NJSIAA releases baseball pairings for upcoming 2026 state tournament

The road to Rutgers University, site of the state baseball championships, begins next week. The NJSIAA released its pairings for the upcoming state tournament. The Non-Public first-round action begins on Tuesday, May 26.

The public tournament gets underway on Wednesday, May 27. Sectional finals are slated for June 4 (non-public) and June 5 (public) State finals for Non-Public will be held on June 10 at Rutgers. The public school state finals will be June 14.

In case there are any adjustments to be made, the brackets are not official until noon on May 20. South Jersey Group 4 (16) Central Regional at (1) Kingsway; (9) Lenape at (8) Williamstown; (12) Washington Township at (5) Egg Harbor Township; (13) Southern at (4) Rancocas Valley; (14) Cherokee at (3) Gloucester County Tech; (11) Cherry Hill East at (6) Vineland; (10) Pennsauken at (7) Howell; (15) Toms River North at (2) Eastern. South Jersey Group 3 (16) Timber Creek at (1) Clearview; (9) Toms River South at (8) Highland; (12) Moorestown at (5) Cumberland; (13) Ocean City at (4) Delsea; (14) Hammonton at (3) Toms River East; (11) Absegami at (6) Shawnee; (10) Lacey at (7) Mainland; (15) Triton at (2) Cherry Hill West.

South Jersey Group 2 (16) Collingswood at (1) Haddonfield; (9) Manchester Township at (8) Middle Township; (12) Lower Cape May at (5) Seneca; (13) Gloucester at (4) Sterling; (14) Pleasantville at (3) Cedar Creek; (11) Medford Tech at (6) West Deptford; (10) Salem Tech at (7) Barnegat; (15) Mastery Camden at (2) Haddon Heights. South Jersey Group 1 (16) Cape May Tech at (1) Schalick; (9) Gateway at (8) Audubon; (12) Paulsboro at (5) Wildwood; (13) Riverside at (4) Maple Shade; (14) LEAP Academy at (3) Haddon Township; (11) Pitman at (6) Pennsville; (10) Buena at (7) Glassboro; (15) Clayton at (2) Woodstown. South Jersey Non-Public A (9) Donovan Catholic at (8) Paul VI, winner at (1) Immaculata; (5) Christian Brothers Academy at (4) Union Catholic; (11) St.