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Yesterday, the IHSAA Executive Committee approved the sectional assignments in baseball and softball for the next two school years. Listed below are the baseball sectional assignments.

The Executive Committee accepted the recommendations of the realignment committee which determined the sectional groups for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

The committee of 12 individuals met last spring to determine the four class sports including baseball and softball consisting of school administrators representing each IHSAA district and class were constructed to realign the sports.

Host sites for the next two years will be determined by athletic administrators in each sectional this fall and forwarded to the IHSAA for state tournament planning.


IHSAA Baseball Sectional Assignments

for 2024-25, 2025-26

Class 4A

1. (5): Crown Point, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Lake Central, Munster

2. (5): Chesterton, Hobart, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso

3. (6): LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley

4. (5): Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Warsaw Community

5. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider

6. (4): Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North

7. (4): Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon

8. (6): Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville

9. (6): Anderson, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Pendleton Heights, Richmond

10. (5): Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Warren Central

11. (5): Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Pike, Plainfield

12. (6): Center Grove, Decatur Central, Franklin Central, Mooresville, Perry Meridian, Southport

13. (5): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Martinsville, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo

14. (5): Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin Community, Whiteland Community

15. (6): Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Seymour, Silver Creek

16. (4): Castle, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North

Class 3A

17. (6): Calumet, East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Highland

18. (6): Andrean, Hanover Central, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, River Forest

19. (7): Culver Academies, Glenn, Mishawaka Marian, New Prairie, Plymouth, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington

20. (6): Columbia City, Fairfield, NorthWood, Tippecanoe Valley, Wawasee, West Noble

21. (7): Angola, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Leo

22. (6): Bellmont, Heritage, Marion, Mississinewa, New Haven, Norwell

23. (7): Logansport, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western

24. (6): Connersville, Delta, Hamilton Heights, Jay County, New Castle, Yorktown

25. (7): Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Crawfordsville, Danville Community, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon, Tri-West Hendricks

26. (6): Herron, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Purdue Polytechnic – Downtown

27. (6): Cascade, Edgewood, Indianapolis George Washington Community, Northview, Owen Valley, Speedway

28. (7): Beech Grove, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, New Palestine, Roncalli, Rushville Consolidated, Shelbyville

29. (6): Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn

30. (5): Charlestown, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Scottsburg

31. (6): Gibson Southern, Jasper, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington

32. (6): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Heritage Hills, Mt. Vernon

Class 2A

33. (6): 21st Century Charter - Gary, Boone Grove, Hebron, Lake Station Edison, Wheeler, Whiting

34. (6): Bremen, Career Academy, Jimtown, Knox, LaVille, Winamac Community

35. (6): Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, Westview

36. (6): Adams Central, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Adams, Whitko, Woodlan

37. (7): Benton Central, Delphi Community, Lafayette Central Catholic, North Montgomery, Rensselaer Central, Seeger, Western Boone

38. (6): Eastern (Greentown), Lewis Cass, Manchester, Oak Hill, Rochester Community, Wabash

39. (6): Elwood Community, Frankton, Lapel, Sheridan, Taylor, Tipton

40. (6): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Muncie Burris, Wapahani

41. (6): Greencastle, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Southmont

42. (6): Covenant Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Monrovia, Park Tudor, Riverside, University

43. (6): Christel House, Eastern Hancock, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Triton Central

44. (6): Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Union County, Winchester Community

45. (6): Austin, Brown County, Brownstown Central, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

46. (7): Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell, Paoli, Providence, Salem

47. (7): Barr-Reeve, Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Knox, South Knox, Sullivan, West Vigo

48. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, Perry Central, Pike Central, South Spencer, Tell City

Class 1A

49. (8): Bowman Leadership Academy, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, Kouts, Marquette Catholic, Morgan Township, Tri-Township, Washington Township, Westville

50. (8): Caston, DeMotte Christian, North Newton, North White, Pioneer, South Newton, Tri-County, West Central

51. (7): Argos, Culver Community, Elkhart Christian Academy, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Triton

52. (6): Bethany Christian, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakewood Park Christian

53. (6): Attica, Covington, Faith Christian, Fountain Central, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke

54. (7): Bethesda Christian, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frontier, Rossville, Traders Point Christian

55. (8): Cowan, Daleville, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Tri-Central, Wes-Del

56. (6): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Monroe Central, Randolph Southern, Seton Catholic, Union City

57. (5): Anderson Preparatory Academy, Indiana School for the Deaf, Liberty Christian, Purdue Polytechnic – Broad Ripple, Tindley

58. (5): Eminence, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Metropolitan, Providence Cristo Rey

59. (8): Edinburgh, Knightstown, Morristown, North Decatur, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Tri, Waldron

60. (8): Crothersville, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, Trinity Lutheran

61. (7): Bloomfield, Clay City, Cloverdale, Dugger Union, North Central (Farmersburg), Shakamak, White River Valley

62. (5): Loogootee, North Daviess, Orleans, Shoals, Vincennes Rivet

63. (8): Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Henryville, Lanesville, New Washington, Rock Creek Academy, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington

64. (6): Cannelton, Evansville Christian, Northeast Dubois, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Wood Memorial

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