The Missouri high school baseball Final Four may be held at Sky Bacon Stadium, but the road to the Class 1 state championship still runs through Highway 52 in Miller County. The St. Elizabeth Hornets, playing in their fifth consecutive Final Four, successfully defended their state championship Tuesday afternoon. An abundance of hits and commanding pitching were the perfect combination for the Hornets, who dominated the Platte Valley Longhorns for a 13-3 victory in six innings.
OZARK The Missouri high school baseball Final Four may be held at Sky Bacon Stadium, but the road to the Class 1 state championship still runs through Highway 52 in Miller County.
The St. Elizabeth Hornets, playing in their fifth consecutive Final Four, successfully defended their state championship Tuesday afternoon. An abundance of hits and commanding pitching were the perfect combination for the Hornets, who dominated the Platte Valley Longhorns for a 13-3 victory in six innings.
The St. Elizabeth Hornets seem to find a different gear when it gets to the baseball postseason. “The boys buckled down when it got time to get back to the Final Four,” St. Elizabeth coach Caleb Heckemeyer said as the third-ranked Hornets prepare to take on the unranked Platte Valley Longhorns in the Class 1 semifinals Monday night at U.S. Ballpark in Ozark. Game time is 7 p.m.