By Sam Staff/Sports Writer

Seven “Southern Six” prep baseball teams are one series win away from playing in five different South State championship series.

Here’s the updated schedule for all seven classifications as the South State semifinal rounds begin Thursday:

Second Round

CLASS 7A

Thursday

Game 1

Petal at Gulfport, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Northwest Rankin, 7 p.m.

Starkville at Oxford, 7 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

Germantown at Lewisburg, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Lewisburg at Germantown, 7 p.m.

Oxford at Starkville, 7 p.m.

Northwest Rankin at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Gulfport at Petal, 7 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

Germantown at Lewisburg, 7 p.m.

Starkville at Oxford, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Northwest Rankin, 7 p.m.

Petal at Gulfport, 7 p.m.

CLASS 6A

Thursday

Game 1

Hancock at George County, 7 p.m.

Ridgeland at Saltillo, 6 p.m.

Grenada at Warren Central, 6:30 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

West Jones at Pearl River Central, 7 p.m.

Game 2

George County at Hancock, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Saltillo at Ridgeland, 6 p.m.

Warren Central at Grenada, 7 p.m.

Pearl River Central at West Jones, 7 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

Ridgeland at Saltillo, 6 p.m.

Grenada at Warren Central, 6 p.m.

Hancock at George County, 7 p.m.

West Jones at Pearl River Central, 7 p.m.

CLASS 5A

Thursday

Game 1

New Hope at Caledonia, 7 p.m.

Pontotoc at Lafayette, 7 p.m.

South Jones at Northeast Jones, 7 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

Purvis at Sumrall, 7 p.m.

Game 2

Northeast Jones at South Jones, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Caledonia at New Hope, 7 p.m.

Lafayette at Pontotoc, 7 p.m.

Sumrall at Purvis, 7 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

New Hope at Caledonia, 7 p.m.

Pontotoc at Lafayette, 7 p.m.

Purvis at Sumrall, 7 p.m.

South Jones at Northeast Jones, 7 p.m.

Third Round

CLASS 4A

Thursday

Game 1

Greene County at Poplarville, 6 p.m.

Forrest Co. AHS at West Lauderdale, 7 p.m.

North Pontotoc at Kosciusko, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

Mooreville at Corinth, 7 p.m.

Game 2

Kosciusko at North Pontotoc, 7 p.m.

West Lauderdale at Forrest Co. AHS, 7 p.m.

Poplarville at Greene County, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Corinth at Mooreville, 7 p.m.

Game 3, if necessary

North Pontotoc at Kosciusko, 6 p.m.      

Forrest Co. AHS at West Lauderdale, 1 p.m.

Greene County at Poplarville, 6 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

Mooreville at Corinth, 7 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Thursday

Game 1

Choctaw County at Kossuth, 7 p.m.

Booneville at Nettleton, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

St. Stanislaus at West Marion, 7 p.m.

Pisgah at PCS, 7 p.m.

Game 2

Kossuth at Choctaw County, 6 p.m.

Nettleton at Booneville, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

West Marion at St. Stanislaus, 7 p.m.

PCS at Pisgah, 7 p.m.

Game 3, if necessary

Choctaw County at Kossuth, 2 p.m.

Booneville at Nettleton, 2 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

St. Stanislaus at West Marion, 7 p.m.

Pisgah at PCS, 7 p.m.

CLASS 2A

Thursday

Game 1

East Union at Hamilton, 6 p.m.

New Site at East Webster, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

Clarkdale at Puckett, 7 p.m.

Mize at Lake, 6 p.m.

Game 2

Hamilton at East Union, 6 p.m.

East Webster at New Site, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Puckett at Clarkdale, 7 p.m.

Lake at Mize, 2:30 p.m.

Monday

Game 3, if necessary

East Union at Hamilton, 6 p.m.

New Site at East Webster, 6 p.m.

Clarkdale at Puckett, 7 p.m.

Mize at Lake, 6 p.m.

CLASS 1A

Thursday

Game 1

Taylorsville at Resurrection, 6 p.m.

Vardaman at Tupelo Christian, 6 p.m.

Friday

Game 1

West Union at Pine Grove, 6 p.m.

Stringer at Bogue Chitto, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Game 2

Pine Grove at West Union, 3 p.m.

Tupelo Christian at Vardaman, 1 p.m.

Resurrection at Taylorsville, 6 p.m.

Bogue Chitto at Stringer, 7 p.m.