STEUBENVILLE – The field is set, and now it is time to play the games.

Six local baseball teams earned spots in the annual OVAC Tournament. The top four teams in each of the five classes earn spots in the conference tournament. The final standings and tournament pairings were officially announced Saturday morning.

All 10 semifinals are scheduled to be played today with the finals being held Friday out at Mazeroski Field in Cadiz and Saturday out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex.

Big Red (11-4) is the lone local representative in Class 5A. Big Red finished third in the standings behind top-seed Morgantown and No. 2 seed John Marshall. Wheeling Park is the No. 4 seed. Big Red is scheduled to take on John Marshall in the semifinals in Glen Dale, while the Mohigans will play the Patriots at home in Morgantown.

Big Red defeated John Marshall, 7-3, March 31 on the road, while also losing to Wheeling Park, 11-0, in six innings April 15 up at the Crimson Center. Big Red has not played the Mohigans this season.

Big Red defeated Harrison Central, 5-3, Friday evening in their final game heading into the tournament.

“Like poker, all they wanted was a chip and a chair,” first-year Big Red head coach Justin Banks said Friday about his team qualifying for the tournament. “All they wanted was a chance, and now they’ve got it.”

Morgantown defeated Wheeling Park in the tournament final last year out at Mazeroski Field. Big Red did not qualify for last season’s tournament.

Brooke (8-15-1) did not qualify for the tournament this season.

A trio of teams made the cut in Class 4A. Leading the way in the class is No. 1 seed Indian Creek (13-2). Edison (10-4) ended up as the No. 2 seed, while Harrison Central (11-5) finished in the fourth spot. Linsly rounds out the field as the No. 3 seed.

The Huskies were in the No. 3 spot going into last week’s game, however, the Cadets jumped the Huskies following Harrison Central’s loss to Big Red.

“We are not going to Edison,” Harrison Central head coach Mike Valesko said Friday. “Linsly jumped us. We had to win this game to go to Edison. We will have to wait and see if we go to Indian Creek or someplace else.”

Edison entered last week in the No. 2 spot, and the Wildcats were able to stay there.

In the semifinals, the Redskins are scheduled to play the Huskies up at Muth Field, while the Wildcats will take on the Cadets out at Edison. Indian Creek shut out Harrison Central, 10-0, in six innings April 15th at home. The Redskins then defeated the Huskies, 5-1, two days later in Cadiz. Indian Creek defeated Edison, 11-1, in five innings last Monday on the road.

Edison and Harrison Central are not scheduled to play each other during the regular season, and none of the three local teams have played or were scheduled to play Linsly this season.

St. Clairsville defeated Indian Creek, 10-4, in the tournament final last season in Richmond. The Redskins defeated the Huskies in the semifinals, while the Red Devils defeated the Wildcats.

Locally, Weir (10-12), Oak Glen (8-13) and Buckeye Local (3-12) did not qualify for the tournament.

There are no local teams in Class 3A. Barnesville (11-3) ended up as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The boys from Belmont County are followed in the standings by No. 2 seed Fort Frye, No. 3 seed Wheeling Central and No. 4 seed Martins Ferry.

The Shamrocks will take on the Purple Riders at home in the semifinals, while the Cadets will play hosts to the Maroon Knights.

Wheeling Central captured the tournament last season by defeating Martins Ferry at Mazeroski Field.

Toronto (13-2) is the lone local team in the tournament in Class 2A, and the Red Knights are the No. 1 seed in the class. The boys from the Gem City are followed in the standings by No. 2 seed Caldwell, No. 3 seed River and No. 4 seed Shadyside.

The Red Knights will play the Tigers in the semifinals at 5 p.m. at the Knights Baseball Complex, while the Redskins will take on the Pilots at home.

Toronto has not played Shadyside or Caldwell this season, however, the boys from Jefferson County defeated the Pilots, 10-2, April 16 at home. River has defeated Shadyside twice by scores of 5-3 this season, and the Redskins defeated the Tigers, 5-4, last Monday at home. The Redskins and Pilots have split their two meetings this season. River defeated Caldwell, 2-1, April 6 at home, while the Redskins defeated the Pilots, 5-3, Wednesday at home in the rematch.

Toronto defeated Caldwell, 4-3, in the final last season out at Edison. The Redskins advanced to the finals by defeating the Tigers, 1-0, in the semifinals at home. Toronto shut out No. 3 seed East Palestine, 10-0, in the semifinals to advanced to the title tilt.

Locally, Catholic Central (3-9) did not qualify for the tournament.

Madonna (6-7) is the only local team in Class 1A. The Blue Dons earned the No. 2 seed this season. Cameron is the No. 1 seed this season, Trinity Christian is the No. 3 seed and Frontier finished as the No. 4 seed.

The Blue Dons will play the Warriors in the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. at Bowman Field, while the Dragons will take on the Cougars at home in the other semifinal.

Madonna opened the season with a 10-6 win against Trinity Christian March 25 on the road, and the Blue Dons and Warriors are currently scheduled to meet again May 7 in Weirton.

Madonna has not played Cameron, but the Blue Dons are slated to take on the Dragons, May 11 on the road. The boys from Hancock County have not played and are not scheduled to play the Cougars during the regular season. The Dragons have defeated the Cougars twice this season winning 12-9 April 8 and 10-7 April 18. Cameron defeated Trinity Christian, 11-1, last Monday at home, and the two teams are scheduled to play again May 4 with the Dragons visiting the Warriors. Trinity Christian and Frontier have not played this season, and the two teams are not scheduled to meet during the regular season.

Madonna defeated Cameron, 3-2, in the tournament final last season out at Edison. The Blue Dons defeated the Warriors, 17-1, in the semifinals last season at home to advance to the final, while Cameron knocked off Conotton Valley, 9-3, on the road to advance.

The order of the tournament finals will be determined by Baseball Commissioner Bill Beattie.