IHSAA Releases Sectional Pairings for Softball State Tournament

A total of 373 teams will compete across four classifications.

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INDIANAPOLIS – There are 373 teams but only four will be crowned state champions.

Sectional pairings for the 38th IHSAA Softball State Tournament were announced on Sunday evening.

Teams by class:

• 4A: 96
• 3A: 95
• 2A: 95
• 1A: 87

Sectional week runs May 22-27 with 64 survivors moving into a one-game regional round on Tuesday, May 30.

Four-team semi-states will be played on Saturday, June 3, followed by four state championship games on June 9-10 at Purdue University’s Bittinger Stadium in West Lafayette.

About the Draw

To conduct the random drawing for the softball state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in a given sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A motorized fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in game one with the second ball representing the home team Page 2 of 9 in game one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in game two and the fourth ball the home team in game two. That same method is followed through all 64 sectionals and eight semi-states.

Sectionals featuring local teams are listed below. See the full draw here.

Class 4A Sectional 14 at Columbus North

G1: East Central vs. Shelbyville
G2: Columbus North vs. Columbus East
G3: Franklin Community vs. G1 Winner
G4: Floyd Central vs. G2 Winner
Championship: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Connersville

G1: South Dearborn vs. Franklin County
G2: Lawrenceburg vs. Connersville
G3: Rushville vs. Greensburg
G4: Batesville vs. G1 Winner
G5: G2 Winner vs. G3 Winner
Championship: G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Brownstown Central

G1: Southwestern (Hanover) vs. Milan
G2: Switzerland County vs. Hauser
G3: Brownstown Central vs. Brown County
G4: South Ripley vs. G1 Winner
G5: G2 Winner vs. G3 Winner
Championship: G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner

Class 1A Sectional 60 at North Decatur

G1: Jac-Cen-Del vs. South Decatur
G2: Oldenburg Academy vs. North Decatur
G3: Southwestern (Shelbyville) vs. G1 Winner
G4: Waldron vs. G2 Winner
Championship: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Class 1A Sectional 62 at Rising Sun

G1: Shawe Memorial vs. Henryville
G2: New Washington vs. Rising Sun
G3: Trinity Lutheran vs. G1 Winner
G4: Crothersville vs. G2 Winner
Championship: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner