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IHSAA News Release Indiana High School Athleঞ c Associaঞ on, Inc. 9150 N. Meridian Street, PO Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650 317-846-6601 ▪ Fax: 317-575-4244 ▪ IHSAA.org ▪ IHSAAtv.org ▪ @IHSAA1 TICKETS THE 35th ANNUAL $10.00 per person. All seats general admission. Children age two and younger free of charge. IHSAA SOFTBALL STATE FINALS Tickets may be purchased at par cipa ng schools this week (contact schools for cket Saturday, June 8, 2019 distribu on hours) or at Bi nger Stadium on gameday. Bi nger Stadium ▪ Purdue University ▪ West Lafaye e, Ind. PARKING Spectator parking is available in the immediate vicinity around Bi nger Stadium. Please be aware of on-going construc on along Cherry Lane when approaching from the east and along U.S. 52/231 near the athle c complex. Map GATES OPEN Gates open at 9:30 am ET (one hour prior to the fi rst game). TELEVISION & LIVESTREAM All four state championship games will air live on Fox Sports Indiana. For viewers outside of the Fox Sports Indiana coverage area, a live stream will be available at IHSAAtv.org. For those within the FSI coverage area, the stream INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (20-7-1) vs. PIONEER (31-2) will be available only on delayed basis following the conclusion of the telecast. 10:30 AM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG LUTHERAN SAINTS PIONEER PANTHERS Head Coach: Kevin Schmidt Head Coach: Gabrielle Thomas CLASS A Record at Lutheran: 71-61-1 (5th Year) Record at Pioneer: 63-5 (2nd Year) Overall: 71-61-1 (5th Year) Overall: 63-5 (2nd Year) TECUMSEH (26-3) vs. BREMEN (28-2) 1:30 PM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG TECUMSEH BRAVES BREMEN LIONS Head Coach: Gordon Wood Head Coach: Mike Huppert BROADCAST TEAMS CLASS 2A Record at Tecumseh: 302-97 (13th Year) Record at Bremen: 179-53 (8th Year) Class A Overall: 302-97 (13th Year) Overall: 179-53 (8th Year) ▪ Play-by-Play Brian Jennings ▪ Color Analyst Jan Boser ▪ Sideline Reporter Jeremiah Johnson NEW PALESTINE (28-3) vs. YORKTOWN (18-8) Class 2A ▪ Play-by-Play Brian Jennings 4:30 PM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG ▪ Color Analyst Jan Boser ▪ Sideline Reporter Jeremiah Johnson NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS YORKTOWN TIGERS Head Coach: Ed Marcum Head Coach: Jeff Berger CLASS 3A Class 3A Record at New Pal: 413-62 (16th Year) Record at Yorktown: 74-29 (5th Year) Overall: 413-62 (16th Year) Overall: 205-93 (11th Year) ▪ Play-by-Play Greg Rakestraw ▪ Color Analyst David Cook ▪ Sideline Reporter Pat Boylan Class 4A CENTER GROVE (27-3) vs. LEO (25-1) ▪ Play-by-Play Greg Rakestraw ▪ Color Analyst David Cook 7:30 PM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG ▪ Sideline Reporter Pat Boylan CENTER GROVE TROJANS LEO LIONS Head Coach: Alyssa Coleman Head Coach: Ben Shappell TWITTER CLASS 4A Record at Center Grove: 27-3 (1st Year) Record at Leo: 277-81 (13th Year) Follow us @IHSAA1 and use hashtag #IHSAA Overall: 87-67 (7th Year) Overall: 302-123 (16th Year) #FaceOfSportsmanship #IHSAA INDIANA COACHES GIRLS SPORTS ASSOC. CROWN POINT’S ANDY SIMPSON COUNTDOWN TO FIRST PITCH FINAL REGULAR SEASON POLL TO BE HONORED WITH OUTSTANDING OFFICIALS AWARD Class 4A Class A Game 10:00-10:10 Home Infi eld 1. Decatur Central 84 Andy Simpson of Crown Point is the 2. Lake Central 80 recipient of the 2019 Interscholas c 10:10-10:20 Visitors Infi eld 3. Center Grove 79 10:20-10:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches 4. Pendleton Heights 76 Athle c Offi cial Associa on Award for 5. Crown Point 69 excellence in the sport of So ball. He will and Umpire Mee ng 6. Castle 55 be honored in a special ceremony during 10:25-10:28 Player Introduc ons 7. Leo 54 Saturday’s state fi nals. 10:28-10:30 Na onal Anthem 8. Munster 49 The Indiana 10:30 Game Time 9. Roncalli 43 High School 10. Chesterton 22 Athle c Asso- Others: Penn 21, Gibson Southern 17, cia on, in co- Class 2A Game Evansville Reitz 16, Indianapolis Cathedral opera on with 1:00-1:10 Home Infi eld 14, Seymour 8, Brownsburg 7, Terre Haute the Na onal North 6, Kokomo 6, Noblesville 5, Franklin 1:10-1:20 Visitors Infi eld Central 4, Bedford North Lawrence 4, East Federa on of 1:20-1:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches and Central 1. Interscholas- Umpire Mee ng c Offi cials 1:25-1:28 Player Introduc ons Class 3A Associa on, 1. New Palesঞ ne 30 recognizes 1:30 Game Time 2. Brown County 28 and honors 3. Bellmont 25 an outstand- Class 3A Game 4. Danville 22 ing offi cial in each of 11 sports during the 4:00-4:10 Home Infi eld 5. Boonville 21 school year. 6. Northview 18 4:10-4:20 Visitors Infi eld Andy has been a licensed so ball of- 7. Yorktown 12 4:20-4:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches and fi cial for 22 years, during which he has of- T8. Knox 11 Umpire Mee ng T8. Edgewood 11 fi ciated 18 sec onals, 12 regionals, six (6) 10. South Bend St. Joseph 10 semi-states, and four (4) state champion- 4:25-4:28 Player Introduc ons Others: Angola 9, North Harrison 9, South ships in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He 4:30 Game Time Dearborn 7, Jasper 7, Connersville 6, Silver is a member of the Lake County Athle c Creek 4, Western 3, Lebanon 3, New Offi cials Associa on, and currently sits on Class 4A Game Prairie 1. the LCAOA Hall of Fame Commi ee and 7:00-7:10 Home Infi eld serves as an offi cials recruitment specialist Class 2A 7:10-7:20 Visitors Infi eld for the associa on and the IHSAA. Simp- T1. Bremen 43 7:20-7:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches and T1. Tecumseh 43 son is also licensed to offi ciate football Umpire Mee ng 3. Indianapolis Cardinal Ri er 35 and basketball, and has offi ciated numer- 4. Central Noble 29 ous state fi nals in those sports. 7:25-7:28 Player Introduc ons 5. South Adams 28 Andy is a graduate from Highland 7:30 Game Time 6. Union County 27 High school and is currently re red a er 7. Frankton 26 working at Arcelor Mi al Steel USA as 8. Speedway 24 a Reliability Engineer for over 37 years. 9. Tipton 20 Andy has been married to his wife Barbara 10. Winamac 14 for 10 years. Others: Boone Grove 13, North Posey 12, Adams Central 10, Northwestern 10, Oak Hill 6, Cloverdale 6, Eastern Hancock 4, South Vermillion 4, Alexandria 3, Lapel 2, Evansville Mater Dei 1. Class A 1. Pioneer 45 2. Morgan Township 41 3. Fremont 33 T4. Tri 32 T4. North Central (Farmersburg) 32 6. Rising Sun 27 T7. Fron er 21 T7. South Central (Union Mills) 21 9. Indianapolis Lutheran 20 10. Washington Towmship 19 Others: North Miami 14, Cambridge City Lincoln 13, Indiana Deaf 13, North Daviess 8, Caston 4, North Decatur 4, Kouts 4, Edinburgh 4, Lanesville 2, North Vermillion 2, Clay City 1. #FaceOfSportsmanship #IHSAA STATE FINALS NOTABLES Defending State Champions in Field (2) 12: Pioneer (A) Paoli, South Adams, South Vermillion, New Pales ne (3A) 9: Tecumseh (2A) Southmont, Southridge, Speedway, Pioneer (A) 8: New Pales ne (3A) Switzerland County, Tecumseh, Tipton, 6: Indianapolis Lutheran (A) Union County. 2018 State Runners-Up in the Field (1) 6: Leo (4A) A: Cambridge City Lincoln, Covenant Bremen (2A) 5: Yorktown (3A) Chris an (Indianapolis), Daleville, Fremont, Fron er, Indianapolis Lutheran, Returning State Finalists (3) Consecuঞ ve State Tournament Victories Lanesville, Loogootee, Morgan Township, New Pales ne (3A) 19: New Pales ne (3A) North Vermillion, Northeast Dubois, Bremen (2A) 13: Pioneer (A) Pioneer, Rising Sun, Shakamak, South Pioneer (A) 6: Center Grove (4A) Central (Union Mills), West Washington. 6: Indianapolis Lutheran (A) Former State Champions in the Field (6) 6: Tecumseh (A) Regional Champions Center Grove, Leo (4A) 5: Bremen (2A) 4A: Brownsburg, Center Grove, Crown New Pales ne (3A) 5: Leo (4A) Point, Fishers, Gibson Southern, Tecumseh (2A) 5: Yorktown (3A) Indianapolis Cathedral, Leo, Penn. Indianapolis Lutheran, Pioneer (A) 3A: Benton Central, Danville, Fort Wayne Secঞ onal Champions Bishop Dwenger, Hanover Central, Playing for First State Championship (2) 4A: Brownsburg, Center Grove, Heritage Hills, New Pales ne, Silver Yorktown (3A) Chesterton, Columbus North, Crown Creek, Yorktown. Bremen (2A) Point, Decatur Central, Fishers, Gibson 2A: Boone Grove, Bremen, Oak Hill, Paoli, Southern, Harrison (West Lafaye e), South Vermillion, Tecumseh, Tipton, First Time State Finalists (0) Homestead, Indianapolis Cathedral, Union County. None Jennings County, Leo, Mt. Vernon A: Cambridge City Lincoln, Covenant (Fortville), Northridge, Penn. Chris an (Indianapolis), Fremont, Consecuঞ ve State Finals Appearances 3A: Bellmont, Benton Central, Danville, Indianapolis Lutheran, Loogootee, North 3: New Pales ne (3A) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Hanover Vermillion, Pioneer, West Washington. 2: Bremen (2A) Central, Heritage Hills, Indianapolis 2: Pioneer (A) Bishop Chatard, Jasper, Jimtown, Semi-State Champions Lakeland, New Pales ne, New Prairie, 4A: Center Grove, Leo. Consecuঞ ve Victories Northview, Silver Creek, South 3A: New Pales ne, Yorktown 17: Center Grove Dearborn, Yorktown. 2A: Bremen, Tecumseh 16: Bremen (2A) 2A: Andrean, Boone Grove, Bremen, A: Indianapolis Lutheran, Pioneer. Eastern Hancock, Lapel, Oak Hill, Photo Courtesy Purdue Athle cs #FaceOfSportsmanship #IHSAA MEDIA INFORMATION TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATOR: Kerrie Schludecker, IHSAA Assistant Commissioner MEDIA HOST: Sports Informa on Director Jason Wille will be on site to assist in your coverage throughout the day.