Metro East KICKoFF CLASSIC

The sixth annual Metro East Kickoff Classic, sponsored by Prep Baseball, is back in 2026. Beginning on Wednesday, March 18, this four-day event will feature teams spanning the entire state of Illinois competing against each other in the St. Louis area across 9 venues in the Metro East: Arsenal BG Ballpark in Sauget, Ill., Edwardsville High School (Tom Pile Field & JV Field), Blazier Field in O'Fallon, Belleville East High School, Triad High School, Belleville West High School and Alton High School, and Edwardsville Plummer Park (Field 1, 2, 3, & 4).

The Prep Baseball Illinois staff will provide on-the-ground coverage of the Kickoff Classic, producing game updates, post-game analysis that will impact our Power 25 rankings, as well as scout notes on the top performers through the week. Our homepage, prepbaseballreport.com/illinois, will house everything IHSA baseball fans will need in order to stay updated on this opening week of action, including daily schedules, participating team previews, game scores, player scouting reports, and more.

For all Metro East Kickoff Classic information, check this event homepage. For up-to-date information and live coverage throughout the event, be sure to follow Prep Baseball Illinois on Twitter at @PrepBaseballIL.

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PARTICIPATING TEAMS

(Rank) School	2025 finish
Alton (4A)	(20-15)
Belleville East (4A)	(21-16)
Belleville West (4A)	(18-123)
Bradley-Bourbonnais (4A)	(18-19)
Champaign Central (3A)	(26-13-1)
Civic Memorial (3A)	(15-19)
Collinsville (4A)	(14-20)
Columbia (2A)	(16-14)
De Smet (MO)	(18-18)
Dunlap (3A)	(28-8)
No. 12 Edwardsville (4A)	(26-11)
Effingham (3A)	(21-12)
Fairfield (2A)	(13-9)
Freeburg (3A)	(17-15)
Glenwood (3A)	(20-9)
Harrisburg (2A)	(23-11)
Highland (3A)	(21-13)
No. 8 Huntley (4A)	(21-16)
Jacobs (4A)	15-19
Joliet Catholic (3A)	(22-15)
Joliet West (4A)	(19-17)
LaSalle Peru (3A)	(16-16)
Mascoutah (3A)	(23-9)
McCracken Co (KY)	(24-7)
Moline (4A)	(20-15)
Morris (3A)	(30-4)
Morton (3A)	(27-9)
Mount Vernon (3A)	(13-20)
No. 11 New Trier (4A)	(29-8-1)
Newton (2A)	(17-15)
No. 2 Normal Community (4A)	(37-6)
Normal University (3A)	(26-8)
North Clay (1A)	(22-7)
Oak Forest (3A)	(23-14-1)
No. 23 Oak Park-River Forest (4A)	(27-11)
Oswego (4A)	(20-14)
No. 18 O'Fallon (4A)	(25-11)
Plainfield North (4A)	(22-13)
Pleasant Plains (3A)	(31-8)
Quincy (4A)	(15-18)
Reavis (4A)	(23-13)
Rochester (3A)	(21-12-1)
St. Anthony (2A)	(22-8)
No. 17 St. Jospeh-Ogden (2A)	(32-3)
Teutopolis (2A)	(30-6)
No. 20 Triad (3A)	(34-7)
United East Moline (4A)	(21-13)
Washington Community (3A)	(28-11)

Wednesday, march 18th

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
1:00 PM	St. Joseph-Ogden (1)	Columbia (3)	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

4:30 PM	*Mascoutah (3)*	Teutopolis (1)	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

Thursday, March 19th

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
3:30 PM	Highland (1)	Champaign Central (8)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (3)

4:00 PM	No. 18 O'Fallon (4)	*No. 2 Normal Community (5)*	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
4:00 PM	Belleville East (5)	Quincy (5)	Belleville East High School

4:15 PM	United Township (3)	No. 12 Edwardsville (13)	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field
4:15 PM	No. 20 Triad (14)	Effingham (0)	Triad High School

4:30 PM	Fairfield (4)	*No. 17 St. Joseph-Ogden (11)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)

5:45 PM	Mt. Vernon (2)	Champaign Central (1)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (3)

6:00 PM	Bradley-Bourbonnais (6)	Collinsville (8)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)

Friday, march 20th

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
11:00 AM	Bradley-Bourbonnais (6)	No. 18 St. Joseph-Ogden (9)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)
11:00 AM	Oswego (1)	*Normal University (11)*	Arsenal BG Ballpark

11:15 AM	United Township (10)	Pleasant Plains (7)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (1)

1:30 PM	United Township (1)	*No. 23 Oak Park-River For. (8)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (1)
1:30 PM	Normal University (18)	Champaign Central (2)	Arsenal BG Ballpark

2:00 pm	*Moline (5)*	Bradley-Bourbonnais (4)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (3)

2:15 PM	De Smet (MO) (8)	Joliet Catholic (10)	Edwardsville - JV Turf
2:15 PM	Pleasant Plains (0)	*North Clay (4)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)

4:00 PM	LaSalle Peru (5)	*Civic Memorial (11)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (1)
4:00 PM	*Plainfield North (10)*	Collinsville (7)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (4)
4:00 PM	*Glenwood (3)*	Morris (2)	Arsenal BG Ballpark
4:00 PM	No. 18 O'Fallon (0)	*Reavis (4)*	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
4:00 PM	*No. 20 Triad (11)*	Morton (1)	Triad High School

4:15 PM	*Belleville West (5)*	Joliet West (2)	Belleville West High School

4:30 PM	*No. 8 Huntley (11)*	De Smet (MO) (2)	Edwardsville - JV Turf
4:30 PM	Highland (1)	*Washington (15)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)
4:30 PM	*Alton (3)*	Oswego (1)	Alton High School

5:00 PM	*No. 23 Oak Park-River For. (4)*	No. 12 Edwardsville (1)	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field

6:15 PM	Columbia (3)	*Teutopolis (4)*	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field

6:30 PM	*No. 11 New Trier (5)*	McCracken County (KY) (4)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (4)

Saturday, march 21st

TIME	Team 1	Team 2	LOCATION
9:00 AM	*Jacobs (1)*	Collinsville (0)	Edwardsville - JV Turf
9:00 AM	Freeburg (0)	*Joliet West (3)*	Arsenal BG Ballpark

10:00 AM	Joliet Catholic (8)	Glenwood (6)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (1)
10:00 AM	LaSalle Peru (4)	Newton (8)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)
10:00 AM	*Rochester (1)*	Morton (0)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (3)
10:00 AM	*St. Anthony (7)*	Civic Memorial (2)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (4)
10:00 AM	No. 23 Oak Park-River For. (8)	*No. 18 O'Fallon (9)*	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
10:00 AM	Reavis (1)	Bradley-Bourbonnais (0)	Alton High School
10:00 AM	Plainfield North (6)	*Belleville East (7)*	Belleville East High School
10:00 AM	Morris (1)	*No. 20 Triad (10)*	Triad High School

11:15 AM	No. 11 New Trier (7)	No. 12 Edwardsville (3)	Edwardsville - Tom Pile Field
11:15 AM	Oswego (13)	Moline (1)	Edwardsville - JV Turf
11:15 AM	*Joliet West (4)*	Washington (1)	Arsenal BG Ballpark

12:15 PM	Joliet Catholic (7)	Rochester (6)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (1)
12:15 PM	LaSalle Peru (0)	*North Clay (12)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)
12:15 PM	*Oak Forest (6)*	Dunlap (3)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (3)
12:15 PM	*St. Anthony (5)*	Harrisburg (3)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (4)
12:15 PM	*No. 23 Oak Park-River For. (7)*	McCracken County (KY) (5)	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field
12:15 PM	Alton (2)	*No. 8 Huntley (9)*	Alton High School

1:30 PM	Moline (8)	*Jacobs (9)*	Edwardsville - JV Turf
1:30 PM	*Washington (4)*	Mt. Vernon (1)	Arsenal BG Ballpark

2:30 PM	Dunlap (2)	*Freeburg (5)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (1)
2:30 PM	*North Clay (12)*	Civic Memorial (0)	Edwardsville Plummer Park (2)
2:30 PM	Morton (6)	*Oak Forest (7)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (3)
2:30 PM	Columbia (6)	*Harrisburg (8)*	Edwardsville Plummer Park (4)
2:30 PM	*McCracken County (KY) (9)*	De Smet (MO) (0)	O'Fallon City Park - Blazier Field