Softball Sectionals Set

The 24th annual Indiana state high school softball state tournament kicks off next Monday, May 19. The IHSAA announced the pairings for the tournament, which will feature 371 teams, at the end of last week. Regionals begin on May 31, with state finals on June 6 and 7. Semifinals for Class A will take place at Hamilton Southeastern, Class 2A at North Central, Class 3A at Pike, and Class 4A at Carmel's Cherry Tree Complex. All four championship games will be played at Ben Davis. Here is the rundown for all the Central Indiana schools in sectional competition: Class 4A Sectional 8 at Pendleton Heights Game 1: Pendleton Heights vs. Anderson Game 2: Greenfield-Central vs. Muncie Central Game 3: Connersville vs. Richmond Game 4: New Castle vs. Anderson Highland Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Championship: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 Sectional 9 at Noblesville Game 1: Noblesville vs. Westfield Game 2: Carmel vs. Fishers Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 4: Hamilton Southeastern vs. Zionsville Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Sectional 10 at North Central Game 1: Warren Central vs. Lawrence North Game 2: Lawrence Central vs. North Central Game 3: Broad Ripple vs. Arlington Game 4: Cathedral vs. Winner of Game 1 Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 Sectional 11 at Franklin Central Game 1: Greenwood vs. Perry Meridian Game 2: Southport vs. Franklin Game 3: Center Grove vs. Whiteland Game 4: Franklin Central vs. Winner of Game 1 Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 Sectional 12 at Decatur Central Game 1: Brownsburg vs. Avon Game 2: Decatur Central vs. Ben Davis Game 3: Pike vs. Manual Game 4: Tech vs. Winner of Game 1 Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 Sectional 13 at Martinsville Game 1: Northview vs. Terre Haute South Game 2: Plainfield vs. Terre Haute North Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 4: Mooresville vs. Martinsville Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Class 3A Sectional 25 at Southmont Game 1: Southmont vs. Crawfordsville Game 2: Lebanon vs. North Montgomery Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 4: Danville vs. Western Boone Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Sectional 26 at Roncalli Game 1: Brebeuf vs. Chatard Game 2: Beech Grove vs. Northwest Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 4: Roncalli vs. Howe Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Sectional 27 at Mount Vernon Game 1: Rushville vs. Mount Vernon Game 2: Shelbyville vs. New Palestine Game 3: Hamilton Heights vs. Winner of Game 1 Championship: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 Class 2A Sectional 40 at Eastern (Greentown) Game 1: Eastern (Greentown) vs. Madison-Grant Game 2: Sheridan vs. Taylor Game 3: Guerin Catholic vs. Tipton Game 4: Oak Hill vs. Winner of Game 1 Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 Sectional 41 at Lapel Game 1: Wapahani vs. Elwood Game 2: Frankton vs. Lapel Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 4: Winchester vs. Alexandria Championship: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Sectional 43 at Scecina Game 1: Washington vs. Cardinal Ritter Game 2: Scecina vs. Park Tudor Game 3: Triton Central vs. Indian Creek Game 4: Heritage Christian vs. Winner of Game 1 Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 Sectional 46 at Tri-West Game 1: Covenant Christian vs. Tri-West Game 2: Speedway vs. Cloverdale Game 3: Cascade vs. North Putnam Game 4: South Putnam vs. Monrovia Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 Championship: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 Class A Sectional 59 at Lutheran Game 1: Eminence vs. Tri Game 2: Morristown vs. Lutheran Game 3: Bethesda Christian vs. Winner of Game 1 Championship: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 (For more on the state tournament pairings, including a look at Sectional and Regional locations, continue to visit HSSTM.com or visit IHSAA.org.)