How Blue Springs South rallied for Missouri baseball title: final state results
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- Blue Springs South overcame a 6-0 deficit to win the Class 6 baseball title.
- The Jaguars scored eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat Staley 8-6 in Ozark.
- Missouri state champions also included Platte County, Chillicothe and Fatima.
Blue Springs South claimed the Missouri Class 6 championship for high school baseball in comeback fashion on Saturday at the Ozark Mountain Sports Complex.
Big-time comeback fashion.
The Jaguars, who beat Parkway South 7-4 in Friday’s semifinals, on Saturday out-slugged a fellow Kansas City-area squad from Staley 8-6 for the big-school title.
All of the victors’ slugging — of the scoring variety, anyway — came in the fifth inning.
Blue Springs South fell behind 4-0 after three innings and trailed 6-0 entering the fifth. But by the time the fifth inning was over, the Jaguars had sent 12 men to the plate and scored all eight of their runs thanks to a tremendous rally.
It’s the first state championship in program history for Blue Springs South.
Ben Baier-coached Blue Springs South and Staley had split their regular-season meetings this spring. Blue Springs South finishes the 2025 season 28-7, while the Falcons finish 39-4.
In Class 5 baseball, Platte County earned a state title with a 14-4 blowout of Vianney. The Pirates advanced to Saturday’s title showdown after dispatching Rockwood Summit 6-1 in Friday’s semifinals.
Below are scores from the weekend’s final two state championship tournaments for spring sports — Missouri baseball in Ozark and Missouri girls soccer in Fenton.
In the latter sport, St. Joseph’s Academy won the Class 2 championship and Lee’s Summit West, Pleasant Hill and Notre Dame de Sio all earned third place in their respective classifications.
MSHSAA baseball state championships
At Ozark Mountain Sports Complex, Ozark, Mo.
Semifinals, Friday
Blue Springs South 7, Parkway South 4
Staley 4, Ft. Zumwalt West 1
Saturday
Third-place game: Parkway So. 11, Ft. Zumwalt West 8
Championship: Blue Springs South 8, Staley 6
CLASS 5
Semifinals, Friday
Vianney 8, Marshfield 3
Platte County 6, Rockwood Summit 1
Saturday
Third-place: Rockwood Summit 9, Marshfield 3
Championship: Platte County 14, Vianney 4
CLASS 4
Semifinals, Wednesday
Logan-Rogersville 11, Sullivan 2
Chillicothe 8, Father Tolton 6
Thursday
Third-place: Sullivan 2, Father Tolton 0
Championship: Chillicothe 9, Logan-Rogersville 7
CLASS 3
Semifinals, Wednesday
Fair Grove 3, Portageville 0
Fatima 12, Holden 3
Thursday
Third-place: Portageville 7, Holden 4
Championship: Fatima 2, Fair Grove 0
CLASS 2
Semifinals, June 2
Miller 3, Chaffee 1
Eugene 6, Tipton 1
Tuesday, June 3
Third-place: Chaffee 4, Tipton 3
Championship: Miller 7, Eugene 1
CLASS 1
Semifinals, June 2
St. Elizabeth 7, Oran 6
Faith Christian Academy 4, Wheatland 3
Tuesday, June 3
Third-place: Oran 13, Wheatland 1
Championship: St. Elizabeth 5, Faith Christian 2
MSHSAA girls soccer state tournaments
At World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton
CLASS 4
Semifinals, Friday
Cor Jesu Academy 7, Nixa 0
St. Dominic 3, Lee’s Summit West 0
Saturday
Third-place match: Lee’s Summit West 2, Nixa 1
Championship: Cor Jesu Academy 4, St. Dominic 0
CLASS 3
Semifinals, Friday
St. Joseph’s Academy 5, Helias Catholic 0
Ft. Zumwalt South 4, Notre Dame de Sion 1
Saturday
Third-place: Notre Dame de Sion 2, Helias Catholic 0
Championship: St. Joseph’s Academy, 2, Ft. Zumwalt So. 1
CLASS 2
Semifinals, Friday
St. Vincent 6, Logan-Rogersville 3
Clayton 1, Pleasant Hill 0, PKs
Saturday
Third-place: Pleasant Hill 4, Logan-Rogersville 2
Championship: Clayton 2, St. Vincent 0
CLASS 1
Semifinals, Friday
Blair Oaks 4, Smithton 0
Elsberry/Silex 5, Barstow 2
Saturday
Third-place: Barstow 2, Smithton 0
Championship: Elsberry/Silex 6, Blair Oaks 1
This story was originally published June 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM.