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Updated: September 22, 2023 @ 4:47 am
Manhattan High head baseball coach Don Hess stands on the field between innings of a regional semifinal game against Wichita North on May 16 at Tointon Family Stadium.
Staff photo by Lewis MarienManhattan High baseball and softball will open Thursday at their respective 6A state tournaments in Lawrence.
The Indians baseball team earned the No. 1 seed in the eight-team bracket with an 18-1 record, and will take on No. 8 Blue Valley North (11-11) at 11 a.m. at Hoglund Stadium on the University of Kansas campus.
A win in that quarterfinal matchup would move Manhattan into the semifinals at 11 a.m. on Friday against the winner of No. 4 Topeka High (16-6) and No. 5 Derby (14-8).
The Indians beat the Trojans 20-5 and 17-4 in a doubleheader on March 31.
The baseball state championship game is set for 5:45 p.m. Friday evening.
On the softball side, No. 6 Manhattan (17-5) will play No. 3 Derby (21-1) at 5 p.m. Thursday at Kansas’ Arrocha Ballpark.
The state appearance is the first for Manhattan High since 2003.
If they Indians win that game, they would play in the semifinals at 1 p.m. Friday against the winner of No. 2 Olathe West (21-1) and No. 7 Olathe North (17-5).
Manhattan fell to Olathe West 8-3 on May 10.
The softball state championship game is slated for 5 p.m. Friday.
Wamego, Rock Creek softball to meet in 1st round
No. 1 Wamego and No. 8 Rock Creek softball will open the 4A state tournament with a matchup against one another at 5 p.m. Thursday on Field A at Salina Central.
The Red Raiders (17-1) swept the Mustangs (11-11) 16-0 and 15-7 in a doubleheader on March 31.
The winner of that game will play the winner of No. 4 Eudora (15-5) and No. 5 Andale/Garden Plain (15-7) at 11 a.m. Friday.
The 4A softball state championship game is at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
Rock Creek baseball earns No. 2 seed
Second-seeded Rock Creek will play No. 7 Paola in the first round of the 4A baseball tournament at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dean Evans Stadium in Salina.
The Mustangs (21-1) are in the midst of a nine-game winning streak while the Panthers have won their last two.
The winner of that game will play the winner of No. 4 Fort Scott (16-6) and No. 5 Abilene (15-7) at 1:15 p.m. Friday.
The 4A baseball state championship game is scheduled for a 5:45 p.m. first pitch on Friday.
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