Published on October 2, 2025 7:44 am
Last Updated on October 2, 2025 7:44 am
The National Trail Conference Baseball Tournament pairings have been released.
Effingham St. Anthony drew the No. 1 seed followed by North Clay, Altamont, Dieterich, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, Neoga, Brownstown/St. Elmo and South Central.
The tournament begins Friday, October 3 with one play-in game as Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City is at South Central at 4 p.m.
St. Anthony will host the winner of that contest at 4 p.m. Monday. Also Monday, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg is at Dieterich, Brownstown/St. Elmo is at North Clay and Altamont will travel to Neoga. All games begin at 4 p.m.
The tournament continues Wednesday, October 8 and will finish with the third place game at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 11 while the championship will be held at noon. Both games will be played at North Clay.
NTC Tournament
Friday, October 3
Game 1 — Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at South Central, 4 p.m.
Monday, October 6
Game 2 — Winner Game 1 at St. Anthony, 4 p.m.
Game 3 — Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Dieterich, 4 p.m.
Game 4 — Brownstown/St. Elmo at North Clay, 4 p.m.
Game 5 — Neoga at Altamont, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8
Game 6 — Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4 p.m.
Game 7 — Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 11
At North Clay
Game 8 — Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 a.m. (third place)
Game 9 — Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, noon (championship)