One of just 16 Class 2A teams still playing baseball, the White River High Hornets kick off their state tournament experience Saturday morning.

The Hornets (19-4 overall) will take on highly-regarded Tumwater at 10 a.m. on the campus of W.F. West High School in Chehalis. It’s a loser-out contest, with the winner scheduled to play either Klahowya or Centralia later in the day. The winner of the second game advances to the Final Four while the loser goes home for the season.

The Final Four will square off May 30-31 at Yakima County Stadium.

The Hornets earned their state berth May 14 with a 4-2 victory over Klahowya in the West Central District tournament. White River then moved to the district finals Saturday with an 11-3 victory over North Kitsap. In the tourney finale, the Hornets fell 2-1 to Sumner High. Of White River’s four losses this season, three have been to the Spartans.