Free State baseball sweeps Derby in regional, eyeing state title
Senior Blaine Larkin starred as Free State won two games in the regional, scoring 21 runs on 24 hits with balanced offense led by Ryker Mahnke. Coach Mike Hill emphasized consistency as the Firebirds push toward the state tournament after a 13-game win streak and strong pitching from Larkin.
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Blaine Larkin
Mike Hill
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Firebirds
Ryker Mahnke
Mahnke
Free State
Larkin
Cole Wright
Derby
Wright
Ryan Weishaar
Weishaar
Ben Graves
RBI
Graves
Andrew Zimmerschied
Finn Moore
Hugh Kneidel
Zimmerschied
Carter Smith
Smith
Kneidel
Wesley Cupps
Falcons
Owen Lester
Charlie Peters
Lester
Lions fall short in regional final after late rally
Lawrence, seeded No.6 in 6A East, defeated Shawnee Mission North 10-0 before dropping a tight regional final to Olathe North with Keira Norris and Julia Norris pitching. The Lions, led by Maddy Crawford and Lydia Folks, battled back with a five run fifth inning but fell one run short, ending the season with a strong late bid and optimism for next year.
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Lawrence
Mike Burn
Maddy Crawford
Lions
Olathe District Activity Center
Shawnee Mission North
Bison
Keira Norris
RBI
Lydia Folks
Harper Dye
Zoey Barber
Dye
Barber
Folks
Lillian Spinelli
Crawford
Spinelli
Kate Neilson
Julia Norris
Addie Foley
Reese Dannevik
Burn
Olathe North
Lawrence Bats
Eagles
Lion
Olathe East
Addison Arbo
Dannevik
Clathe East
Arbo
Payge Cain
Byrn
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