Prep Baseball Report

IHSA Class 3A/4A Playoff Predictions



By Drew Locascio
Illinois Scouting Director

The IHSA Class 3A and 4A playoff play-in games took place yesterday. Class 1A and 2A playoffs started last week and region champions have been decided.

As this year's 3A and 4A state tournament ramps up, we take a look at how the state tournament could potentially play out. We skipped regionals and went straight to picking the sectional final matchups.

Due to the seeding format being based geographically, there are a number of loaded sectionals. In Class 4A, the McHenry Sectional features No. 14 Huntley, No. 18 Crystal Lake South, No. 19 Cary-Grove, No. 24 Barrington and McHenry who spent time in the Top 25 this spring.

The St. Laurence Sectional is loaded with most of the top teams from the Chicago Catholic League Blue; No. 2 St. Rita, No. 4 St. Laurence, No. 6 Brother Rice and No. 12 Mount Carmel. Also, throw Lyons Township into the mix, from the West Suburban Conference, for good measure. Lyons is currently ranked No. 10 in the Power 25 and is 23-4-1 overall.

CLICK HERE for entire IHSA Class 4A Brackets

Let's take a look at this year's IHSA playoff predictions:

CLASS 4A

  Super-Sectional State Semi State Final  
New Trier
       
Lane Sectional
New Trier
     
Loyola
       
    St. Charles North
   
St. Charles North
       
Lake Park Sectional
St. Charles North
     
South Elgin
       
      St. Charles North
 
Buffalo Grove
       
Glenbrook South Sectional
Mundelein
     
Mundelein
       
    Mundelein
   
Barrington
       
McHenry Sectional
Crystal Lake South
     
Crystal Lake South
       
        Neuqua Valley
O'Fallon
      State Champion
Bloomington Sectional
O'Fallon
     
Normal Community
       
    O'Fallon    
Sandburg
       
Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional
Sandburg      
Lincoln-Way Central
       
      Neuqua Valley
 
St. Laurence
       
Burbank Sectional
St. Laurence
     
Brother Rice
       
    Neuqua Valley
   
Neuqua Valley
       
Oswego Sectional
Neuqua Valley
     
Plainfield North
       

 

CLASS 3A

In Class 3A, the Chatham-Glenwood Sectional looks to be one of the toughest. It includes No. 20 Glenwood, No. 25 Sacred Heart-Griffin, Mt. Zion (22-7), Champaign Central (25-9-1), Effingham (24-5) and Rochester (25-9).

CLICK HERE for entire IHSA Class 3A Brackets

  Super-Sectional State Semi State Final  
Solorio
       
St. Ignatius Sectional
Simeon
     
Simeon
       
    Joliet Catholic
   
Marian Catholic
       
Ottawa Sectional
Joliet Catholic
     
Joliet Catholic
       
      Glenwood
 
Glenwood
       
Chatham-Glenwood Sectional
Glenwood      
Sacred Heart-Griffin        
    Glenwood    
Civic Memorial
       
Salem Sectional
Civic Memorial
     
Mascoutah
       
        Glenwood
Normal (University)
      State Champion
Metamora Sectional
Morton      
Morton        
    Morton    
Burlington Central
       
Sycamore Sectional
Burlington Central
     
Marmion
       
      Carmel Catholic
 
Grayslake Central
       
Lake View Sectional
Carmel Catholic
     
Carmel Catholic
       
    Carmel Catholic
   
Benet        
Lisle Sectional
Benet      
Montini        

You can follow all the postseason action, scores and game recaps by clicking HERE.

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