D-IV sectional baseball top seeds, pairings

Russia defeated Shelby County League rival Fort Loramie in the D-IV regional at Springfield’s Carleton Davidson Stadium last season. FILE PHOTO

Russia defeated Shelby County League rival Fort Loramie in the D-IV regional at Springfield’s Carleton Davidson Stadium last season. FILE PHOTO
Sports
By Marc Pendleton
May 1, 2018
X

The high school baseball sectional tournaments begin Monday, May 7.

The higher seeds host first-round and semifinal games. Sectional finals are at predetermined locations. Those winners advance to district finals on Friday, May 18 for Divisions III and IV and Saturday, May 19 for Divisions I and II. Those times and locations are TBA. All games are at 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

The following are the top three D-IV sectional baseball seeds and bracket pairings.

»RELATED: 3 teams earn baseball, softball No. 1 seeds

Division IV, Dayton 1 & 2: 1. Newton, 2. Tri-County North, 3. Tri-Village.

D-IV, Dayton 3 & 4: 1. Russia, 2. Fort Loramie, 3. Lehman Catholic.

»RELATED: Wayne track and field photo gallery

• Dayton 1 first round, Mon., May 7: Catholic Central at Southeastern; Emmanuel Christian at Middletown Christian.

Semifinals, Wed., May 9: Catholic Central/Southeastern winner at Newton; Emmanuel Christian/Middletown Christian winner at Franklin Monroe.

Final, Wed., May 16: at Duke Park, Troy.

»FACEBOOK: For more high school sports you should like Marc Pendleton

• Dayton 2 first round, Mon., May 7: Cedarville at Legacy Christian.

Semifinals, Wed., May 9: Yellow Springs at Tri-Village; Cedarville/Legacy Christian winner at Tri-County North.

Final, Wed., May 16: at Covington.

»RELATED: Greenville vaulter approaches magic mark

• Dayton 3 first round, Mon., May 7: Fairlawn at Riverside; Covington at Jackson Center.

Semifinals, Wed., May 9: Fairlawn/Riverside winner at Russia; Covington/Jackson Center winner at Lehman Catholic.

Final, Wed., May 16: at Newton.

»RELATED: Greenon sophomore on the fast track

• Dayton 4 first round, Mon., May 7: Ansonia at Botkins; Bradford at Mississinawa Valley.

Semifinals, Wed., May 9: Ansonia/Botkins winner at Fort Loramie; Bradford/Mississinawa Valley winner at Triad.

Final, Wed., May 16: at Sidney.

»RELATED: Wayne OC leaves for Greenon

»TWITTER: You should like @MarcPendleton

In Other News
1
Wright State handed tough loss in battle with Bradley
2
Reds trade for starting pitcher in deal involving India
3
Bengals-Browns Week 16 game flexed out of primetime
4
Caitlin Clark to join Cincinnati bid for 16th National Women’s Soccer...
5
Indiana at Ohio State: What you need to know about Saturday’s Big Ten...

About the Author

Marc Pendleton