IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Pairings Announced

The state tournament begins May 26.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - A field of 379 teams will compete in the 54th annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament. 

Sectional competition will begin Wednesday, May 26 and continues through Monday, May 31. Sixty-four champions will advance to the regional round on Saturday, June 5. 

Semi-states will be played on June 12. 

This year’s State Championship games will be played in a doubleheader format on Monday, June 21 and Tuesday, June 22, three days later than the traditional weekend slot due to Indians home games.

Sectional matchups for area teams can be seen below. 

 

Sectional 14 at Bloomington North (6)

G1: East Central vs. Columbus North.

G2: Shelbyville vs. Columbus East.

G3: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.

G4: Bloomington South vs. Bloomington North.

Championship: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.

 

Sectional 29 at Lawrenceburg (7)

G1: South Dearborn vs. Batesville.

G2: Greensburg vs. Connersville.

G3: Rushville Consolidated vs. Lawrenceburg.

G4: Franklin County vs. G1 winner.

G5: G2 winner vs. G3 winner.

Championship: G4 winner vs. G5 winner.

 

Sectional 45 at South Ripley (6)

G1: Switzerland County vs. Milan.

G2: North Decatur vs. South Ripley.

G3: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.

G4: South Decatur vs. Southwestern (Hanover).

Championship: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.

 

Sectional 60 at Jac-Cen-Del (5)

G1: Oldenburg Academy vs. Trinity Lutheran.

G2: Jac-Cen-Del vs. Rising Sun.

G3: Hauser vs. G1 winner.

Championship: G2 winner vs. G3 winner.

 

See the full IHSAA Baseball State Tournament draw at Microsoft Word - 050221.BaseballPairings.docx (ihsaa.org)

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