Prep Baseball Postseason Paths Set
The Warsaw baseball team will have a short route to try and earn a sectional championship.
The Tigers drew a first-round bye for the start of postseason play.
The IHSAA conducted the pairings for the 48th annual state tournament series this morning in Indianapolis.
Warsaw will play Northern Lakes Conference foe Northridge in the semifinal bye game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional on May 31.
The Tigers sit at 9-13 on the season after dropping a 5-3 final to NLC foe Concord at home Monday night. Warsaw has lost eight of its last nine games.
Warsaw defeatd Northridge 2-1 at home on April 30. The Raiders then blanked the Tigers 10-0 in Middlebury on May 16.
Elkhart Central is the defending champion at Memorial. The Blue Blazers win on to win the Class 4-A state title in 2013, but lost a ton of seniors and are a dismal 3-16 this spring.
Wawasee jumps right into the fray in the Class 3-A Whitko Sectional. The Warriors, who beat Goshen Monday night, play West Noble in the opener of the seven-team field at Whitko on May 28. Wawasee is 8-13 on the season.
NorthWood, which currently boasts a 15-5 mark, is the defending champion. The Panthers play Tippecanoe Valley, who are led by Purdue recruit Tanner Andrews, in a first-round game at Whitko on May 29.
Triton will face South Central in the Class 1-A Culver Sectional. The hosts, who are the defending champions, drew Argos in the semifinal bye game.
Sectional championship games are scheduled for June 2. Four-team regionals are June 7 with area hosts being LaPorte in Class 4-A, Bellmont in Class 3-A and Caston in Class 1-A.
Semistates are slated for June 14 with the northern hosts being Kokomo and Plymouth. The State Finals are June 20-21 at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Class 4-A
At Elkhart Memorial
May 29: 5 p.m.: Elkhart Memorial vs. Goshen
May 29: 8 p.m.: Elkhart Central vs. Concord
May 31: 10 a.m.: Memorial-Goshen winner vs. Central-Concord winner
May 31: 1 p.m.: Northridge vs. Warsaw
June 2: 6 p.m.: Championship
Class 3-A
At Whitko
May 28: 5:30 p.m.: Wawasee vs. West Noble
May 29: 5:30 p.m.: Tippecanoe Valley vs. NorthWood
May 30: 5:30 p.m.: Lakeland vs. Whitko
May 31: 11 a.m.: Fairfield vs. Wawasee-W. Noble winner
May 31: 1:30 p.m.: Valley-NorthWood winner vs. Lakeland-Whitko winner
June 2: 5:30 p.m.: Championship
Class 1-A
At Culver
May 28: 5:30 p.m.: LaCrosse vs. Oregon-Davis
May 29: 5:30 p.m.: South Central vs. Triton
May 31: 10:30 a.m.: LaCrosse-OD winner vs. S. Central-Triton winner
May 31: 12:30 p.m.: Argos vs. Culver
June 2: 5:30 p.m.: Championship