Area Boys Baseball Sectional Pairings

ihsaaA field of 385 teams and 7,210 student‐athletes will begin play next week as the pairings for the 50th Annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Series were drawn this morning in Indianapolis.

Sectional competition begins Wednesday, May 25, and continues through Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day), with the 64 champions advancing to a four‐team regional on Saturday, June 4.

Two semifinal games will be played early that day at each site with the two winners returning for a championship game that evening. The 16 regional winners will be assigned to four semi‐state sites and play a single game on Saturday, June 11, with the winners moving into their respective state championship game.

This year’s four state championship games, scheduled for Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18, will be played at Victory Field in Indianapolis, home of the Triple‐A franchise Indianapolis Indians.

Class 1A-Sectional 60 @ Shawe Memorial.
Game 1: Wednesday (5-25)-Rising Sun vs. Hauser.
Game 2: Wednesday (5-25)-Shawe Memorial vs. Oldenburg Academy.
Game 3: (Monday  (5-30)-Wednesday’s Winners.
Game 4: Monday  (5-30)-Jac-Cen-Del vs. South Decatur.
Championship: Monday  (5-30)-Monday’s Early Game Winners.

Class 2A-Sectional 45 @ Switzerland County.
Game 1: Wednesday (5-25)-North Decatur vs. South Ripley.
Game 2: Wednesday (5-25)-Switzerland County vs. Austin.
Game 3: Thursday (5-26)-Wednesday’s Winners.
Game 4: Thursday (5-26)-Milan vs. Southwestern (Hanover).
Championship: Monday  (5-30)-Thursday’s Winners.

Class 3A-Sectional 29 @ Madison.
Game 1: Wednesday (5-25)-Madison Consolidated vs. Connersville.
Game 2: Wednesday (5-25)-Greensburg vs. Rushville Consolidated.
Game 3: Thursday (5-26)-Batesville vs. Franklin County.
Game 4: Thursday (5-26)-Lawrenceburg vs. South Dearborn. T
Game 5: Friday (5-27)-Wednesday’s Winners.
Game 6: Friday (5-27)-Thursday’s Winners.
Championship: Monday  (5-30)-Friday’s Winners.

Class 4A-Sectional 14 @ Bloomington South.
Game 1: Wednesday (5-25)-Bloomington South vs. Bloomington North.
Game 2: Wednesday (5-25)-Columbus North vs. Shelbyville.
Game 3: Friday (5-27)-Wednesday’s Winners.
Game 4: Friday (5-27)-East Central vs. Columbus East.
Championship: Monday  (5-30)-Friday’s Winners.

2016 Baseball State Tourney Draw