The Virginia High School Athletic Association’s Region 2B has announced its playoff brackets for softball, baseball, and the combined boys and girls soccer tournaments, setting the stage for a busy late‑May schedule.
Play begins on May 28, when a slate of opening‑round contests will determine which teams advance to the next stage. In softball, Stuarts Draft secured the second seed and a first‑round bye, entering the tournament with an 11‑win streak in twelve games.
Fort Defiance, seeded fourth, will host Page County at 6 p.m. on May 28, while the winner of that matchup travels to face top‑seeded Central Woodstock on June 2 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Strasburg.
The softball regional championship is slated for June 6, capping a series of games that also feature baseball and soccer pairings across the same geographic area.
Baseball action mirrors the softball format, with Stuarts Draft again hosting Fort Defiance as the fourth seed. The victor of that contest will meet the No. 1 seed, Strasburg, on June 2 at the same venue.
On the soccer side, No. 4 Fort Defiance hosts No. 5 Stuarts Draft at 6:30 p.m. on May 28. The winner moves on to meet top‑seeded Clarke County on June 2 in the semifinals.
Madison County will host No. 6 Page County on May 28, and the winner will journey to No. 2 Strasburg for a semifinal on June 2. The boys soccer championship is scheduled for June 4.
In girls soccer, No. 2 Riverheads will host No. 7 Strasburg at 6 p.m. on May 28. The Riverheads‑Strasburg winner will face the victor of the No. 3 Central Woodstock versus No. 6 Stonewall Jackson matchup on June 2, with the regional title to be decided on June 4.
Key Matchups and Dates
Highlights include a June 2 doubleheader at Sandy Hook Elementary where multiple regional finals will be contested, followed by championship games in softball on June 6 and soccer on June 4. The schedule reflects a compact, high‑stakes postseason that tests the depth of each program.