IHSAA Softball State Tournament Starts May 20, Sectional Pairings Revealed

A field of 372 teams will compete across four classifications.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Sectional pairings for the 39th annual IHSAA Softball State Tournament were announced on Sunday evening.

A field of 372 teams will be narrowed to 64 teams following the sectional round which runs May 20-25.

Survivors will move into a one-game regional round on Tuesday, May 28 and the four-team semi-states on Saturday, June 1.

The four state championship games will be played June 7-8 at Purdue University’s Bittinger Stadium.

Breakdown by Class: 96 in 4A; 96 in 3A; 94 in 2A; 86 in 1A.

Total No. of Games: 368 games in 20 days.

Last Year’s State Champions

4A: Penn (vs. Concord in Sectional 4 at Northridge).
3A: New Prairie (vs. South Bend Riley in Sectional 19 at Mishawaka Marian).
2A: North Posey (vs. South Spencer-Perry Central winner in Sectional 48 at Forest Park).
1A: Tecumseh (vs. Wood Memorial in Sectional 64 at Northeast Dubois).

Local Sectional Pairings

Class 4A Sectional 14 at Columbus East

G1: Columbus East vs. Franklin Community
G2: Columbus North vs. Shelbyville
G3: Whiteland Community vs. G1 winner
G4: East Central vs. G2 winner
Championship: G3 winner vs. G4 winner

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Rushville

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

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Milan

G1: Southwestern (Hanover) vs. Brownstown Central
G2: Hauser vs. Switzerland County
G3: Brown County vs. Milan
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. Waldron
G2: North Decatur vs. South Decatur
G3: Oldenburg vs. G1 winner
Championship: G2 winner vs. G3 winner

Class 1A Sectional 62 at New Washington

G1: New Washington vs. Henryville
G2: Rising Sun vs. Trinity Lutheran
G3: Crothersville vs. G1 winner
Championship: G2 winner vs. G3 winner