As high school baseball section tournaments get underway, starting pitching and the depth of a staff come to the forefront. Mounds View, with pitcher Peter Adie, is favored to win Class 4A's Section 5. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The dream of winning a state championship can’t come to fruition without first winning a section title. Soon, 32 teams will fill the four-classification state tournament field.

While many teams are good enough to play in the state tournament, those that play in a tough section may see that dream shattered if eliminated in section play.

Click here to see the four section tournaments, one in each classification, to keep a close eye on and read the story on startribune.com.