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2025 Central District Baseball Tournament Evaluations

Coaches use the button above to access the evaluation form. 
Please submit evaluations prior to June 30, 2025.

2025 Baseball State Champions - Congratulations!

2025 OHSAA Division I State Champion - Olentangy HS
Olentangy High School
2025 OHSAA Division I Baseball State Champion
 
2025 OHSAA Division III State Champion - Licking Valley HS
Licking Valley High School
2025 OHSAA Division III Baseball State Champion
 
2025 Central District
Sectional & District Tournament Brackets
Division I Division II Division III
Division IV Division V Division VI
  Division VII  
2025 Statewide Tournament Brackets

2025 CDAB BASEBALL TOURNAMENT INFO - ALL DIVISIONS

Tournament Manager: Mark Aprile, P: 614-257-9944, Email: m[email protected].  Supervises all tournaments and conducts all drawing and seeding meetings.
CDAB Board Member Baseball Liaison: Ryan Fitzgerald, Director of Operations, Hamilton Local Schools, 775 Rathmell Road, Columbus 43207. B: 614-491-8044; Email: [email protected]
Tournament Financial Procedures
Tournament Financial Report
2025 OHSAA Tournament Bench List - to be completed and emailed to the tournament site manager for each game.
2025 Sectional and District Tournament Information
All Sectional tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team.  Please check the tournament brackets for updates.
2025 OHSAA Tournament Bench List - to be completed and emailed to the tournament site manager for each game.
 
DIVISION I
Division I schools will draw into one of six district tournaments.
(Central 1, Central 2, Central 3, Central 4, Central 5, Central 6). 
The better seeded team in each district tournament will host the District semifinal and final games.
District Semifinals: May 27, 2025.  Played at 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 29, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
Regional Qualifiers: The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 2 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Central 1 winner (home) vs. Central 3 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     Central 4 winner (home) vs. Central 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Region 3 Tournament - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Southwest 5 winner (home) vs. Central 5 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m. match
     Central 6 winner (home) vs. Southwest 6 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m.
Division II
Division II schools will draw into one of five district tournaments
(Central 1, Central 2, Central 3, Central 4, Central 5). 
All Sectional and District Semifinal tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team. 
District Semifinals: May 24, 2025.  Played at 2:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 28, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
Regional Qualifiers: The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 7 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Central 1 winner (home) vs. Central 4 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     Central 3 winner (home) vs. Central 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Region 8 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 5:00 p.m.
     Northwest 2 winner (home) vs. Southwest 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 2:00 p.m.
     Central 5 winner (home) vs. Southwest 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Division III
Division III schools will draw into one of two district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2). 
All Sectional and District Semifinal tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team.
Sectional Tournament Dates: May 23, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
District Semifinals: May 27, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 29, 2025. Played at Beavers Field at 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m.
Beavers Field, 1651 Granville Pike, Lancaster, 43130. Site Manager: Pam Bosser, Athletic Administrator, Lancaster High School, 1312 Granville Pike, Lancaster 43103. B: 740-681-7553, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 11 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Southeast 1 winner (home) vs. Southeast 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     Central 2 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Division IV
Division IV schools will draw into one of two district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2). 
All Sectional and District Semifinal tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team.
Sectional Tournament Dates: May 22, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
District Semifinals: May 24, 2025. Played at 2:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 28, 2025. Played at Beavers Field at 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m.
Beavers Field, 1651 Granville Pike, Lancaster, 43130. Site Manager: Pam Bosser, Athletic Administrator, Lancaster High School, 1312 Granville Pike, Lancaster 43103. B: 740-681-7553, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 15 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Southeast winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     East 2 winner (home) vs. East 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Region 16 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 5:00 p.m.
     Central 2 winner (home) vs. Southwest 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 2:00 p.m.
     Southwest 3 winner (home) vs. Southwest 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Division V
Division V schools will draw into one of two district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2).
All Sectional and District Semifinal tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team.
Sectional Tournament Dates: May 23, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
District Semifinals: May 27, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 29, 2025. Played at MVNU at 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Couger Baseball Field, 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon 43050. Keith Veale, Site Manager, P: 740-504-2934, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 18 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Central 1 winner (home) vs. Northwest 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     Northwest 1 winner (home) vs. Central 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Division VI
Division VI schools will draw into one district tournament (Central). 
All Sectional and District Semifinal tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team.
Sectional Tournament Round 1: May 20, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
Sectional Tournament Round 2: May 22, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
District Semifinals: May 24, 2025.  Played at the site of the better team at 2:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 28, 2025. Played at MVNU at 2:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Couger Baseball Field, 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon 43050. Keith Veale, Site Manager, P: 740-504-2934, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: The winner will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 23 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     East winner (home) vs. Central winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     Southeast 1 winner (home) vs. Southeast 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
Division VII
Division VII schools will draw into one district tournament (Central). 
All Sectional and District Semifinal tournament games will be played at the site of the better seeded team.
Sectional Tournament Round 1: May 20, 2025. Played at 5:00 p.m.
Sectional Tournament Round 2: May 22, 2025. Played 5:00 p.m.
District Semifinals: May 24, 2025. Played at 2:00 p.m.
District Finals: May 28, 2025. Played at MVNU at 5:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Couger Baseball Field, 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon 43050. Keith Veale, Site Manager, P: 740-504-2934, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: The winner will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 27 Tournament  - June 4, 2025 at TBA
  Semifinal #1 - 2:00 p.m.
     Southeast 2 winner (home) vs. East winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
     Southeast 1 winner (home) vs. Central winner (visitor)
  Final: June 5 - 5:00 p.m. 
2025 Tournament Participating Schools
DIVISION I
Central District Schools: Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Lancaster, Marysville, Newark, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Westland. (23)
 
DIVISION II
Central District Schools: Big Walnut, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Licking Heights, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Northland, St. Charles, Teays Valley, Watkins Memorial, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Whetstone, Worthington Kilbourne. (18)
Southeast District Schools: Logan. (1)
 
DIVISION III
REVISED
4/29/2025 - removed West
5/9/2025 - removed Beechcroft
Central District Schools: Beechcroft, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Centennial, Columbus North International, Granville, Hamilton Township, Independence (Columbus), Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, Marion Harding, South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Walnut Ridge, West, Whitehall-Yearling. (15)
 
DIVISION IV
Central District Schools: Bishop Ready, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Columbus Academy, East (Columbus), Eastmoor Academy, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, Lakewood (Hebron), London, Marion-Franklin, River Valley (Caledonia). (14)
 
DIVISION V
REVISED
4/21/2025 - removed Africentric Early College
Central District Schools: Africentric Early College, Amanda-Clearcreek, Centerburg, East Knox, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fredericktown, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Mount Gilead, North Union, Northridge, Pleasant, Utica, Worthington Christian. (14)
 
DIVISION VI
Central District Schools:  Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Fairfield Christian, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Granville Christian, Liberty Union, Madison-Plains, Mechanicsburg, Northmor, Tree of Life, Wellington School, West Jefferson. (13)
 
DIVISION VII
Central District Schools:  Danville, Delaware Christian, Liberty Christian, Madison Christian, Millersport, Newark Catholic, Northside Christian, Ridgedale, Shekinah Christian. (9)

PAST CENTRAL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2025 Sectional Tournament Seeding - May 9-11, 2025

Please adhere to the seeding and meeting deadlines below
as there are penalties for each missed deadline.
 
Seeding: All seeding will be conducted on-line using the Central District web site (OHSAA.org/CDAB) complete instructions will be sent to the Athletic Director for distribution to the head coach.  
  • Friday, May 9, 2025
    • 9:00 a.m. - Team Information Due for Seeding
    • 3:00 p.m. - Seed Voting Begins
  • Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 12:00 noon - Seed Voting Ends
  • Sunday, May 11, 2025 - 2:00 p.m. - VIRTUAL MANDATORY MEETING OF COACHES with teams (using Microsoft Teams) to place teams on the tournament brackets.   
Coaches Draw Meeting: A mandatory meeting of coaches will be held on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., virtually using Microsoft Teams. Complete instructions to access the virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams will be available during the seeding process.  Coaches do not need a Microsoft Teams account to participate. 
Virtual Coaches Meeting Information: Bob Britton ([email protected]) will email each coach the links to their specific required coaches meetings prior to those meetings.  Coaches are encouraged to print any materials provided in those emails from Bob Britton to expedite the selection process. 
2025 Central District Tournament Brackets
Division I Division II Division III
Division IV Division V Division VI
  Division VII  
MICROSOFT TEAMS: 
Coaches should download the free Microsoft Teams app to the device they will be using for the meetings.  Here is the link that will allow you to create a free Microsoft Teams account.  Please create your free account prior to Friday, May 9, 2025.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free