A Rain‑Soaked Battle at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex
A steady drizzle fell over the Ozark Mountain Sports Complex on Saturday, turning the field into a slick stage for the Missouri Class 6 baseball championship.
Blue Springs South entered the game with a 0‑5 hole after Christian Brothers College struck first, but the Jaguars answered with a burst of runs that began in the third inning.
Grayden Seuferling’s line drive cleared the left‑field wall in the fifth, knotting the score at 5‑5, and moments later Logen McFerron delivered an RBI single up the middle to put the visitors ahead for the first time.
The momentum swung again in the sixth when the Jaguars plated four more runs, extending their lead while the opposing offense went quiet after the third.
Patrick Effer had opened the scoring with two runs in the first inning, and Corde Gage added a run with a single in the second, but it was the late surge that sealed the victory.
The win marks the second straight Class 6 crown for Blue Springs South and the final championship for retiring head coach Ben Baier, whose tenure ended on a high note.
Other classifications also crowned champions: Excelsior Springs captured the Class 4 title, Faith Christian Academy won the Class 2 crown, and Northland Christian dominated Class 1, while Blair Oaks of Springfield took the Class 3 championship.
The final day of competition also featured a third‑place game in Class 6 where Vianney defeated Rockhurst 7‑3, and the state’s girls soccer tournaments wrapped up the spring season.