Dover heads east for Class B baseball regional

Dover learned its playoff fate for its Class B baseball regional and a road trip is in order this week.

The Longhorns will take part in a four-team regional at Varnum beginning Thursday.

The Longhorns will play the fourth-ranked host team in the opening game at 2 p.m. Friday.

The double-elimination bracket will send two teams to next week’s state tournament.

Also taking part are No. 5 Whitesboro and 11th ranked Moss. Those teams square off at 4 p.m.

Dover enters with a 12- 10 record. The Longhorns swept Cimarron in a district last week.

They’ve won three straight games and four of their last five.

Varnum is 19-8 while Whitesboro boasts a 25-6 record. Moss is 15-8.

Following is a complete schedule for the tournament:

Thursday

Game 1 - Varnum vs.

Dover, 2 p.m.

Game 2 - Whitesboro vs. Moss, 4 p.m.

Game 3 - Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, 6 p.m. (Winner advances to state)

Friday

Game 4 - Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 2 p.m.

Game 5 - Winner 4 vs. Loser 3, 4 p.m. (Winner advances to state)