News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – June 8, 2025
OHSAA Baseball State Tournament Pairings
State tournament begins Thursday; games hosted in Akron and Canton
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and schedule for this week’s baseball state tournament hosted at Canal Park in Akron and Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton.
It marks the 97th annual OHSAA baseball state tournament. In Ohio this season, 757 schools played baseball and seven will be crowned as a state champion.
The NFHS Network (video subscription) and the OHSAA Radio Network (free audio) will have live coverage of all 21 games.
2025 OHSAA Baseball State Tournament Pairings
Home team listed first.
Pairings are shown in Division order.
Rankings from final OHSBCA coaches poll.
Division I
Semifinal #1: No. 11 Lewis Center Olentangy vs. No. tie-13 West Chester Lakota West | Saturday, June 14, 4 p.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Semifinal #2: No. tie-13 Springboro vs. No. 18 Perrysburg | Saturday, June 14, 7 p.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
State Championship: Sunday, June 15, 4 p.m. at Canal Park
Division II
Semifinal #1: No. tie-12 New Albany vs. No. 1 Amherst Steele | Friday, June 13, 10 a.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Semifinal #2: No. 2 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne vs. No. 8 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit | Friday, June 13, 1 p.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
State Championship: Saturday, June 14, 7 p.m. at Canal Park
Division III
Semifinal #1: Newark Licking Valley vs. No. 3 Hamilton Badin | Friday, June 13, 10 a.m. at Canal Park
Semifinal #2: No. 9 Hunting Valley University School vs. No. t-7 Wapakoneta | Friday, June 13, 1 p.m. at Canal Park
State Championship: Saturday, June 14, 1 p.m. at Canal Park
Division IV
Semifinal #1: No. 9 Mentor Lake Catholic vs. No. 7 Chillicothe Unioto | Friday, June 13, 4 p.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Semifinal #2: Sandusky Perkins vs. Cincinnati Indian Hill | Friday, June 13, 7 p.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
State Championship: Sunday, June 15, 10 a.m. at Canal Park
Division V
Semifinal #1: No. 1 Apple Creek Waynedale vs. No. 2 Coldwater | Friday, June 13, 4 p.m. at Canal Park
Semifinal #2: No. 7 Lynchburg-Clay vs. St. Paris Graham | Friday, June 13, 7 p.m. at Canal Park
State Championship: Saturday, June 14, 4 p.m. at Canal Park
Division VI
Semifinal #1: No. 1 Berlin Hiland vs. No. 4 Sherwood Fairview | Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Semifinal #2: No. 18 Bloomdale Elmwood vs. No. 2 Hartville Lake Center Christian | Saturday, June 14, 1 p.m. at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
State Championship: Sunday, June 15, 1 p.m. at Canal Park
Division VII
Semifinal #1: No. 6 Newark Catholic vs. No. 1 Tiffin Calvert | Thursday, June 12, 1 p.m. at Canal Park
Semifinal #2: No. tie-8 Russia vs. No. 2 Minster | Thursday, June 12, 4 p.m. at Canal Park
State Championship: Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. at Canal Park
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