Missouri baseball state tournaments: St. Pius advances, others have big games Saturday

St. Pius put the clamps down on Warsaw Friday, winning a 14-2 rout to advance to the Missouri Class 3 high school baseball semifinals.

St. Pius will play Jefferson of Festus at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Class 3 semifinals. The other semifinal will feature Elsberry vs. Lynn at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Class 3 state final is Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Class 6

These were the Saturday quarterfinal pairings for Class 6:

• Ray-Pec vs. Liberty, 1 p.m.
• Jefferson City vs. Republic, 2 p.m.
• Lindbergh vs. Christian Brothers College, 3 p.m.
• Francis Howell vs. Fort Zumwalt West, 3 p.m.

The semifinals are June 4 at 4 and 6:30 p.m., and the final is June 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Class 5

Here are Saturday’s quarterfinal pairings for Class 5:

• Grain Valley vs. Smithville
• Festus vs. Rockwood Summit
• Parkway Central vs. Fort Zumwalt South
• Willard vs. Glendale

The semifinals are June 4 at 11 a.m. at 1:30 p.m., and the final is June 5 at 1:30 p.m.

Class 4

The Class 4 quarterfinals Friday featured:

Lafayette of St. Joseph 6, Summit Christian 4

Kennett 2, Priory 1

Blair Oaks 9, St. Charles West 0

Hollister 6, Springfield Catholic 5

The semifinals are Wednesday at 4 and 6:30 p.m., and the final is Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Class 2

Monday’s semifinals feature Holcomb vs. East Buchanan at 4 p.m. and Putnam County vs. either Gainesville or Marionville at 6:30. The final is Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Class 1

Monday’s semifinals feature Oran vs. Green City at 11 a.m. and St. Elizabeth vs. Leeton at 1:30 p.m. The final is Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

This story was originally published May 28, 2021 at 5:10 PM.