INDIANAPOLIS, IN. - Pairings for the 56th Indiana High School Athletic Association baseball state tournament have been announced. There are 389 teams that will begin play later this month. Sectional games begin Wednesday, May 24, and continue through Memorial Day (Monday, May 29), with regionals on Saturday, June 3. This year’s state tournament has a different format than in previous years as the regional round and semi-state round have essentially switched. The regional is now a single-game with two championship games being played back-to-back in a doubleheader format at the same site. The semi-state becomes a two-round affair with the winner advancing to the state championship game. The four state championship games will be played at Victory Field in Indianapolis, home of the Triple-A franchise Indianapolis Indians, for the 25th year overall. This year’s games will be played in a doubleheader format on Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17. LaVille will face Wabash in the first round of the Class 2A Sectional #36 at Wabash High School. Stay tuned for dates and times of the 2A Sectional #36 in the coming days. IHSAA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT Breakdown by Class: 97 in 4A; 98 in 3A; 96 in 2A; 98 in 1A. Total No. of Games: 385 games in 25 days. Last Year’s State Champions 4A: Penn (vs. Concord in Sectional 4 at Northridge). 3A: Andrean (vs. Rensselaer Central in Sectional 17 at Griffith). 2A: Illiana Christian (vs. North Newton in Sectional 33 at Whiting). 1A: Lafayette Central Catholic (host Attica in Sectional 54). Schools Playing Up One Class due to Tournament Success Factor • Andrean (vs. Rensselaer Central in Sectional 17 at Griffith). Last Year’s Sectional Champions 4A: Anderson, Brownsburg, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Columbus East, Crown Point, Harrison (West Lafayette), Homestead, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, Lake Central, Mooresville, New Albany, New Palestine, Penn, South Bend Adams, Zionsville. 3A: Andean, Beech Grove, Brebeuf Jesuit, Connersville, Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Glenn, Lebanon, New Castle, Norwell, Silver Creek, South Bend St. Joseph, Vincennes Lincoln, Wawasee, West Vigo, Western. 2A: Carroll (Flora), Cascade, Centerville, Delphi Community, Eastern (Greentown), Eastside, Fairfield, Forest Park, Heritage Christian, Illiana Christian, Linton-Stockton, North Decatur, Parke Heritage, Providence, Wapahani, Winamac Community. 1A: Barr-Reeve, Barr-Reeve, Caston, Cowan, Fremont, Indianapolis Lutheran, Lafayette Central Catholic, Morgan Township, New Washington, Rising Sun, Rossville, Shakamak, South Central (Union Mills), Tecumseh, Traders Point Christian, Union City. Schools that Won First Sectional Championship Last Year 2A: Illiana Christian.