| Boys Baseball Class A Bracket | 1997-98 |
| The Road to Springfield | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | |||
| (1) Villa Grove | Sullivan 5-0 |
Sullivan 3-1 |
Sullivan 6-5 |
Sullivan 7-1 |
Sullivan 6-2 |
Normal (University) 10-0 (6 inn.) |
| (2) Sullivan | ||||||
| (1) Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | Teutopolis 3-2 (10 inn.) |
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| (2) Teutopolis | ||||||
| (1) Robinson | Robinson 5-3 |
Argenta (A.-Oreana) 4-0 |
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| (2) Newton | ||||||
| (1) Mt. Zion | Argenta (A.-Oreana) 6-3 |
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| (2) Argenta (A.-Oreana) | ||||||
| (1) Pittsfield | Pittsfield 12-10 |
Lewistown 6-2 |
Lewistown 7-3 |
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| (3) Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | ||||||
| (1) Lewistown | Lewistown 10-3 |
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| (2) Macomb | ||||||
| (1) Manito (Midwest Central) | Manito (Midwest Central) 8-3 |
Manito (Midwest Central) 22-6 |
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| (2) Havana | ||||||
| (4) Augusta (Southeastern) | Augusta (Southeastern) 4-2 |
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| (3) Stronghurst (Southern) | ||||||
| (1) Nashville | Greenville 8-2 |
Greenville 6-0 |
Greenville 9-5 |
Greenville 2-0 |
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| (2) Greenville | ||||||
| (1) DuQuoin | DuQuoin 7-3 |
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| (2) Chester | ||||||
| (1) Waterloo (Gibault) | New Athens 2-1 |
New Athens 9-1 |
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| (2) New Athens | ||||||
| (4) Breese (Mater Dei) | Breese (Mater Dei) 10-2 |
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| (2) Alton (Marquette) | ||||||
| (1) Lombard (Montini) | Lombard (Montini) 6-0 |
Lombard (Montini) 1-0 (8 inns) |
Woodstock (Marian) 14-2 ( 5 Inn.) |
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| (3) Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) | ||||||
| (4) Evergreen Park | Lansing (Illiana Christian) 7-1 |
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| (2) Lansing (Illiana Christian) | ||||||
| (1) Johnsburg | Woodstock (Marian) 14-0 |
Woodstock (Marian) 10-5 |
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| (2) Woodstock (Marian) | ||||||
| (1) Plano | Plano 7-4 |
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| (6) Wheaton (St. Francis) | ||||||
| (1) Herscher | Herscher 9-1 |
Normal (University) 9-6 |
Normal (University) 12-1 (5 Inn.) |
Normal (University) 11-0 (5 inn.) |
Normal (University) 7-6 |
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| (2) Fairbury (Prairie Central) | ||||||
| (1) Normal (University) | Normal (University) 6-2 |
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| (2) Colfax (Ridgeview) | ||||||
| (1) Beecher | Beecher 3-2 |
Beecher 16-5 |
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| (3) Kankakee (McNamara) | ||||||
| (4) St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Armstrong 3-2 |
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| (3) Armstrong | ||||||
| (1) Vienna | West Frankfort (Frankfort) 9-6 |
Harrisburg 11-7 |
Carmi (C.-White County) 8-7 |
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| (2) West Frankfort (Frankfort) | ||||||
| (1) Harrisburg | Harrisburg 4-3 |
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| (3) Benton | ||||||
| (1) Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | Wolf Lake (Shawnee) 4-1 |
Carmi (C.-White County) 4-1 |
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| (2) Wolf Lake (Shawnee) | ||||||
| (1) Carmi (C.-White County) | Carmi (C.-White County) 13-2 (6 Inn.) |
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| (7) Fairfield | ||||||
| (1) Milledgeville | Oregon 10-7 |
Granville (Putnam County) 6-0 |
Granville (Putnam County) 6-2 |
Granville (Putnam County) 5-4 |
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| (3) Oregon | ||||||
| (4) Seneca | Granville (Putnam County) 7-1 |
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| (3) Granville (Putnam County) | ||||||
| (1) Rock Island (Alleman) | Rock Island (Alleman) 3-1 |
Rock Island (Alleman) 13-4 |
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| (3) Knoxville | ||||||
| (4) Eureka | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 3-2 |
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| (2) Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) | ||||||
| (1) Pleasant Plains | Rochester 8-1 |
Rochester 16-6 |
Rochester 3-1 |
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| (2) Rochester | ||||||
| (4) Pana (Coop) | Raymond (Lincolnwood) 13-7 |
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| (3) Raymond (Lincolnwood) | ||||||
| (1) Staunton | Staunton 7-2 |
Staunton 10-8 |
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| (3) Hillsboro | ||||||
| (1) Jacksonville (Routt) | Jacksonville (Routt) 5-1 |
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| (3) Carrollton | ||||||