The Maysville Wolverines wrapped up the baseball season on Tuesday afternoon, falling to Chaffee 1-0 in the third place game of the Class 2 state tournament in Ozark. Maysville’s state title dreams had been squashed a day earlier by Ash Grove, in an 11-0 semifinal setback. Ash Grove rolled to the state title, defeating Salisbury in the title tilt 13-3. Salisbury beat Chafee in the semifinal round.
Reaching the state playoffs from the local area in Class 2, in addition to Maysville, were Plattsburg and Putnam County. The Tigers were beaten by Maysville in a thrilling sectional matchup on May 22nd by a score of 11-10, with MHS reaching the Final Four with an 8-6 win at Tipton two days later. Putnam County’s season ended with a 4-0 loss in the quarterfinals to Salisbury, following a 1-0 sectional win over Harrisburg.
Platte Valley fell short in its efforts to bring a Class 1 state title back to Nodaway County, with St. Elizabeth winning Tuesday afternoon’s state final 13-3. St. Elizabeth won the state title by defeating Weaubleau 16-1, Liberal 6-4, and Cooter 9-0 in a dominating playoff surge. Platte Valley defeated Gilman City 5-1, Green City 5-4, and Community 8-0 in their playoff run. Green City had defeated North Shelby in the sectional round, 12-1.
The Class 3 state championship went to Licking High School, with a 3-1 win over South Callaway on Thursday afternoon. Licking beat Forsyth 11-0, Stockton 11-1, and Barstow 4-1 on the way to the state title. Both Lathrop and Tri-County (Gallatin) reached the state playoffs, playing each other on May 23rd with the Mules winning 10-6. Lathrop lost to Barstow in the quarterfinal round 4-0.
John Burroughs took the Class 4 state title, beating Springfield Catholic on Thursday night, 9-4. Excelsior Springs settled for third place, beating Fulton 6-5. Springfield Catholic beat Excelsior Springs in the semifinal round, 3-2 in eight innings on Wednesday night.
In the ‘big school’ state finals from Saturday, Festus won the Class 5 crown, 8-1 over St. Francis Borgia, with the Kansas City metro taking the Class 6 title, as Liberty North downed Francis Howell 9-3.
