For the 35th consecutive year, the pairings for the IHSAA Softball State Tournament were announced this evening and 373 teams placed into sectional brackets.
Sectional action runs May 20‐25 with the 64 survivors moving 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, scheduled for Saturday, June 8, will be played at Purdue University’s Bittinger Stadium in West Lafayette for the second year.
Host schools will announce playing schedules in the days to come which will then be added to the online brackets at
MaxPreps.com.
Area Sectional Pairings.
Class 1A-Sectional 60 @ Rising Sun.
G1: South Decatur vs. Jac‐Cen‐Del.
G2: Oldenburg Academy vs. Rising Sun.
G3: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
G4: Hauser vs. North Decatur.
Championship: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Class 2A-Sectional 45 @ Switzerland County.
G1: South Ripley vs. Switzerland County.
G2: Southwestern (Hanover) vs. Austin.
G3: Milan vs. G1 winner.
Championship: G2 winner vs. G3 winner.
Class 3A-Sectional 29 @ Madison Consolidated.
G1: Greensburg vs. Madison Consolidated.
G2: Batesville vs. Lawrenceburg.
G3: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
G4: South Dearborn vs. Franklin County.
Championship: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Class 4A-Sectional 14. Bloomington South.
G1: Shelbyville vs. Bloomington South.
G2: East Central vs. Columbus North.
G3: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
G4: Bloomington North vs. Columbus East.
Championship: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.