DI Canton District Baseball Tournament Bracket & Schedule
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Baseball Team drew the 7th Seed in Sunday’s DI Canton District Baseball Tournament Draw. They will host the #12 Seed Perry Panthers in the DI Canton Sectional Semifinals on Tuesday, May 12 at 4:30 PM.
Louisville won at Perry 3-2 in their most recent meeting this past Friday, May 1. The Panthers are currently 1-16-1 on the season. The two squads also met in the DI Canton Sectional Semifinals last season with the Leopards winning 4-3 back on May 13, 2014. Prior to that the two teams had not met since 1989, which is the last time Perry traveled to Louisville for a game. The Leopards also won that matchup 4-3.
If Louisville advances they will travel to Jackson to take on the top-seeded & defending Division I State Champion Polar Bears on Wednesday, May 13 at 4:30 PM in the DI Canton Sectional Finals. The two squads last met in the same scenario a year ago with the Polar Bears doubling up the Leopards 6-3. Jackson has defeated Louisville the last 6 times the two squads have met, with 4 of those games played at JHS.
Bracket
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Schedule
SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, May 12
#12 Perry at #7 Louisville, 4:30
#8 Wooster at #4 GlenOak, 4:30
#13 Canton Timken at #9 Canton McKinley, 4:30
#11 Green at #5 Lake, 4:30
#10 Barberton at #6 North Canton Hoover, 4:30
SECTIONAL FINALS
Wednesday, May 13
#12 Perry/#7 Louisville Winner at #1 Jackson, 4:30
#8 Wooster/#4 GlenOak Winner at #3 New Philadelphia, 4:30
#13 Canton Timken/#9 Canton McKinley Winner at #2 Massillon, 4:30
#11 Green/#5 Lake Winner Vs. #10 Barberton/#6 North Canton Hoover Winner, 4:30 (Highest Seed Home)
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS (at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium)
Monday, May 18
District Semifinal #1, 2:00
District Semifinal #2, 5:00
DISTRICT FINALSĀ (at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium)
Tuesday, May 19
District Championship, 4:30
Seed Order
1. Jackson
2. Massillon
3. New Philadelphia
4. GlenOak
5. Lake
6. North Canton Hoover
7. Louisville
8. Wooster
9. Canton McKinley
10. Barberton
11. Green
12. Perry
13. Canton Timken