A field of 388 teams and 7,244 student-athletes will begin play next week as the pairings for the 45th Annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Series were drawn in Indianapolis.
Sectional competition begins Thursday, May 26, and continues through Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day), with the 64 champions advancing to a four-team regional on Saturday, June 4. Two semifinal games will be played early that day at each site with the two winners returning for a championship game that evening. The 16 regional winners will be assigned to four semi-state sites and play a single game on Saturday, June 11, with the winners moving into their respective state championship games.
This year’s four state championship games, scheduled for Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18, will be played at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Valparaiso will be playing in the Class 4A-2 Sectional with LaPorte, Crown Point, Chesterton, Michigan City, Portage, Merrillville and their first-round opponent, Hobart. If the Vikings advance, they will play the winner of the Portage - Merrillville game, and the winner will advance to the Sectional Championship.