The IHSA announced the 3a/4a baseball and softball regional pairings for games that will be played starting Monday, May 26.
The Salem Lady Wildcats will be the top seed in their sectional at 18-2 on the season and will be a regional host. That tournament will begin Tuesday, May 27 with the Lady Wildcats opening with Olney in one semifinal. Mt Vernon and Freeburg will play in the other semifinal with the championship on Saturday, May 31st. The winner of the Salem Regional will advance to the Triad Sectional.
Centralia is also a regional host with the Annies opening as the 2 seed and will play East St Louis with Triad and Highland in the other semi. Also feeding into Triad is Marion Regional that will see Marion taking on Herrin and Effingham playing Carbondale. The Mascoutah Regional with Waterloo and Cahokia in one semifinal and Civic Memorial and Mascoutah in the other.
In baseball action, Salem is the 5th seed and will open up as the regional host on Thursday, May 29th against 4th seed Mattoon. The play-in game will see Olney at Charleston with that winner playing top-seed Effingham on the 28th. The winner will advance to the Triad Sectional.
Centralia is the 3 seed and a regional host and will open with #6 Mt Vernon on May 28th. It will follow Marion taking on the winner of Herrin and Carbondale.
