Which Lafayette area baseball teams will shine on the biggest stage?
The IHSAA sectional draws were released on Sunday, May 3. Lafayette area programs are expected to make deep runs again, with Clinton Prairie capturing its first regional and making the semi-state final round for the first time in 2025.
Who will step up and deliver at the plate and mound? Here’s a look at the sectional playoff brackets. Action is scheduled to start May 27, with sectional finals on Monday, June 1. Dates and times for games will be announced at a later date.
4A Lafayette Jeff (Loeb Stadium) sectional
- Harrison (10-6) vs. Lafayette Jeff (8-8).
- Kokomo (3-11) vs. McCutcheon (10-6).
- Championship
3A Logansport sectional
- Twin Lakes (9-6) vs. Western (15-1).
- Maconaquah (5-6) vs. West Lafayette (3-11).
- Logansport (9-6) vs. Peru (3-8).
- Northwestern (6-6) vs. Twin Lakes (9-6)/Western (15-1) winner.
- Maconaquah (5-6)/West Lafayette (3-11) winner vs. Logansport (9-6)/Peru (3-8) winner.
- Championship
3A Crawfordsville sectional: Crawfordsville (8-9) vs. Frankfort (10-5).
2A North Montgomery sectional
- Rensselaer Central (3-8) vs. Western Boone (10-6).
- Delphi (13-3) vs. Benton Central (6-10).
- Seeger (5-8) vs. North Montgomery (12-3).
- Central Catholic (12-4) vs. Rensselaer Central (3-8)/Western Boone (10-6) winner.
- Delphi (13-3)/Benton Central (6-10) winner vs. Seeger (5-8)/North Montgomery (12-3) winner.
- Championship
Greencastle sectional: Southmont (3-9) vs. North Putnam (2-12)
1A Bethesda Christian sectionals
- Clinton Central (2-9) vs. Carroll (2-9).
- Frontier (12-2) vs. Clinton Prairie (11-5).
- Clinton Central (2-9)/Carroll (2-9) winner vs. Frontier (12-2)/Clinton Prairie (11-5) winner.
- Rossville (10-4) vs. Bethesda Christian (8-6).
- Championship
1A Tri-County sectional
- West Central (8-4) vs. Pioneer (3-9).
- Caston (13-3) vs. South Newton (3-7).
- North Newton (1-13) vs. Tri-County (4-5).
- North White (1-7) vs. West Central (8-4)/Pioneer (3-9) winner.
- Caston (13-3)/South Newton (3-7) winner vs. North Newton (1-13)/Tri-County (4-5) winner.
- Championship
Riverton Parke sectional
- North Vermillion (3-11) vs. Attica (6-7).
- Fountain Central (4-9) vs. Faith Christian (2-7).
- North Vermillion (3-11)/Attica (6-7) winner vs. Fountain Central (4-9)/Faith Christian (2-7) winner.
- Rossville (10-4) vs. Bethesda Christian (8-6).
- Championship
Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@jconline.com, on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson.
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