The baseball postseason gets underway on Thursday, and three Bartholomew County teams are ranked in the top seven in the state in their respective classes. Class A No. 1 Hauser will play in the Jac-Cen-Del Sectional, while 4A No. 3 Columbus East and 4A No. 7 Columbus North will be in the East Central Sectional.
Here are the schedules for those and other baseball sectionals involving area teams:
East Central (Class 4A)
Wednesday
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6 p.m.: Bloomington North vs. Bloomington South
8 p.m.: Columbus East vs. Shelbyville
Friday
6 p.m.: Columbus East-Shelbyville winner vs. Bloomington North-Bloomington South winner
8 p.m.: Columbus North vs. East Central
Monday
6 p.m.: Championship
Jac-Cen-Del (Class A)
Wednesday
5 p.m.: Oldenburg Academy vs. Jac-Cen-Del
7 p.m.: Hauser vs. North Decatur
Monday
11 a.m.: Hauser-North Decatur winner vs. Oldenburg Academy-Jac-Cen-Del winner
1 p.m.: South Decatur vs. Rising Sun
7 p.m.: Championship
Bedford North Lawrence Sectional (Class 4A)
Wednesday
5:30 p.m.: Jennings County vs. Bedford North Lawrence
7:30 p.m.: Floyd Central vs. Seymour
Saturday
1 p.m.: Jennings County-Bedford North Lawrence winner vs. Floyd Central-Seymour winner
3 p.m.: Jeffersonville vs. New Albany
Monday
1 p.m.: Championship
Owen Valley (Class 3A)
Wednesday
5:30 p.m.: Brown County vs. Sullivan
Monday
11 a.m.: West Vigo vs. Edgewood
1 p.m.: Brown County-Sullivan winner vs. Owen Valley
5 p.m.: Championship
Morristown (Class A)
Wednesday
5:30 p.m.: Morristown vs. Indianapolis Lutheran
7:30 p.m.: Edinburgh vs. Greenwood Christian Academy
Saturday
10 a.m.: Edinburgh-Greenwood Christian Academy winner vs. Morristown-Indianapolis Lutheran winner
Noon: Southwestern (Shelby) vs. Waldron
Monday
10 a.m.: Championship
West Washington (Class A)
Wednesday
5 p.m.:: Orleans vs. Crothersville
7 p.m.: Trinity Lutheran vs. West Washington
Monday
6 p.m.: Championship
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Here is a look at statistical leaders for Bartholomew County schools:
Columbus East (19-4)
Pitching wins: Clayton Taylor 7-0, Kaden Wise 5-1, Cole Gilley 3-1
ERA: Taylor 1.30, Gilley 1.44, Julian Greenwell 1.75
Batting average: Greenwell .447, Dalton Back .405, Taylor .348, Parker Harrison .339, Wise .333
Home runs: Nash Murphy 5, Greenwell 4, Back 4, Harrison 2, Jonah Wichman 1
RBIs: Back 28, Gilley 19, Greenwell 19, Murphy 18, Wichman 18
Columbus North (21-7)
Pitching wins: Jakob Meyer 6-1, Parker Maddox 5-1, Casper Clark 4-1
ERA: Clark 1.20, Meyer 1.26, Maddox 1.62
Batting average: Austin Bode .442, Grant Trinkle .414, Homare Takauchi .325, Clark .303, Adam Chapman .300
Home runs: Bode 3, Trinkle 2, Clark 1, Blake Huffman 1
RBIs: Bode 34, Takauchi 18, Chapman 18, Clark 17, Trinkle 15
Hauser (18-5)
Pitching wins: Jackson Paradise 5-0, Aaron Mee 5-3, Trey Johnson 3-0
ERA: Johnson 0.00, Will Trotter 1.85, Jacob Luken 2.00
Batting average: Luken .559, Paradise .419, Sean Miller .416, Johnson .351, Kobe Meahl .350
Home runs: Miller 4, Johnson 2, Paradise 1, Trotter 1, Meahl 1
RBIs: Miller 29, Paradise 28, Trotter 24, Johnson 23, Parker Eickbush 19
