The Southern Boone Eagles capped their best baseball season in program history Thursday afternoon with a state title. Southern Boone broke a tie with Logan-Rogersville by scoring four runs in the sixth inning and adding 0two more in the seventh, pulling away to an 8-3 victory in the Class 4 state championship game at U.S. Ballpark. Southern Boone ends the season with a 34-2 record, claiming the first state title in program history.
Southern Boone senior Hayden Steelman was asked to save the Eagles’ season Thursday night. With the bases loaded with one out in the sixth inning, and with the Eagles clinging to a one-run lead against the Blair Oaks Falcons, it looked like Steelman had the tallest of tasks in front of him. Instead, he made it look like another day at the park.