Directions To Away
Games
Most baseball diamonds are at the same location as the
high school. Schools who play games on diamonds
that are not at the same location as the high school are marked with ***. The links on the each name in this
directions page and on the schedule page will take you to the IHSA site which
has a direct link to the school on Mapquest.
School
Name (Clicking
on name will take you to a yahoo map of the community, clicking on driving
directions and then entering your zip will give you maps and driving
directions) Note: more often than not
the Yahoo directions are great, however in a few cases the directions are
strange and in the case of Meridian wrong!?
Bold
Number 0 miles driving
distance from Morrisonville
(Information
in parentheses is the location of diamond/playing site)
Bunker
Hill: 47 miles (West side of HS)
¨ Take 55 South to the IL-16 exit, exit number 52, towards
LITCHFIELD/GILLESPIE.
¨ Turn right (west) onto IL-16 W, traveling through Gillespie you will go
16 miles
¨ IL-16 will head southwest for a while, when it cuts back straight west,
stay straight to go onto IL-159. Travel 5 miles into Bunker Hill. Go beyond the main intersection (IL-159
& CR-14) 3 blocks
¨ Turn right (west) on Brookline, the road will T into the school. Behind the school is the baseball diamond
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Calvary: 44 miles (Calvary is in Springfield, Field is in the SouthWest
corner of Calvary Temple Church complex. If entering from Jefferson you will drive to the parking lot behind the
church and school).
¨ Take 55 north to the Interstate 36 exit just before entering
Springfield.
¨ Take the 36 West ramp and travel to the next exit, Veterans Parkway.
¨ At the top of the ramp turn left (north) travel beyond the Mall to
Washington Street (two stop lights beyond the Jefferson intersection) 4 miles
¨ Turn right (east) on Washington to Bruns Lane.
¨ Make a left on Bruns (north) and go 1 mile. There will be an entrance road to Calvary on the right, between
the Uhaul Facility and the True Value Hardware (this road is small and hard to
miss…if you miss it continue to Jefferson, make a right and go behind the
school and church
¨ Diamond does not have lights.
***Central
A & M: 29 miles (A & M does NOT play their games in
Moweaqua. They play on the field that
is park of the JH complex in Assumption. The field is north and west of the JH next to the football field)
¨ Take 48 north toward Taylorville
¨ Turn right at the golf course intersection and travel east to CR-6
¨ Make a left onto CR-6 & go east to Assumption, 14 miles
¨ Turn right (south) onto US-51
¨ Go ½ mile south to Colgrove Street and make a right (west)
¨ Road will T into the baseball diamond
¨ Diamond does have lights
Decatur Christian: 44 miles Games are played at Hess Park in Central Decatur off of 105, north of the downtown area.
¨ Head northeast on Illinois Route 48 toward Taylorville & Decatur for 39 miles..
¨ At stoplight/intersection of 48 and Route 105 make a right.
¨ At stoplight/intersection where 105 and Route 51 merge, make a left (north) and travel 3 miles...stay on US-51 "Veteran's Pkwy" which takes you
through the downtown area.
¨ Turn right (east) on North Drive & travel .2 miles.
¨ Turn left (north) on N Broadway/N Martin Luther King Dr...Park will be on the right.
Edinburg: 23 miles (Field is North of
school)
Gillespie: 34 miles (West of HS)
¨ Take 55 South to the IL-16 exit, exit number 52, towards
LITCHFIELD/GILLESPIE.
¨ Make a right off the ramp onto IL-16 and travel 10 miles to Gillespie.
¨ IL-16 will become IL-16/IL-4 in town, stay on IL-16 when IL-4 splits
off.
¨ On west end of town you will pass HS on left. Turn left on first road after school, the diamond will be on
left.
¨ They do not have lights.
Girard: 21 miles (Directly West of HS and football field)
¨ Take Morrisonville-Farmersville Blacktop (CR-10) west towards
Farmersville.
¨ Continue straight east, the road will jog north and south experiencing
name changes that mean nothing to you, Girard is 11 miles from Farmersville
¨ The road, in its current incarnation as CR-12, will enter the south end
of Girard after crossing two sets of Railroad tracks
¨ Turn right (north) onto IL-4 and proceed .7 miles, the school will be on
the left.
¨ Turn left onto North Street, road immediately south of HS.
¨ A little tricky…Small entry to parking area on right, look for it
immediately after passing football field lights
¨ Does not have lights
***Lincoln
Land Community College: (Site of the Pleasant Plains
Tournament…two fields)
¨ Take I-55 north towards Springfield
¨ Take the Toronto Road exit
¨ Make a right (east) onto Toronto. The road will go straight to the entrance to the college campus
¨ Proceed straight east, all the way through campus to the far east side.
¨ Main field is behind (north) Cass gym on the far east side of the
campus. The secondary diamond is farther
east near the soccer field, take the gravel road on the far east side of the
parking lots to the gravel parking lot.)
***Lincolnwood: 12 miles (Lincolnwood HS is
in Raymond, Play at city park, first road south off of 48 on east side of town)
¨ Travel south on 48.
¨ Turn left (go south) at the first road after the city limit sign,
Springfield Road/County 3
¨ The diamond is on the right immediately after crossing railroad tracks
¨ They have lights
Litchfield: 28 miles (West of HS, across the road from football field)
¨ Take 55 South to the IL-16 exit, exit number 52, towards
LITCHFIELD/GILLESPIE.
¨ Make a left on IL-16 (go east) and travel 1.6 miles to State Street
¨ Make a left on State Street (go north), the school will be on your left
approximately one mile.
¨ Go past the school and make a left, the diamond will be on your left one
block.
¨ They have lights
Lutheran: 49 miles (Lutheran is in
Springfield, Field is in the SouthEast corner of school property. Park in the lot on the east side of school,
baseball diamond is directly south of lot)
¨ Take 55 north to the Interstate 36 exit just before entering
Springfield.
¨ Take the 36 West ramp and travel to the next exit, Veterans Parkway.
¨ At the top of the ramp turn left (north) travel beyond the Mall to
Washington Street (two stop lights beyond the Jefferson intersection) 4 miles
¨ Make a left (west) on Washington and travel 2 miles, the school will be
on the left (south) side of Washington.
¨ Entrance and parking lot on the west side of the school
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Meridian: 39 miles (Meridian is in Macon, On west side of HS, behind the
building)
¨ Take 48 North beyond Blue Mound
¨ Make a right (east) onto CR-32 and travel 11 miles to Macon, there is a
sign for this road, but it’s easy to miss
¨ Make a right (south) on IL-51 and travel through town, school will be on
the left on the southern edge of town.
¨ Make a left into the south drive and go behind the school to the parking
lot
¨ Diamond does have lights
Mt.
Olive: 35 miles (South of HS)
¨ Take I-55 South to the IL-138 exit (19 miles south of Raymond ramp),
exit number 44, towards MT OLIVE/BENLD
¨ Make a left onto IL-138 (East)
¨ School will be on the right (south) 1 miles from I-55
¨ Turn left on the first street beyond school, the diamond is located 3
blocks down this road
¨ Diamond does not have light
Northwestern: 31 miles (School is in
Palmyra. Diamond is just south of HS on west side of road)
¨ Take Morrisonville-Farmersville Blacktop (CR-10) west towards
Farmersville.
¨ Continue straight east, the road will jog north and south experiencing
name changes that mean nothing to you, Girard is 11 miles from Farmersville
¨ The road, in its current incarnation as CR-12, will enter the south end
of Girard after crossing two sets of Railroad tracks
¨ Turn right (north) onto IL-4 and proceed .4 miles to the 4 way stop,
make a left (west) onto CR-17.
¨ Travel 16 miles on CR-17 to Palmyra
¨ At the stop sign in Palmyra make a right (north) onto ILL-111 and travel
¼ mile to the school which is just north of town.
¨ Diamond is just south of the school, adjacent to the road
¨ Diamond does have lights
Nokomis: 17 miles (SouthEast of HS in park adjacent to east HS parking
lot)
¨ Travel east on CR-10 8 miles to Vanderville Stop Sign
¨ Turn right (south) onto CR-1. CR-1 will become CR-7, but you won’t
notice. Nokomis is 8.5 south of your
turn at the stop sign in Vanderville.
¨ As you come into town turn right onto RAYMOND NOKOMIS BLACKTOP (Oberle
St), this is the road just north of the grocery store
¨ School will be on the left, turn into the parking lot entrance and
continue left through the parking lot to the baseball diamond which will be on
your left
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Pana: 31 miles (Field is adjacent
to the HS on the north side of building)
¨ Travel east on CR-10 8 miles to Vanderville Stop Sign
¨ Turn right (south) onto CR-1
¨ Travel one mile and make a left (east) onto CR-12, it is 12 miles to
Pana.
¨ Just before you get to IL-29, take a right (south) onto 2300 East Road
¨ Cross over Railroad tracks (approx .5 miles) and make a left (east) on
IL-16 towards Pana
¨ About 10 blocks east make a right onto S State St. This road will run directly into the school
and baseball field
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Pawnee: 22 miles (North East of School, just south of 104)
¨ Take CR-10 west out of Morrisonville 6 miles to the stop sign
¨ Turn right (north) onto CR-3
¨ Continue north on CR-3 (becomes CR-28) for 11 miles.
¨ At the T stop sign in Pawnee, make a left, then make a right at the 4
way stop.
¨ Proceed across IL-104 at the stop sign and take the drive on the right
(just south of school buildings) to the parking area behind the school
¨ Diamond does have lights
Pleasant
Plains: 55 miles (Field is located just west of HS on Route
125)
¨ Take 55 north to the Interstate 36 exit just before entering
Springfield.
¨ Take the 36 West ramp and travel to the next exit, Veterans Parkway.
¨ At the top of the ramp turn left (north) travel all the way to the
Jefferson/IL-97 Intersection
¨ Make a left (west) onto IL-97
¨ At 7 miles turn slightly left onto IL-125, DO NOT take 97 north to
Petersburg
¨ From the Y travel 5 miles into Plains. The school will be on the right (north), the field will be just west of
the school.
¨ Diamond has lights
***Riverton: 46 miles (Riverton plays
their games at the Riverton Athletic Club on Old Route 36, on south side of the
road ½ mile after exiting Interstate 36)
¨ Take I-55 North towards Springfield
¨ Continue North around Springfield on I-55 N/I-72 E/US-36 E.
¨ Take the I-72 East towards Decatur
¨ Take the Riverton exit
¨ Turn left and continue over overpass
¨ At the stop sign at the intersection of Old Route 36, proceed straight
ahead.
¨ You will be on Lincoln Street, continue ½ mile and the diamond will be
on your left
¨ Diamond does have lights
Rochester: 34 miles (Field is located
behind the new gymnasium on the east side of the HS)
¨ Take IL-29 North out of Taylorville towards Springfield
¨ Travel north 21 miles to Rochester. The school will be on the right (east) after the 2nd stop
light
¨ Take the northern most entrance and drive around the new gymnasium to
parking lot at the rear of the school complex.
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Shelbyville: 38 miles (Field is right on
Route 128 north of the school entrance)
¨ Take CR-10 east to Vanderville stop sign 7.7
¨ Turn right (south) onto CR-1. 1.8
¨ Turn left (east) onto CR-12 and travel 11 miles to Pana
¨ Turn right onto IL-29, cross railroad and make a right at the stop sign
¨ Turn left (east) onto US-51/IL-16
¨ When IL-51 splits south, stay straight to go onto IL-16
¨ Travel 13 miles into Shelbyville, turn left (north) at the Stop Light
onto IL-128
¨ School and diamond are on the left ½ north of the stop light
¨ Diamond does have lights
Taylorville: 11 miles (Varsity game will be at HS diamond on north side of HS east
of football field…Frosh/Soph games will be at Manors Park)
¨ HS diamond does not have lights
¨ JV games will be played at Manors Park which does have lights
Teutopolis: 73 miles (Diamond on south side of 40 Highway, on the west side of
the HS)
¨ Take CR-10 east to Vanderville stop sign 7.7
¨ Turn right (south) onto CR-1. 1.8
¨ Turn left (east) onto CR-12 and travel 11 miles to Pana
¨ Turn right onto IL-29, cross railroad and make a right at the stop sign
¨ Turn left (east) onto US-51/IL-16
¨ When IL-51 splits south, stay straight to go onto IL-16
¨ Go through Shelbyville on IL-16 and continue another 11 miles
¨ Turn right (south) onto IL-32 and travel 22 miles to Effingham
¨ In Effingham, turn left (east) onto US-40, the school will be 4 miles on
the right
¨ Turn into the first entry (west side) and into parking area, diamond is
adjacent to US-40
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Tri-City: 36 miles (Tri-City is in
Buffalo, Field is on East side of HS)
¨ This is a toss-up. So I ask you,
“do you feel lucky??,” if so try the county roads between Edinburg and
Buffalo. Othewise, take I-55 around
Springfield to I-72 to exit #11 Mechanicsburg/Buffalo.
¨ For the more adventurous, take CR-23 north out of Edinburg (this is the
road the runs past Edinburg HS on the east side.
¨ You will go 6 miles until the road T’s into CR-2, turn left (west)
¨ .7 miles turn right onto CR-3, be vigilant, its easy to miss (for you
history buffs you are passing through the site of the infamous Roby Ridge
incident)
¨ CR-3 becomes CR-19 almost immediately, don’t despair just keep going
until you get to a stop sign in Mechanicsburg
¨ Make a left at the stop sign and follow the road west out of town, when
the road takes a bend to the north, go north, staying on CR-19 towards Buffalo.¨ After crossing the I-72 overpass you will see a Nursing Home and school
sign on the right, make a left (west) onto State Street (the road across from
the sign)
¨ Go 4 blocks to the diamond which is situated behind the HS
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Virden: 25 miles (Southwest corner
of school, just south of football field)
¨ Take Morrisonville-Farmersville Blacktop (CR-10) west towards
Farmersville.
¨ Continue straight east, the road will jog north and south experiencing
name changes that mean nothing to you, Girard is 11 miles from Farmersville
¨ The road, in its current incarnation as CR-12, will enter the south end
of Girard after crossing two sets of Railroad tracks
¨ Turn right (north) onto IL-4 and go 4.5 miles to Virden
¨ Proceed through the downtown area, north of the downtown area about 6
blocks turn left onto Fortune
¨ Travel past the school and football field, the diamond will be on the
left
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Williamsville: 51 miles (Field is directly
behind the HS, newer building in school complex)
¨ Take I-55 north around Springfield and continue north 11 miles north.
¨ Take exit number 109, towards WILLIAMSVILLE
¨ Make a right at the ramp stop sign onto CR-2 E
¨ ½ mile, immediately after crossing the Railroad tracks, make a left
(south) onto CR-31 (Walnut St)
¨ School will be on the left 6 blocks, turn left into the parking area on
the south side of building.
¨ Diamond is behind the HS (newer building and gym)
¨ Diamond does not have lights
Windsor: 50 miles (Field is located
on the north side of school) ¨ Take CR-10 east to Vanderville stop sign 7.7
¨ Turn right (south) onto CR-1. 1.8
¨ Turn left (east) onto CR-12 and travel 11 miles to Pana
¨ Turn right onto IL-29, cross railroad and make a right at the stop sign
¨ Turn left (east) onto US-51/IL-16
¨ When IL-51 splits south, stay straight to go onto IL-16
¨ Go through Shelbyville on IL-16 and continue another 13 miles
¨ IL-16 will turn so that it approaches Windsor from the south, 16 will
take a sharp right as it enters town, stay headed north by turning onto IL-32
¨ School will be 5 blocks north on the right
¨ Diamond does not have light |