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Phil Lawler Summer Baseball State Tournament Schedule


The 2018 IHSBCA Phil Lawler Summer Baseball State Tournament hosts regionals across the state Monday, July 9-Thursday, July 12 as teams try to qualify as one of the eight teams in the finals Monday, July 16-Thursday, July 19 at North Central College and Benedictine University, who co-host the finals.

Buffalo Grove, Conant, Fremd, Glenbrook South, Hersey, Leyden, Maine South, Maine West, Niles West, Palatine, Prospect, Rolling Meadows, St. Viator and Wheeling will all be competing and representing the Journal-area. Not participating this year are Elk Grove, Stevenson, Maine East, Niles Notre Dame, Loyola, Northridge and Christian Liberty Academy.

St. Viator first baseman Brendan Callero prepares to make a catch.

Here is a look at the schedule for the Phil Lawler Tournament (Journal teams in bold):


Monday, July 9

2 p.m. – (No. 11 seed) St. Viator at (6) Hoffman Estates

2 p.m. – (11) Fremd at (6) New Trier
2:30 p.m. – (8) Conant at (9) Glenbard North

2:30 p.m. – (13) Rolling Meadows at (4) Prospect

3 p.m. – (12) Montini at (5) Maine West (8-2 record)

4 p.m. – (10) Glenbrook North at (7) Wheeling
4 p.m. – (10) Leyden at (7) Glenbard West

Prospect pitcher Matt McAleer competes against St. Viator Monday, July 2.

Tuesday, July 10

 

1 p.m. – (5) Glenbrook South at (4) Buffalo Grove

2 p.m. – Winner of (11) St. Viator/(6) Hoffman Estates at (3) Hersey

3:30 p.m. – Winner of (8) Conant/(9) Glenbard North at (1) Jacobs (11-3-1 record)

TBA – Winner of (8) Barrington/(9) Deerfield at (1) Maine South (13-5-2)

TBA – Winner of (7) Wheeling/(10) Glenbrook North at (2) Palatine

TBA – Winner of (11) Fremd/(6) New Trier at (3) Niles West

TBA – Winner of (4) Nazareth/(13) Westmont vs. Winner of (5) Maine West/(12) Montini at highest seed

TBA – Winner of (10) Leyden/(7) Glenbard West at (2) Willowbrook

TBA – Winner of (5) Huntley/(12) Dundee-Crown vs. Winner of (4) Prospect/(13) Rolling Meadows at highest seed.

 

Wednesday, July 11

 

Palatine Regional

10 a.m. – Winner of Maine South/Barrington/Deerfield vs. Winner of Buffalo Grove/Maine South at Palatine HS

12:30 p.m. – Winner of Palatine/Wheeling/Glenbrook North vs. Winner of Niles West/New Trier/Fremd at Palatine HS

3 p.m. – Palatine Regional Championship at Palatine HS

 

Lake Park Regional

11 a.m. – Semifinal game No. 1 at Lake Park

1:30 p.m. – Semifinal game No. 2 at Lake Park

4 p.m. – Lake Park Regional Championship at Lake Park HS

 

Lyons Township Regional

1 p.m. – Semifinal No. 1 (Maine West would be in if they win two games) at Lyons Township

4 p.m. – Semifinal No. 2 (Leyden would be in if they win two games) at Lyons Township

 

Thursday, July 12

 

Lyons Township Regional

2 p.m. – Lyons Regional Championship at Lyons Township HS

 

Non-Playoff Game


Tuesday, July 10

2:30 p.m. – Maine East (3-0) at Highland Park

 

For complete bracket of all eight regionals: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jQIYQmkAVg1Ght4zCzkMmOnH71qmAEkLJ-B0fLQPReA/htmlview#

 

IHSBCA Summer Tournament State Champions (from Journal-Area)

1982 – Prospect
1984 – Hersey

1990 – Niles West

1995 – Stevenson

 

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