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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 34TH 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 online via Tik-A-Tap, at par cipa ng schools the week of the state Saturday, June 9, 2018 fi nals (contact schools for cket 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. Due to road closures/construc on on McCormick Road south of the athle c complex, all a endees should plan to arrive using Cherry Lane from the east or McCormick Road from the north. Map GATES OPEN Gates open at 9:30 am ET (one hour prior to the fi rst game). TWITTER Follow us @IHSAA1 and use hashtag #IHSAA TELEVISION & LIVESTREAM PIONEER (31-3) vs. NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (23-6) All four state championship games will air live on Fox Sports Indiana and be streamed at 10:30 AM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG IHSAAtv.org. For viewers outside of the Fox PIONEER PANTHERS NORTH CENTRAL THUNDERBIRDS Sports Indiana coverage area, a live stream Head Coach: Gabrielle Thomas Head Coach: Erica Arnold will be available at IHSAAtv.org. For those CLASS A Record at Pioneer: 31-3 (1st Year) Record at North Central: 173-52 (8th Year) within the FSI coverage area, the stream will be Overall: 31-3 (1st Year) Overall: 173-52 (8th Year) available only on delayed basis following the conclusion of the telecast. BREMEN (26-3) vs. SPEEDWAY (21-6-1) 1:30 PM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG BREMEN LIONS SPEEDWAY SPARKPLUGS Head Coach: Mike Huppert Head Coach: Alyssa Coleman CLASS 2A Record at Bremen: 151-50 (7th Year) Record at Speedway: 57-67-1 (6th Year) Overall: 151-50 (7th Year) Overall: 57-67-1 (6th Year) BROADCAST TEAMS SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (25-5) vs. NEW PALESTINE (29-1) Class A ▪ Play-by-Play Greg Rakestraw 4:30 PM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG ▪ Color Analyst Jan Boser ▪ Sideline Reporter Jeremiah Johnson ST. JOSEPH INDIANS NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS Head Coach: Earl Keith Head Coach: Ed Marcum CLASS 3A Class 2A Record at St Joseph: 248-104 (13th Year) Record at New Pal: 384-59 (15th Year) Overall: 248-104 (13th Year) Overall: 384-59 (15th Year) ▪ Play-by-Play Greg Rakestraw ▪ Color Analyst Jan Boser ▪ Sideline Reporter Jeremiah Johnson Class 3A LAKE CENTRAL (29-4) vs. DECATUR CENTRAL (31-4) ▪ Play-by-Play Rob Blackman ▪ Color Analyst David Cook 7:30 PM ET ▪ BITTINGER STADIUM ▪ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN ▪ FOX SPORTS INDIANA ▪ IHSAATV.ORG ▪ Sideline Reporter Pat Boylan LAKE CENTRAL INDIANS DECATUR CENTRAL HAWKS Head Coach: Jeff Sherman Head Coach: Don Ivey Class 4A CLASS 4A Record at Lake Central: 222-62 (9th Year) Record at Decatur Cent: 79-17 (3rd Year) ▪ Play-by-Play Rob Blackman Overall: 222-62 (9th Year) Overall: 79-17 (3rd Year) ▪ Color Analyst David Cook ▪ Sideline Reporter Pat Boylan #FaceOfSportsmanship #IHSAA INDIANA COACHES GIRLS SPORTS ASSOC. KOKOMO’S PAUL WILLIAMS COUNTDOWN TO FIRST PITCH FINAL REGULAR SEASON POLL TO BE HONORED WITH OUTSTANDING OFFICIALS AWARD Class A Game Class 4A 10:00-10:10 Home Infi eld 1. Center Grove 102 Paul Williams of Kokomo is the recipient 2. Lake Central 90 10:10-10:20 Visitors Infi eld of the 2018 Interscholas c Athle c T3. Castle 85 10:20-10:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches Offi cial Associa on Award for excellence T3. Harrison (West Lafaye e) 85 and Umpire Mee ng 5. Mooresville 74 in the sport of So ball. He will be 6. Roncalli 70 honored in a special ceremony during 10:25-10:28 Player Introduc ons 7. Kankakee Valley 54 Saturday’s state fi nals. 10:28-10:30 Na onal Anthem 8. Crown Point 50 10:30 Game Time 9. Decatur Central 35 The Indiana High 10. Penn 31 School Athle c Class 2A Game Others: Chesterton 30, Hamilton Associa on, in 1:00-1:10 Home Infi eld Southeastern 27, Bedford North Lawrence coopera on with 25, Indianapolis Cathedral 25, Mar nsville 1:10-1:20 Visitors Infi eld the Na onal 23, Floyd Central 14, Terre Haute North 1:20-1:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches and Federa on of Vigo 7, Leo 5, Kokomo 4, Franklin Central Umpire Mee ng 3, Lowell 1. Interscholas c Offi cials 1:25-1:28 Player Introduc ons Class 3A Associa on, 1:30 Game Time 1. New Palesঞ ne 45 recognizes T2. Yorktown 38 and honors an Class 3A Game T2. Bellmont 38 outstanding 4:00-4:10 Home Infi eld 4. South Bend St. Joseph 37 offi cial in each of 11 sports during the 4:10-4:20 Visitors Infi eld T5. Franklin County 28 school year. T5. Danville 28 4:20-4:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches and 7. Edgewood 22 Umpire Mee ng Paul has been a licensed so ball offi cial for 8. Jasper 19 4:25-4:28 Player Introduc ons 9. Mt. Vernon 18 21 years, during which he has offi ciated 10. Boonville 16 19 sec onals, 16 regionals, seven semi- 4:30 Game Time Others: Brown County 15, Greensburg states, and four state championships in 15, Corydon Central 12, Lebanon 10, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2016. He is the Class 4A Game Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 7, Angola 5, current technology chairperson of the 7:00-7:10 Home Infi eld Hanover Central 3, Evansville Memorial 2, North Central Offi cials Associa on, and 7:10-7:20 Visitors Infi eld Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 1, Silver is licensed to offi ciate football, soccer, Creek 1. 7:20-7:25 Field Prepara on, Coaches and baseball and basketball in addi on to Umpire Mee ng so ball. Paul has also offi ciated the soccer Class 2A 7:25-7:28 Player Introduc ons state fi nals on seven separate occasions. 1. Bremen 60 7:30 Game Time 2. Tecumseh 54 3. Whitko 48 Originally from Ohio, Paul is a graduate 4. Wapahani 46 from Indiana Wesleyan and has been 5. Tipton 43 an engineer for 24 years at the Delphi 6. Taylor 32 Corpora on. In addi on to offi cia ng 7. Madison-Grant 26 IHSAA contests, he has also been a 8. Knox 20 so ball umpire for NCAA Division 1 9. Evansville Mater Dei 17 contests in the Big Ten, Missouri Valley, 10. North Newton 16 Others: South Adams 15, South Putnam Summit, and MAC conferences for 10 14, Southmont 13, Tell City 9, Monrovia years. Paul has been married to his wife 9, Winamac Community 7, Boone Grove Michele for 16 years and has four children: 7, South Knox 7, Western Boone 5, Union Jonathan (35), Michael (33), Chad (33) and County 5, Oak Hill 5, Lewis Cass 4, Lapel Blake (31). 4, Henryville 3, Cloverdale 3, Eastern Hancock 2, South Spencer 1. Class A 1. Cambridge City Lincoln 29 2. Morgan Township 28 3. Pioneer 26 4. Tri 25 5. Fron er 21 6. Rising Sun 19 7. Hauser 18 8. North Central (Farmersburg) 15 T9. South Central (Union Mills) 11 T9. Fremont 11 Others: Jac-Cen-Del 10, Northeast Dubois 8, West Washington 8, Edinburgh 7, Trinity Lutheran 2, Indianapolis Lutheran 1, Lanesville 1. #FaceOfSportsmanship #IHSAA STATE FINALS NOTABLES Defending State Champions in Field (1) 12: Speedway (2A) Knightstown, Linton-Stockton, Milan, New Pales ne (3A) 11: South Bend St. Joseph (3A) South Adams, South Vermillion, 6: Bremen (2A) Speedway, Tecumseh, Tipton, Western 2017 State Runners-Up in the Field (0) 6: Lake Central (4A) Boone, Whitko. None 6: North Central (Farmersburg) (A) A: Covenant Chris an (Indianapolis), Fremont, Fron er, Hauser, Indianapolis Returning State Finalists (1) Consecuঞ ve State Tournament Victories Lutheran, Lanesville, North Central New Pales ne (3A) 12: New Pales ne (3A) (Farmersburg), North Daviess, North 6: Bremen (2A) Vermillion, Pioneer, South Central (Union Former State Champions in the Field (3) 6: Decatur Central (4A) Mills), Tri, Trinity Lutheran, Washington Lake Central (4A) 6: Lake Central (4A) Township, Wes-Del, Wood Memorial. New Pales ne (3A) 6: North Central (Farmersburg) (A) North Central (Farmersburg) (2A) 6: Pioneer (A) Regional Champions 6: South Bend St. Joseph (3A) 4A: Castle, Center Grove, Decatur Central, Playing for First State Championship (5) 6: Speedway (2A) Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, Leo, Decatur Central (4A) Noblesville, Penn. South Bend St. Joseph (3A) Secঞ onal Champions 3A: Bellmont, Corydon Central, Fairfi eld, Bremen (2A) 4A: Avon, Bedford North Lawrence, Jasper, Knox, New Pales ne, South Bend Speedway (2A) Castle, Center Grove, Chesterton, St. Joseph, Tri-West Hendricks. Pioneer (A) Concord, Decatur Central, Harrison 2A: Andrean, Bremen, Knightstown, Milan, (West Lafaye e), Homestead, Speedway, Tecumseh, Tipton, Whitko. First Time State Finalists (2) Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, Leo, A: Fremont, Fron er, Hauser, Lanesville, South Bend St. Joseph (3A) Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Penn, North Central (Farmersburg), North Speedway (2A) Shelbyville. Daviess, Pioneer, Tri. 3A: Bellmont, Corydon Central, Consecuঞ ve State Finals Appearances Edgewood, Fairfi eld, Fort Wayne Bishop Semi-State Champions 2: New Pales ne (3A) Dwenger, Franklin County, Heritage Hills, 4A: Decatur Central, Lake Central Highland, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 3A: New Pales ne, South Bend St.