Softball Regional Pairings Released

Regionals are named after letters while sectionals are numbered. Regionals begin play Wednesday, June 2 while sectionals are scheduled to start Tuesday, June 8.

Nine area teams will be competing in Class 1A. Effingham St. Anthony, Altamont and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City will compete in Regional C. All games will be played at the higher seeded team's home field. The Bulldogs drew the No. 1 seed.

Competing in  Regional A are Neoga and Dieterich while Regional B will host Cumberland and North Clay/Clay City.

Competing in Regional D are St. Elmo/Brownstown, South Central and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg.

Teutopolis and Newton will take part in Class 2A in Regional A and will be facing each other right off the bat Thursday, June 3 at 4:30 p.m.

Effingham will take part in Regional A of Class 3A and drew the No. 5 seed and will travel to No. 4 Mattoon Wednesday, June 2 at 4:30 p.m.

Following are the pairings for area regionals:

CLASS 1A

Regional A

Wednesday, June 2

Game 1 -- (9) Neoga at (8) Oblong, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday June 3

Game 2 -- Winner Game 1 at (1) Casey-Wesfield, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- (5) Dieterich at (4) Red Hill (Bridgeport), 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 4

Game 4 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Regional B

Wednesday, June 2

Game 1 -- (7) North Clay/Clay City at (2) Hutsonville/Palestine, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- (6) Martinsville at (3) Cumberland, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 3

Game 3 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Regional C

Wednesday, June 2

Game 1 -- (9) Mulberry Grove at (8) Ramsey, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 3

Game 2 -- Winner Game 1 at (1) Effingham St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- (5) Altamont at (4) Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 4

Game 4 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Regional D

Wednesday, June 2

Game 1 -- (1) St. Elmo/Brownstown at (7) Odin, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 3

Game 2 -- Winner Game 1 at (2) South Central, 2:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- (6) Nokomis at (3) Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 4

Game 4 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 2:30 p.m. (championship)

Sectional Six

Tuesday, June 8

Game 1 -- Winner Regional C vs. Winner Regional B, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Winner Regional A vs. Winner Regional D, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 10

Game 3 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Johnston City Super-Sectional

Monday, June 14

Game 1 -- Winner Sectional Six vs. Winner Sectional Eight, 2 p.m.

State Tournament

At Peoria

Wednesday, June 16

Game 1 -- Winner Sterling Super-Sectional vs. Winner Springfield Super-Sectional, 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- Winner Bloomington Super-Sectional vs. Winner Johnston City Super-Sectional, 10 a.m.

Game 3 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m. (third place)

Game 4 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m. (championship)

CLASS 2A

Regional A

Wednesday, June 2

Game 1 -- (9) Marshall at (8) Lawrenceville, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 3

Game 2 -- Winner Game 1 at (1) Mount Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- (5) Newton at (1) Teutopolis, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 4

Game 4 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Sectional Five

Tuesday, June 8

Game 1 -- Winner Regional C vs. Winner Regional B, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Winner Regional A vs. Winner Regional D, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 10

Game 3 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4;30 p.m. (championship)

Decatur Super-Sectional

Monday, June 14

Game 1 -- Winner Sectional Four vs. Winner Sectional Five, 4:30 p.m.

State Tournament

At Peoria

Wednesday, June 16

Game 1 -- Winner East Peoria Super-Sectional vs. Winner Johnston City Super-Sectional, 12:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Winner Rosemont Super-Sectional vs. Winner Decatur Super-Sectional, 12:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m. (third place)

Game 4 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m. (championship)

CLASS 3A

Regional A

Wednesday, June 2

Game 1 -- (5) Effingham at (4) Mattoon, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 3

Game 2 -- Winner Game 1 at (1) Charleston), 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Sectional Eight

Tuesday, June 8

Game 1 -- Winner Regional C vs. vs. Winner Regional B, 4:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Winner Regional A v. Winner Regional D, 4:30 pm..

Thursday, June 10

Game 3 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m. (championship)

Mattoon Super-Sectional

Monday, June 14

Game 1 -- Winner Sectional Seven vs. Winner Sectional Eight, 4:30 p.m.

State Tournament

Thursday, June 17

Game 1 -- Winner Ottawa Super-Sectional vs. Winner Rosemont Super-Sectional, 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- Winner Maple Park Kaneland Super-Sectional vs. Winner Mattoon Super-Sectional, 10 a.m.

Game 3 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m. (third place)

Game 4 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m. (championship)