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CDAB Honors Rick Keys

The Central District Athletic Board recently recognized Rick Keys for his service as the assigner of umpires for softball. Rick retired after the 2023 tournament after serving in that role for 10 years. Thank you Rick for your service to the student athletes in the Central District!

2023 CDAB Sectional/District Tournament Evaluations

Coaches use the button above to access the evaluation form. 
Please submit evaluations prior to June 10, 2023.
2023 Sectional/District Tournament Brackets
Central District
Division I Division II Division III Division IV
Central 1 Central 1 Central 1 Central 1
Central 2   Central 2  
Central 3      
Central 4      
Click to view the 2023 OHSAA Statewide Tournament Brackets

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2023 CDAB SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT INFO - ALL DIVISIONS

Tournament Manager: Lisa Morelli, Athletic Administrator, Pickerington HS Central, 300 Opportunity Way, Pickerington 43147. C: 614-975-8445; Email: [email protected].  Supervises all tournaments and conducts all drawing and seeding meetings.
CDAB Board Member Softball Liaison: Molly Feesler, Athletic Administrator, Thomas Worthington High School, 300 W. Dublin-Granville Road, Worthington 43085. P: 614-450-6225. Email: [email protected].
 
Softball Tournament Pass/Bench List (.docx) - to be used by all teams for sectional and district tournament competition. 
District Tournament Information, Sites and Dates
Please check the tournament brackets posted on this page for updates.
The better seeded team will be the home team for all district level games.
DIVISION I
District Semifinals: May 15, 2023 - 5:00 p.m
Played at the site of the better seeded team.
District Finals : May 19 or 20, 2023
Pickerington High School Central, 300 Opportunity Way Pickerington, 43314. Evan Doughty, Manager. P: 614-548-1826, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: Four teams to the Region 3 Tournament at Olentangy Orange on May 24, 2023.
DIVISION II
District Semifinals: May 16, 2023 - 5:00 p.m
Played at the site of the better seeded team.
District Finals : May 19 or 20, 2023
Pickerington High School Central, 300 Opportunity Way Pickerington, 43314. Evan Doughty, Manager. P: 614-548-1826, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: One team to the Region 8 Tournament at Wright State Universiy on May 24, 2023.
DIVISION III
District Semifinals: May 15, 2023 - 5:00 p.m
Played at the site of the better seeded team.
District Finals : May 19 or 20, 2023
Pickerington High School Central, 300 Opportunity Way Pickerington, 43314. Evan Doughty, Manager. P: 614-548-1826, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: Two teams to the Regional Tournament on May 24, 2023. Central 1 winner to the Region 12 Tournament at Centerville HS. Central 2 winner to the Region 10 Tournament at Shelby HS.
DIVISION IV
District Semifinals: May 16, 2023 - 5:00 p.m
Played at the site of the better seeded team.
District Finals : May 19 or 20, 2023
Pickerington High School Central, 300 Opportunity Way Pickerington, 43314. Evan Doughty, Manager. P: 614-548-1826, Email: [email protected].
Regional Qualifiers: One team to the Region 15 Tournament at Pickerington HS Central on May 24, 2023.
 
Sectional Tournament Information, Sites and Dates
All sectional games will be played at the site of the better seeded team at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated on the bracket. 
Hosting Tournament Games: The host school shall be responsible for all game arrangements, except the selection of game officials.   Game arrangements include field preparation, hiring gate help, ticket scanners, police, and other game preparations that are necessary.  
   Sectional Tournament Host Site Checklist (.pdf)

Sectional Tournament Dates:
Division I - May 8 and 10, 2023.  Schools will draw into one of four Sectional/District Tournament brackets: Pickerington 1, Pickerington 2, Pickerington 3, Pickerington 4.
Division II - May 9 and 11, 2023.  Schools will draw into one Sectional/District Tournament bracket: Pickerington.
Division III - May 8 and 10, 2023.  Schools will draw into one of two Sectional/District Tournament brackets: Pickerington 1, Pickerington 2.
Division IV - May 9 and 11, 2023.  Schools will draw into one Sectional/District Tournament bracket: Pickerington.
 
Softball Tournament Pass/Bench List (.docx) - to be used by all teams for sectional and district tournament competition. 
Participating Schools
DIVISION I
​4/28/2023 - removed West
Central District Schools: Big Walnut, Bishop Watterson, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Lancaster, Licking Heights, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Northland, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, West, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone, Worthington Kilbourne. (45)
East District Schools:  Tri-Valley. (1)
Southeast District Schools:  Chillicothe, Logan. (2)
DIVISION II
REVISED
​4/21/2023 - added South
4/26/2024 - removed Marion-Franklin
Division II: Beechcroft, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Centennial, East (Columbus), Eastmoor Academy, Granville, Hamilton Township, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Jonathan Alder, Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, London, Marion-Franklin, River Valley (Caledonia), South (Columbus), Whitehall-Yearling. (19)
DIVISION III
REVISED
​3/3/2023 - added Lakewood
4/19/2023 - removed Wellington School
4/24/2024 - removed Africentric Early College
Division III: Africentric Early College, Amanda-Clearceek, Bishop Ready, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, East Knox, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fredericktown, Grandview Heights, Harvest Preparatory, Johnstown, Lakewood (Hebron), Liberty Union, Madison-Plains, Northmor, Northridge (Johnstown), North Union, Pleasant, Tree of Life Christian, Utica, Wellington School, West Jefferson, Worthington Christian. (22)
 
DIVISION IV
REVISED
​3/3/2023 - removed Granville Christian
4/24/2023 - removed Patriot Preparatory
Division IV: Berne Union, Danville, Delaware Christian, Fairfield Christian, Fisher Catholic, Granville Christian, Grove City Christian, Liberty Christian, Madison Christian, Mechanicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Patriot Preparatory, Ridgedale, Shekinah Christian. (14)

2023 Sectional Tournament Seeding: April 28-30, 2023

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.  
 
Coaches Draw Meeting: A mandatory meeting of coaches will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2023 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. 
Please adhere to the seeding and meeting deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.
  • Friday, April 28, 2023 
    • 9:00 a.m. - Team Information Due for Seeding
    • 3:00 p.m. - Seed Voting Begins
  • Saturday, April 29, 2022 - 12:00 noon - Seed Voting Ends
  • Sunday, April 30, 2022 - 2:00 p.m. - VIRTUAL MANDATORY MEETING OF COACHES with teams (using Microsoft Teams) to place teams on the tournament brackets.   
VIRTUAL MANDATORY COACHES MEETINGS using MICROSOFT TEAMS: 
All coaches must participate in the mandatory VIRTUAL coaches meetings. 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, April 28, 2023.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free