High school baseball 2026 playoff schedule for the Springfield area

When the Illinois High School Association released the baseball postseason schedule on Wednesday, five different teams in The State Journal-Register’s coverage area were top seeds, while five more got No. 2 seeds.  

In Class 1A, Jacksonville Routt, Mount Pulaski, and Pawnee all enter the postseason with No. 1 seeds, while Pleasant Plains (2A) and Chatham Glenwood (3A) also have the biggest targets.  

Morrisonville in 1A, Gillespie and Petersburg PORTA in 2A, while 3A teams Jacksonville and last year’s Class 2A state champion Sacred Heart-Griffin are the top seeds in their regional brackets as No. 2s.  

The Class 1A and 2A state tournaments culminate June 12-13 at Illinois Field in Champaign. The 3A and 4A state tournaments wrap up at Slammers Stadium in Joliet the same weekend.  

Below is the schedule for all local teams. This file will be updated throughout the postseason as long as our local teams remain in contention.

CLASS 3A 

Mount Zion Sectional

Wednesday, June 3

No. 2 Champaign Central 3, No. 1 Chatham Glenwood 1

No. 1 Normal U-High 4, No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin 2

Saturday, June 6

No. 2 Champaign Central vs. No. 1 Normal U-High, 10 a.m.

Winner advances to the Decatur (Millikin University) Supersectional against the Troy Triad Sectional winner on Monday, June 8 at 6 p.m.

Troy Triad Sectional

Wednesday, June 3

No. 1 Troy Triad 11, No. 3 Waterloo 1

No. 1 Mascoutah 5, No. 2 Jacksonville 1

Saturday, June 6

No. 1 Troy Triad vs. No. 1 Mascoutah, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to the Decatur (Millikin University) Supersectional against the Mount Zion Sectional winner on Monday, June 8 at 6 p.m.

Lincoln Regional 

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 1 — No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin 16, No. 7 Southeast 0

Thursday, May 28 

Game 2 — No. 6 Springfield High 2, No. 4 Lincoln 1

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 2 Sacred Heart-Griffin 4, No. 6 Springfield High 1

Regional champion will face the Normal U-High Regional winner in the Mount Zion Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 6:30 p.m.  

Chatham Glenwood Regional 

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 1 — No. 1 Chatham Glenwood 11, No. 8 Lanphier 0

Game 2 — No. 5 Mount Zion 4, No. 3 Mahomet-Seymour 3

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Chatham Glenwood 2, No. 5 Mount Zion 1

Regional champion will face the Champaign Central Regional winner in the Mount Zion Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4 p.m. 

Mattoon Regional 

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 1 — No. 2 Jacksonville 6, No. 8 Mattoon 2

Game 2 — No. 6 Highland 4, No. 3 Charleston 3

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 2 Jacksonville 8, No. 6 Highland 2

Regional champion will face the Mascoutah Regional winner in the Troy Triad Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. 

Jerseyville Regional 

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 1 — No. 1 Troy Triad 5, No. 7 Taylorville 0 

Game 2 — No. 4 Jerseyville 3, No. 5 Bethalto Civic Memorial 2 

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Troy Triad 9, No. 4 Jerseyville 0

Regional champion will face the Marion Regional winner in the Troy Triad Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 2 p.m. 

CLASS 2A 

Lincoln Land Community College Supersectional

Tuesday, June 9

No. 1 St. Joseph-Ogden vs. No. 3 Williamsville, 7 p.m.

Winner advances to the Class 2A state semifinals against the Peru St. Bede Supersectional winner at University of Illinois in Champaign on Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m.

Pleasant Plains Sectional

Wednesday, June 3

No. 3 Williamsville 2, No. 1 Roxana 1

No. 1 Pleasant Plains 9, No. 6 Alton Marquette 1

Saturday, June 6

No. 3 Williamsville 3, No. 1 Pleasant Plains 0

Winner advances to the Lincoln Land Community College Supersectional against the Monticello Sectional winner on Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m.

Pana Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 7 Bloomington Central Catholic 10, No. 10 Buffalo Tri-City 1

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 2 Downs Tri-Valley 6, No. 7 Bloomington Central Catholic 0

Thursday, May 28 

Game 3 — No. 5 Pana 10, No. 3 Warrensburg-Latham 0

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 2 Downs Tri-Valley 9, No. 5 Pana 5

Regional champion will face the Bismarck-Henning-Rossville Alvin Regional winner in the Monticello Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 2 p.m. 

Litchfield Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 8 Carlinville 8, No. 9 Hillsboro 5

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 1 Roxana 15, No. 8 Carlinville 0

Game 3 — No. 3 Litchfield 4, No. 5 North Mac 3

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Roxana 6, No. 3 Litchfield 5

Regional champion will face the Williamsville Regional winner in the Pleasant Plains Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. 

Williamsville Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 10 Beardstown 9, No. 7 Quincy Notre Dame 8

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27

Game 2 — No. 2 Petersburg PORTA 10, No. 10 Beardstown 0

Thursday, May 26 

Game 3 — No. 3 Williamsville 7, No. 6 Pittsfield 3

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 3 Williamsville 5, No. 2 Petersburg PORTA 2 

Regional champion will face the Litchfield Regional winner in the Pleasant Plains Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. 

Pleasant Plains Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 8 Auburn 9, No. 9 Riverton 4

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 1 Pleasant Plains 7, No. 8 Auburn 1

Game 3 — No. 4 Rochester 3, No. 5 New Berlin 2

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Pleasant Plains 4, No. 4 Rochester 1

Regional champion will face the Gillespie Regional winner in the Pleasant Plains Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 7 p.m. 

Gillespie Regional 

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 1 — No. 2 Gillespie 5, No. 7 Piasa Southwestern 2

Thursday, May 28 

Game 2 — No. 6 Alton Marquette 5, No. 4 Staunton 3

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 6 Alton Marquette 6, No. 2 Gillespie 4

Regional champion will face the Pleasant Plains Regional winner in the Pleasant Plains Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 7 p.m. 

CLASS 1A 

Lincoln Land Community College Supersectional

Tuesday, June 9

No. 1 Jacksonville Routt vs. No. 3 Nokomis, 4 p.m.

Winner advances to the Class 1A state semifinals against the Bloomington Supersectional winner at University of Illinois in Champaign on Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m.

Greenville Sectional

Wednesday, June 3

No. 3 Nokomis 3, No. 1 Waterloo Gibault 1

No. 1 Pawnee 9, No. 3 New Athens 8

Saturday, June 6

No. 3 Nokomis 4, No. 1 Pawnee 3

Winner advances to the Lincoln Land Community College Supersectional against the Camp Point Sectional winner on Monday, June 8 at 4 p.m.

Bloomington Sectional

At Illinois Wesleyan University

Wednesday, June 3

No. 1 Tremont 7, No. 7 Athens 1

No. 2 Lexington 3, No. 1 Mount Pulaski 1

Saturday, June 6

No. 1 Tremont 7, No. 2 Lexington 4

Winner advances to the Illinois Wesleyan University Supersectional in Bloomington against the Dwight Sectional winner on Monday, June 8 at 6 p.m.

Camp Point Central Sectional

Wednesday, June 3

No. 1 Monmouth United 5, No. 2 Mount Sterling Brown County 1

No. 1 Jacksonville Routt 6, No. 2 Abingdon-Avon 2

Saturday, June 6

No. 1 Jacksonville Routt 8, No. 1 Monmouth United 5

Winner advances to the Lincoln Land Community College Supersectional against the Greenville University Sectional winner on Monday, June 8 at 4 p.m.

Mount Pulaski Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 8 Colfax Ridgeview 16, No. 9 Farmer City Blue Ridge 1

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 1 Mount Pulaski 3, No. 8 Colfax Ridgeview 2

Thursday, May 28 

Game 3 — No. 4 Heyworth 4, No. 5 Lutheran 0

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Mount Pulaski 3, No. 4 Heyworth 1

Regional champion will face the Roanoke-Benson Regional winner in the Bloomington Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 7 p.m. 

Roanoke-Benson Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 7 Manito Midwest Central 4, No. 10 Streator Woodland 3

Game 2 —No. 6 Glasford Illini Bluffs 16, No. 11 Mason City Illini Central 1

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 3 — No. 2 Lexington 13, No. 7 Manito Midwest Central 1

Thursday, May 28 

Game 4 — No. 3 Roanoke-Benson 1, No. 6 Glasford Illini Bluffs 0

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 2 Lexington 6, No. 3 Roanoke-Benson 3 

Regional champion will face the Mount Pulaski Regional winner in the Bloomington Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 7 p.m. 

LeRoy Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 7 Athens 15, No. 10 Decatur Unity 0

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 7 Athens 7, No. 2 Argenta-Oreana 2

Thursday, May 28 

Game 3 — No. 3 Decatur St. Teresa 6, No. 6 LeRoy 4

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 7 Athens 11, No. 3 Decatur St. Teresa 7  

Regional champion will face the Delavan Regional winner in the Bloomington Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. 

Liberty Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 8 Rushville-Industry 13, No. 9 Concord Triopia 3

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 1 Jacksonville Routt 12, No. 8 Rushville-Industry 2

Thursday, May 28 

Game 3 — No. 4 Liberty 7, No. 6 Payson Seymour 3

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Jacksonville Routt 3, No. 4 Liberty 0

Regional champion will face the Abingdon-Avon Regional winner in the Camp Point Central Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. 

Abington-Avon Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 7 Biggsville West Central 8, No. 10 Astoria 4

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 2 Abingdon-Avon 11, No. 7 Biggsville West Central 1

Thursday, May 28 

Game 3 — No. 3 Havana 8, No. 6 Sciota West Prairie 1

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 2 Abingdon-Avon 8, No. 3 Havana 7

Regional champion will face the Liberty Regional winner in the Camp Point Central Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4:30 p.m. 

Hardin Calhoun Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 8 Edinburg 12, No. 9 White Hall North Greene 3

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 1 Pawnee 10, No. 8 Edinburg 0

Thursday, May 28 

Game 3 — No. 4 Hardin Calhoun 3, No. 5 Carrollton 0

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 1 Pawnee 3, No. 4 Hardin Calhoun 2

Regional champion will face the New Athens Regional winner in the Greenville Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 6:30 p.m. 

Morrisonville Regional 

First round 

Monday, May 25 

Game 1 — No. 7 Brownstown 18, No. 10 Ramsey 3

Semifinals 

Wednesday, May 27 

Game 2 — No. 2 Morrisonville 2, No. 7 Brownstown 0

Game 3 — No. 3 Nokomis 13, No. 6 Greenfield 5

Title game 

Saturday, May 30 

No. 3 Nokomis 3, No. 2 Morrisonville 1

Regional champion will face the Carlyle Regional winner in the Greenville Sectional semifinals on June 3 at 4 p.m. 

Contact Ryan Mahan: 788-1546, ryan.mahan@sj-r.com, Twitter.com/RyanMahanSJR.

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