The bracket is set for the 2026 KHSAA State Baseball Tournament, with the state draw held on Wednesday as each region learned its opening-round paths to Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington.
The first two rounds of the state baseball tournament will be June 4-6 at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. The semifinals and championship will be played on June 12-13.
Here is a look at the matchups with the April 29 RPI rankings and the defending champion included.
The top half of the bracket will feature Region 1 (2025 champ: McCracken County; 2026 RPI: St. Mary, McCracken County, Marshall County) vs. Region 4 (2025 champ: South Warren; 2026 RPI: Bowling Green, Greenwood, Barren County)
Region 11 (2025 champ: Sayre; 2026 RPI: Lexington Catholic, Scott County, Sayre) vs. Region 15 (2025 champ: Johnson Central; 2026 RPI: Johnson Central, Paintsville, Pikeville)
Region 8 (2025 champ: Spencer County; 2026 RPI: South Oldham, North Oldham, Spencer County) vs. Region 16 (2025 champ: Boyd County; 2026 RPI: Ashland Blazer, Raceland, Boyd County)
Region 14 (2025 champ: Wolfe County; 2026 RPI: Breathitt County, Wolfe County, Perry County Central) vs. Region 2 (2025 champ: Lyon County; 2026 RPI: University Heights, Christian County, Henderson County).
The bottom half of the bracket features Region 10 (2025 champ: Harrison County; 2026 RPI: Harrison County, Montgomery County, George Rogers Clark) vs. Region 5 (2025 champ: Taylor County; 2026 RPI: Campbellsville, LaRue County, Taylor County)
Region 3 (2025 champ: Meade County; 2026 RPI: Owensboro Catholic, Meade County, Ohio County) vs. Region 13 (2025 champ: Corbin; 2026 RPI: Whitley County, South Laurel, Knox Central)
Region 12 (2025 champ: Boyle County; 2026 RPI: Boyle County, Rockcastle County, Wayne County) vs. Region 9 (2025 champ: Highlands; 2026 RPI: Beechwood, Conner, Ryle)
Region 7 (2025 champ: Trinity; 2026 RPI: Male, Trinity, St. Xavier) vs. Region 6 (2025 champ: Pleasure Ridge Park; 2026 RPI: North Bullitt, Bullitt East, Butler).
Ranking the 16 region leaders in RPI (as of April 29)
1 Whitley County (Region 13) – .68670
2 Campbellsville (Region 5) – .67235
3 Ashland Blazer (Region 16) – .67051
4 Male (Region 7) – .66591
5 University Heights Academy (Region 2) – .66416
6 Boyle County (Region 12) – .66191
7 Bowling Green (Region 4) – .64569
8 St. Mary (Region 1) – .64503
9 Lexington Catholic (Region 11) – .63547
10 South Oldham (Region 8) – .63164
11 Owensboro Catholic (Region 3) – .63099
12 Harrison County (Region 10) – .61815
13 Johnson Central (Region 15) – .60685
14 North Bullitt (Region 6) – .60381
15 Breathitt County (Region 14) – .59814
16 Beechwood (Region 9) – .57943
