: Billings over Exeter

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Class 1, District 6

No. 1 seed: Lockwood

Darkhorse: Dadeville

Championship game: Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Dadeville

Player to watch: Izaac Taylor, Lockwood

Prediction: Lockwood over Dadeville

Class 2, District 10

No. 1 seed: Mansfield

Darkhorse: Bakersfield

Championship game: Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Mansfield

Player to watch: Judd Watterson, Mansfield

Prediction: Mansfield over Bakersfield

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Class 2, District 11

No. 1 seed: New Covenant

Darkhorse: Galena

Championship game: Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Blue Eye

Player to watch: Nate Martin, New Covenant

Prediction: New Covenant over Galena

Class 2, District 12

No. 1 seed: Marionville

Darkhorse: Purdy

Championship game: Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Miller

Player to watch: Garrett Grimm, Marionville

Prediction: Marionville over Purdy

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Class 2, District 13

No. 1 seed: Marion C. Early

Darkhorse: Ash Grove

Championship game: Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Skyline

Player to watch: Bryce Davis, Ash Grove

Prediction: Ash Grove over Marion C. Early

Class 3, District 11

No. 1 seed: Forsyth

Darkhorse: Strafford, Fair Grove

Championship game: Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Strafford

Player to watch: Tristan Hunter, Forsyth

Prediction: Forsyth over Fair Grove

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Class 4, District 10

No. 1 seed: Logan-Rogersville

Darkhorse: Clever

Championship game: Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Rogersville

Player to watch: Ross Lawrence, Logan-Rogersville

Prediction: Logan-Rogersville over Clever

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Class 4, District 11

No. 1 seed: Monett

Darkhorse: Mount Vernon

Championship game: Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Seneca

Player to watch: Aidan Clapper, Monett

Prediction: Monett over Seneca

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