Northeast Dubois baseball wins back-to-back regional titles for first time

Northeast Dubois baseball turned a close regional final into a school-record milestone, beating Shakamak 3-2 and becoming the first Jeeps team to win back-to-back regional championships. The victory sent Northeast Dubois on to semi-state action June 13 against Greenwood Christian Academy and gave Dubois County another deep postseason run to follow.

The result matters beyond one trophy. In a tournament field that began with 381 teams, the Jeeps moved from sectional and regional play into the four-team semi-state round, where one more win would keep the state title path alive for June 19 and 20 at Victory Field in Indianapolis. For a program built on small-school depth and local support, consecutive regional titles mark a level of consistency that has rarely been seen in school history.

Northeast Dubois reached the regional round by beating Tecumseh 3-1 for the sectional championship in Lynnville. From there, the Jeeps kept rolling, and the win over Shakamak extended a run that has made them one of the area’s hottest teams. MaxPreps reported that Northeast Dubois improved to 21-5 and had won 16 of its last 17 games entering semi-state play.

Shakamak brought its own momentum into the game, riding a 13-game winning streak before the loss dropped the Lakers to 19-6. The narrow finish showed how little separated the two programs, even as Northeast Dubois found the final answer in the kind of tight postseason game that often defines a team’s legacy.

The repeat has added new meaning to the Jeeps’ recent rise. A 2025 WJTS interview with head coach Luke Woolems noted that last year’s regional title was the school’s first since 2007, which makes this year’s back-to-back run especially significant. What had been a rare breakthrough in 2025 has now become a pattern of success, and the next step against Greenwood Christian Academy will decide whether the season keeps building toward Indianapolis.