How to follow Hoban and the rest of state baseball tournament at Canal Park
It took a wild finish in a regional final win over Tiffin Columbian but the Archbishop Hoban baseball team has made it back to Canal Park for a chance to defend its Division II state championship from a year ago.
Hoban let a 3-0 lead slip away before rallying to tie the score in seventh inning and eventually walk away with an 8-5 win in nine innings.
Pressure pitching: Sophomore Noah LaFine is Archbishop Hoban's postseason ace in the hole
The Knights will be joined by 15 teams in four divisions from around the state to determine Ohio's state champions.
Hoban and Badin will play at 4 p.m. on Friday but the action at Canal Park will begin with four semifinal games Thursday.
The four state championship games will be played Saturday.
2022 Baseball State Tournament Pairings
All games at Canal Park, Akron.
Home team listed first.
All games streaming live on NFHS Network.
Rankings are from the final Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association State Poll released May 16.
Division IV
Russia (23-6) vs. No. 4 Newark Catholic (24-6), Thursday, 1 p.m.
Tiffin Calvert (18-12) vs. No. 3 Van Wert Lincolnview (23-6), Thursday, 10 a.m.
Division IV State Championship Game: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Division III
No. 4 Baltimore Liberty Union (24-5) vs. No. 5 Waynedale (25-4), Thursday, 4 p.m.
St. Bernard Roger Bacon (19-7) vs. No. 11 Milan Edison (23-8), Thursday, 7 p.m.
Division III State Championship Game: Saturday, 1 p.m.
Division I
Sylvania Northview (19-8) vs. Chagrin Falls Kenston (19-7), Friday, 10 a.m.
Grove City (25-7) vs. Mason, Friday, 1 p.m.
Division I State Championship Game: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Division II
No. 18 Akron Archbishop Hoban (22-9) vs. Hamilton Badin (25-6), Friday, 4 p.m.
Columbus Bishop Hartley (19-7) vs. Chardon (22-9), Friday, 7 p.m.
Division II State Championship Game: Saturday, 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Hoban vs. Badin and the rest of the OHSAA state baseball tournament
