High School Baseball set to wrap up this weekend

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following this weekend’s Ohio High School Athletic Association baseball state tournament in Akron, the OHSAA will announce the new fall sports divisional breakdowns on Monday, followed by the new winter sports divisional breakdowns on Tuesday.

The OHSAA Board of Directors is meeting this week in Akron to approve the new fall and winter sports divisional breakdowns for the 2022-23 school year. The new regional assignments for the 2022 football playoffs will also be announced.

Male and female enrollment data provided by the Ohio Department of Education is used to create the OHSAA’s two-year base enrollment figure for each high school. More information about the school enrollment process is available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/school-resources/school-enrollment

Additional competitive balance data is then utilized for the sports of football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. More information about the competitive balance process is available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/Competitive-Balance-Resource-Center

The new spring sports divisional breakdowns will be released in August.

2022 Baseball State Tournament Pairings

All games at Canal Pak, Akron.

Home team listed first.

All games live on NFHS Network.

Rankings are from the final Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association State Poll released May 16.

State Tournament Coverage: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Baseball/Baseball-2022/2022-Baseball-State-Tournament-Coverage

Division IV

Russia (23-6) vs. No. 4 Newark Catholic (24-6), Thurs., 10 a.m.

Tiffin Calvert (18-12) vs. No. 3 Van Wert Lincolnview (23-6), Thurs., 1 p.m.

Division IV State Championship Game: Sat., June 11 at 10 a.m.

Division III

No. 4 Baltimore Liberty Union (25-5) vs. No. 5 Apple Creek Waynedale (25-4), Thurs., 4 p.m.

St. Bernard Roger Bacon (20-8) vs. No. 11 Milan Edison (23-8), Thurs., 7 p.m.

Division III State Championship Game: Sat., June 11 at 1 p.m.

Division I

Sylvania Northview (19-8) vs. Chagrin Falls Kenston (17-7), Fri., 10 a.m.

No. 13 Grove City (25-7) vs. No. 3 Mason (27-4), Fri., 1 p.m.

Division I State Championship Game: Sat., June 11 at 4 p.m.

Division II

No. 18-tie Akron Archbishop Hoban (22-9) vs. No. 7 Hamilton Badin (26-6), Fri., 4 p.m.

Columbus Bishop Hartley (19-7) vs. Chardon (22-9), Fri., 7 p.m.

Division II State Championship Game: Sat., June 11 at 7 p.m.