Ask Jake Mayers to describe his career at Hanover High, and he’ll tell you that it was a learning experience. For all his accomplishments, Mayers is just as happy to talk about the standards the Hawks established for the program.

First team Pitchers: Daniel King, Stafford; Jake Mayers, Hanover. Catcher: Blake Boyce, First Colonial. 1B: Eric Payne, McLean. 2B: Kyle Toulouse, Yorktown. 3B: Joey Cujas, Manchester. SS: Chris Taylor, Frank Cox. Outfielders: Erickson Keeton, Nansemond River; Vince Coles, Albemarle; Bryn Renner, West Springfield. Utility: R.C. Orlan, Deep Run; Johnny Bladel, Stone Bridge. DH: James Feldman, GW-Danville.

Soon after seeing the rainy weather forecast for this week, Hanover High baseball coach Charlie Dragum formulated a different pitching strategy for the state Group AAA tournament. Ace right-hander Jake Mayers threw a four-hitter in a 4-0 quarterfinal victory over Lake Braddock on Tuesday. Had his team played its semifinal game against Frank Cox yesterday as scheduled, Dragum would have used his No.2 starter, left-hander Tyler Kane (3-0).

Teams in baseball, softball, girls soccer and boys soccer begin high school playoffs today.

Quarterfinals: Top bracket, Cosby (13-8) at Mills Godwin (17-4), 7 p.m.; Matoaca (18-4) at Hanover (19-1), 7; Lower bracket, Deep Run (12-8) at Manchester (18-2), 5; Lee-Davis (15-5) at Thomas Dale (16-4), 5
  S emifinals: Thursday at RF&P Park in Glen Allen, 5 and 7:30 p.m.
  F inal: Friday at RF&P Park, 7 p.m.