BVSW, Miege nail down titles at Kansas state baseball; Gardner Edgerton reaches final

Baseball fever spread across Kansas as teams from Blue Valley Southwest and Bishop Miege won state championships — or reached state finals, like Gardner Edgerton.

Here’s a recap of what went down around the state Friday and early Saturday.

Class 6A

Gardner Edgerton used a five-run fifth inning to beat Derby 6-4 in the 6A semifinals early Saturday at the LaRoche Baseball Complex in Fort Scott.

Blue Valley (21-2) played Manhattan (19-4) in the second semifinal later Saturday afternoon, with the championship game to follow. Gardner Edgerton improved to 22-2 and awaited the winner.

GE advanced to the semis with a 4-1 win over Washburn Rural. Derby beat Blue Valley West 3-2. Blue Valley joined the GE Trailblazers in the semifinals with a 9-1 win against Free State, but Olathe West fell short of the semifinals with a 5-3 loss to Manhattan.

Class 5A

Led by spot-on pitching from big Ben Kudrna, Blue Valley Southwest won the Kansas state 5A championship Friday evening, beating Andover Central 2-0 at Wichita State’s Eck Stadium.

Kudrna regularly pitches in the mid-90s and struck out 11 in the title game. The LSU pledge scattered three hits in the shutout, with just one walk.

In the semifinals, Blue Valley Southwest (22-3) beat Maize South 11-0. Andover Central had beaten Hays 6-4.

Class 4A

Bishop Miege took hold of the school’s first state title in baseball since 1996, beating Clay Center Community 8-0.

Earlier, Miege (17-7) outlasted Paola (21-3) 10-4 in a game that was close early at Salina’s Dean Evans Stadium. Clay Center Community (21-4) beat Wakefield 3-2 in the semifinals.

Class 3A

At K-State’s Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan, Rock Creek pounded Anderson County 19-0 for the 3A title.

Anderson County (22-4) had advanced with a 5-4 win over Frontenac in eight innings, while Rock Creek (21-5) moved into the finale with an 8-3 victory over Minneapolis.

Class 2-1A

At Great Bend, Sedgwick hammered out an 11-1 run-rule victory in six innings over Valley Falls for the championship.

Sedgwick advanced with a 7-6 decision vs. Spearville, while Valley Falls beat Ellis 3-0.

This story was originally published May 28, 2021 at 4:17 PM.