Metro East KICKoFF CLASSIC

The sixth annual Metro East Kickoff Classic, sponsored by Prep Baseball, is back in 2025. Beginning on Wednesday, March 19, this four-day event will feature teams spanning the entire state of Illinois competing against each other in the St. Louis area across 10 venues in the Metro East: GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill., Edwardsville High School, Blazier Field in O'Fallon, Belleville East High School, Triad High School, Father McGivney High School, Belleville West High School and Alton High School, and Edwardsville Plummer Park (Field 1 & 2).

The Prep Baseball Illinois staff will provide on-the-ground coverage of the Kickoff Classic, producing game updates, post-game analysis that will impact our Power 25 rankings, as well as scout notes on the top performers through the week. Our homepage, prepbaseballreport.com/illinois, will house everything IHSA baseball fans will need in order to stay updated on this opening week of action, including daily schedules, participating team previews, game scores, player scouting reports, and more.

For all Metro East Kickoff Classic information, check this event homepage. For up-to-date information and live coverage throughout the event, be sure to follow Prep Baseball Illinois on Twitter at @PrepBaseballIL.

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PARTICIPATING TEAMS

(Rank) School	2024 finish
Alton (4A)	(20-17)
Belleville East (4A)	(18-18)
Belleville West (4A)	(20-12)
Breese Central (2A)	(22-12)
Champaign Centennial (3A)	(9-16-1)
Champaign Central (3A)	(25-14)
Civic Memorial (3A)	(10-22)
Collinsville (4A)	(17-18)
Columbia (2A)	(24-7)
De Smet (MO)	(21-12-1)
Dunlap (3A)	(28-7)
Edwardsville (4A)	(32-9)
Effingham (3A)	(21-11)
Freeburg (3A)	(18-18)
Galesburg (3A)	(21-15)
Glenwood (3A)	(30-6)
Granite City (4A)	(5-21)
Harrisburg (2A)	(28-6)
Jacksonville Routt (2A)	(34-8)
Joliet Catholic (3A)	(29-6)
Joliet West (4A)	(21-10)
Marissa/Coulterville (1A)	(18-13)
Mascoutah (3A)	(30-6)
McCracken Co (KY)	(33-10)
Moline (4A)	(16-18)
Morris (3A)	(30-4)
Mount Vernon (3A)	(14-21)
New Trier (4A)	(33-4)
Newton (2A)	(16-16)
Normal Community (4A)	(33-4)
Normal University (2A)	(27-10)
North Clay (1A)	(18-14)
Oak Forest (3A)	(31-7)
Oswego (4A)	(19-13)
O'Fallon (4A)	(24-13)
Plainfield North (4A)	(15-18)
Quincy (4A)	(13-17)
Rochester (3A)	(19-13)
St. Anthony (2A)	(27-5-1)
St. Jospeh-Ogden (2A)	(32-5)
Stauton (2A)	(28-7)
Teutopolis (2A)	(23-12)
Triad (3A)	(23-13)
United East Moline (4A)	(21-8)
Washington Community (3A)	(24-8)

Wednesday, march 19th

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
1:00 PM	Columbia	St. Joseph-Ogden	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

3:45 PM	O'Fallon	Champaign Central	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

4:30 PM	Mt. Vernon	Civic Memorial	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 1
4:30 PM	Teutopolis	Staunton	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 2

6:00 PM	Freeburg	Champaign Central	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

Thursday, March 20th

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
4:00 PM	Edwardsville	Normal Community	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field
4:00 PM	Quincy	Belleville East	Belleville East High School
4:15 PM	United Township	Belleville West	Belleville West High School

4:30 PM	Oswego	Effingham	Edwardsville - JV Turf
4:30 PM	Mascoutah	Newton	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

6:15 PM	St. Joseph-Ogden	Breese Central	Edwardsville HS - Tom Pile Field

6:45 PM	Galesburg	Collinsville	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

Friday, march 21st

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
10:15 AM	New Trier	United Township	GSC Ballpark

11:30 AM	North Clay	St. Joseph-Ogden	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

12:00 pm	Galesburg	Oswego	Belleville West High School

1:00 PM	New Trier	Mascoutah	GCS Ballpark

2:00 PM	North Clay	Marissa	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
2:00 PM	Champaign Central	United Township	Triad High School

2:30 PM	Oswego	Belleville West	Belleville West High School

4:00 PM	Dunlap	Joliet West	GCS Ballpark
4:00 PM	Teutopolis	Columbia	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 1

4:15 PM	Joliet Catholic	Edwardsville	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field
4:15 PM	Champaign Central	Triad	Triad High School

4:30 PM	Collinsville	Jacksonville Routt	Edwardsville - JV Turf
4:30 PM	O'Fallon	Morris	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

5:15 PM	Moline	Mt. Vernon	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 2

6:15 PM	Dunlap	Normal University	GCS Ballpark

6:30 PM	Glenwood	McCracken County	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field
6:30 PM	Washington	Oak Forest	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 1
6:30 PM	Alton	Plainfield North	Gordon T Moore Park (Alton)

Saturday, march 22nd

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
10:00 AM	Columbia	Normal University	GCS Ballpark
10:00 AM	Rochester	Plainfield North	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 1
10:00 AM	Marissa	St. Anthony	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 2
10:00 AM	Joliet Catholic	McCracken County	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier
10:00 AM	DeSmet	Dunlap	Gordan T Moore Park
10:00 AM	Moline	Belleville East	Belleville East High School
10:00 AM	Triad	Galesburg	Triad High School

10:30 AM	Joliet West	Edwardsville	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field

11:00 AM	Collinsville	Champaign Centennial	Edwardsville - JV Turf

12:15 PM	Glenwood	Oak Forest	GCS Ballpark
12:15 PM	Pleasant Plains	Civic Memorial	Edwardsville Plummer Park- Field 1
12:15 PM	Harrisburg	St. Anthony	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 2
12:15 PM	Joliet Catholic	O'Fallon	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
12:15 PM	DeSmet	Washington	Gordon T Moore Park
12:15 PM	Moline	Granite City	Belleville East High School
12:15 PM	Triad	Morris	Triad High School

1:00 PM	Joliet West	Rochester	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field

1:15 PM	Jacksonville Routt	Champaign Centennial	Edwardsville - JV Turf

2:30 PM	Normal University	Oak Forest	GCS Ballpark
2:30 PM	Pleasant Plains	Breese Central	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 1
2:30 PM	Harrisburg	Galesburg	Edwardsville Plummer Park - Field 2
2:30 PM	Freeburg	McCracken County	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
2:30 PM	Washington	Alton	Gordon T Moore Park