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A field of
385 teams and 7,704 student-athletes will begin play at the end of the month as
the pairings for the 40th Annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Series were
drawn May 18 at the IHSAA office in
Dates and times, meanwhile, were released May 24.
The tournament will begin
with 64 sectionals conducted in four different classes starting Monday, May 29
(Memorial Day), continue through the week, and conclude Saturday, June 3. Because of possible weather postponements
and other conflicts, it is advised to check with the host school for precise
day and time schedules.
champions will advance to a one-game regional contest Tuesday,
June 6, on the home field of the odd-numbered sectional champion (see pairings
below).
eight in each class ���?? will advance to one of eight semistate sites Saturday,
June 10. Semifinal games are set for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., with the two winners
returning for an 8 p.m. championship game with a berth in the state finals on
the line.
scheduled for Saturday, June 17, will return to Victory Field in
Indianapolis after being played in Lafayette a year ago. Prior to last
year,
Victory Field had been the site of the state finals since 1997. The
Class A
state championship game is scheduled for 10 a.m. EDT, with the 2A game
at 1 p.m.
EDT, the 3A game at 4 p.m. EDT, and the 4A game at 8:07 p.m. EDT. The 4A
game
will be televised live on the Indiana Cable Network to systems
throughout the
state.
schools will be making their first appearance in the baseball state
tournament: Bethesda Christian (Sectional 56 at Indianapolis Ritter),
Liberty
Christian (Sectional 54 at Wes-Del), and Trinity Lutheran (Sectional 59
at
Northeast Dubois).
in each class, 4A No. 1 Carmel will host Noblesville in the first round of
Sectional 10; Jasper (3A), host of Sectional 31, drew Washington for its first
game; Hagerstown (2A) will meet Centerville in the semifinals of Sectional 42
at Northeastern; and Lafayette Central Catholic (A) will meet host Carroll
(Flora) in the opening game in Sectional 51.
champions will begin their 2006 tournament trails the following way: Brownsburg
(4A) meets Pike in the Sectional 8 semifinals at Ben Davis; Andrean
(3A) will host the Gary Wallace-Gary
Wirt winner in the Sectional 18 semifinals; North Posey (2A) takes on Tell
City in the first round in Sectional 48 at South Spencer; and Fort Wayne
Blackhawk Christian (A) plays Hamilton in Sectional 53 at Bethany Christian.
The sectional pairings:
Sectional (6 teams)
Mon, 10 am CDT
vs.
Central. Mon, 1 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 4:30 pm CDT
Wed, 4:30 pm CDT
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 4:30 pm CDT
Sectional (6 teams)
11 am CDT
Mon, 2 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Wed, 4:30 pm CDT
Point
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 4:30 pm CDT
Bend
LaPorte vs.
Bend
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 7:30 pm @ Coveleski Stadium
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7:30 pm @ Clay Field
Memorial Sectional (6 teams)
Mon, 11 am
Mon, 1:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Wed, 5 pm
Wed, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm
Wayne
East Noble vs.
Mon, 2 pm
Carroll (
vs. Winner of Game 1. Wed, 6 pm
���?? Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Thurs, 7 pm
Wayne
Mon, 11:30 am
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Mon, 4:30 pm
Fort Wayne North vs.
Snider. Mon, 2 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 4:30 pm
Harrison (
vs. McCutcheon. Mon, 4 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Wed, 5 pm
Wed, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm (Thursday if
Zionsville vs.
vs. Ben Davis. Mon, 2 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
Brownsburg vs. Pike. Tues, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 7 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
Anderson Highland vs.
Central. Mon, 10 am
Mon, 12 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Mon, 7 pm
Mon, 5 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 7 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
Noblesville vs.
Mon, 3 pm
Southeastern. Mon, 5:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
North Central (
Ripple. Tues, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 6 pm
Cathedral Sectional (7 teams)
Manual. Mon, 1 pm
3 pm
vs. Warren Central. Mon, 5 pm
Winner of Game 1. Thurs, 3 pm
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Thurs, 5:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Fri, 5 pm
Grove. Mon, 10 am
1 pm
Perry Meridian vs.
Central. Mon, 4 pm
Franklin Central vs. Winner of Game 1. Wed, 4:30 pm
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Wed, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Fri, 7 pm
Haute
Terre Haute South vs.
Mon, 12 pm
Haute North. Mon, 2:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5 pm
Mooresville vs. Northview. Thurs, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 6 pm
Central. Mon, 12 pm
North. Mon, 3 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5:30 pm
Shelbyville vs.
South. Thurs, 8 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm
Albany
Floyd Central vs.
Lawrence
vs.
3:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 4:30 pm
Thurs, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm
North Sectional (5 teams)
Central. Mon, 1 pm CDT
Castle vs.
Thurs, 4:30 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1. Thurs, 6:30 pm CDT
���?? Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, 7 pm CDT
Sectional (6 teams)
Mon, 3 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 4 pm CDT
Wed, 4 pm CDT
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 4:30 pm CDT
Gary Wallace vs. Gary Wirt. Mon, 10 am CDT
Gary Roosevelt vs.
Andrean vs. Winner of Game 1. Mon, 4 pm CDT
���?? Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Thurs, 4:30 pm CDT
Sectional (6 teams)
Mon, 5:30 pm
Culver Academies vs. Knox. Mon, 7:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5:30 pm
Mishawaka Marian vs. South Bend St. Joseph���?�s. Thurs, 3 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7:30 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
Northridge vs.
Mon, 11 am
Noble. Mon, 2 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Wed, 5 pm
NorthWood vs. Wawasee. Wed, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 12 pm
teams)
Norwell vs.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 5 pm
Wayne Concordia Lutheran. Mon, 11 am
Wayne
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5 pm
Leo vs. Bellmont. Thurs, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm
Central Sectional (6 teams)
Lafayette
Maconaquah. Mon, 4:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 4:30 pm
vs. Western. Tues, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 6 pm
vs. Elwood. Mon, 5 pm
Mississinewa vs. Tipton. Mon, 7:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 5 pm
Blackford vs. Delta. Fri, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
vs. Greencastle. Mon, 1:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5 pm
vs.
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm
Crawfordsville vs. Brebeuf. Mon, 1 pm
Western Boone vs.
Mon, 3:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Wed, 5 pm
Southmont. Wed, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7:30 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
New
(Fortville) vs.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Wed, 4:30 pm
vs.
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 7 pm
Whiteland. Mon, 1 pm
Mon, 3:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5 pm
Beech Grove vs. Roncalli. Thurs, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 6 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
Rushville vs. Batesville. Mon, 4:30 pm
South Dearborn vs.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 4:30 pm
Thurs, 7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 11 am
Scottsburg vs.
Corydon vs. Silver Creek. Mon, 7 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
Tues, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 6 pm
Gibson Southern vs.
CDT
Jasper vs.
Mon, 3:30 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5:30 pm CDT
Pike Central vs.
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7:30 pm CDT
Boonville. Mon, 11 am CDT
(Posey). Mon, 1:30 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Thurs, 5 pm CDT
Heritage Hills. Thurs, 7:30 pm CDT
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 6 pm CDT
vs. Boone Grove. Wed, 4:30 pm CDT
Wheeler vs.
Noll. Thurs, 4:30 pm CDT
Winner of Game 1. Thurs, follows Game 2
���?? Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, 4:30 pm CDT
Sectional (5 teams)
Rensselaer vs.
Mon, 11 am CDT
Winamac vs. North Judson. Mon, 2 pm CDT
���?? Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Thurs, 5 pm CDT
Glenn vs.
Mon, 5 pm
Westview vs. LaVille. Follows Game 1
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
Game 3
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 5 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
1 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
Central Noble vs. Eastside. Tues, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 6 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
Bluffton vs. Woodlan. Mon, 10 am
Heritage vs.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 5 pm
Southwood vs.
Mon, 12 pm
2:30 pm
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
7:30 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Thurs, 7:30 pm
Sectional (6 teams)
Fountain Central. Mon, 1 pm
North Montgomery vs.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Tues, 5 pm
Seeger vs.
Tues, 7 pm
���?? Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, 7 pm
Oak Hill vs. Ea