The IHSAA softball postseason is officially upon us.
Softball sectional tournaments begin this week with some games scheduled for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Sectionals will run until Saturday, May 30, followed by regionals on Tuesday, June 2. Semi-states will be played on Saturday, June 6, and the season will culminate in state championship games at Purdue’s Bittinger Stadium on Friday and Saturday, June 12-13.
Last season, Yorktown was the only East Central Indiana team to bring home a sectional title after winning its fourth in a row. The Tigers went on to lose to Western in a Class 3A regional game. This year, Yorktown enters the postseason ranked as the No. 1 team in Class 3A according to the Softball Coaches Association of Indiana coaches poll.
Here are the full brackets and scores for each IHSAA softball sectional involving East Central Indiana schools:
East Central Indiana softball sectional scores
(ECI teams listed in bold. All times Eastern.)
Class 4A
Sectional 9 at Pendleton Heights
- Game 1: Pendleton Heights vs. Greenfield-Central, Tuesday, May 26, 6 p.m.
- Semifinal 1: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) vs. Anderson, Wednesday, May 27, 5:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 2:Muncie Central vs. Game 1 Winner, Wednesday, May 27, 7 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m.
Class 3A
Sectional 24 at Connersville
- Game 1:Jay County vs. Delta, Tuesday, May 26, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 2:New Castle vs. Hamilton Heights, Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 1:Yorktown vs. Game 1 Winner, Wednesday, May 27, 5:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 2: Connersville vs. Game 2 Winner, Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m.
Class 2A
Sectional 40 at Madison-Grant
- Game 1: Alexandria-Monroe vs. Wapahani, Tuesday, May 26, 5:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 1: Madison-Grant vs. Eastbrook, Thursday, May 28, 5:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 2:Blackford vs. Game 1 Winner, Thursday, May 28, 7 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Saturday, May 30, 6 p.m.
Sectional 44 at Winchester
- Game 1: Centerville vs. Shenandoah, Monday, May 25, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 2: Union County vs. Northeastern, Monday, May 25, 7:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 1:Winchester Community vs. Game 1 Winner, Tuesday, May 26, 5:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 2: Hagerstown vs. Game 2 Winner, Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m.
Class 1A
Sectional 55 at Wes-Del
- Game 1:Wes-Del vs. Southern Wells, Monday, May 25, noon
- Game 2: Northfield vs. Southwood, Monday, May 25, 2:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 1: North Miami vs. Game 1 Winner, Tuesday, May 26, 5:30 p.m.
- Semifinal 2: Tri-Central vs. Game 2 Winner, Wednesday, May 27, 5:30 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Friday, May 29, 5:30 p.m.
Sectional 56 at Monroe Central
- Semifinal 1: Randolph Southern vs. Union City, Monday, May 25, 11 a.m.
- Sectional Championship: Monroe Central vs. Semifinal 1 Winner, Monday, May 25, 2 p.m.
Sectional 57 at Liberty Christian
- Game 1: Indiana School for the Deaf vs. Daleville, Tuesday, May 26, 5 p.m.
- Semifinal 1: Anderson Prep Academy vs. Liberty Christian, Wednesday, May 27, 5 p.m.
- Semifinal 2:Cowan vs. Game 1 Winner, Wednesday, May 27, 7 p.m.
- Sectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, Thursday, May 28, 5 p.m.
Contact Cade Hampton via email at cbhampton@usatodayco.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @CadeHamp10.
This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: IHSAA softball sectionals scoreboard for East Central Indiana