Colgan wins showdown, 2-0

Perennial 2-1A state baseball champion Pittsburg Colgan shut out its biggest challenger Hays Thomas More Prep 2-0 to spice a trio of shutouts Thursday in the 2-1A state baseball championship at the Great Bend Sports Complex. Colgan has won a state record 21 state baseball titles with 13 runner-up trophies.

PITTSBURG COLGAN 2, HAYS TMP 0   — Colgan pitcher Brady VanBecelaere with a showdown with Thomas More Prep pitcher Ty Schmeidler, who struck out 15 batters in 62/3 innings. VanBecelaere finished with three seventh-inning strikeouts.

Colgan's Brady Crossland singled home Nick Duncan and Brady Bettega singled home Crossland in the seventh inning. 

VALLEY FALLS 1, MEDICINE LODGE 0  — Valley Falls pitcher Trenton Van Houtan struck out eight batters for a no-hit 7-inning gem.

Valley Falls' Damian Cervantes singled home Grant Meyer after a walk and singles by Matthew Stapp and Hayden Kearney for the walk-off victory off hard-luck loser Jack Schreiner.

REMINGTON 1, ROSSVILLE 0   — Remington pitcher Eli Classen threw a 5-hit shutout. Koby Smeeton singled in Drew Klaasen after a walk and wild pitch for a fifth-inning run off hard-luck loser Cael Horgan. 

Rossville reliever Cameron Miller achieved one of the rarest feats in baseball with a 9-pitch "immaculate inning" with three strikeouts.

DOUGLASS 19, CENTRAL HEIGHTS 4 — Douglass Bulldogs Wyatt Laver, Jace Pichler and Bronsyn Kinsley each drove in two runs in a 13-run attack.

Medicine Lodge 000 000 0 — 0 0 1 

Valley Falls  000 000 1 — 1 8 1

Schreiner and Fischer. Van Houtan and Kearney. W—Van Houtan. L—Schreiner. 

Remington 000 010 0 — 1 2 0 

Rossville 000 000 0 — 0 5 1 

Claassen and Graf. Horgan, Miller (7) and Jones. W—Classen. L—Horgan. 

Douglass 406  45 — 19 13 1  

Central Heights 002 02 —  4 6 6

Ast, Stiner (3), Pichler (3), Vernia (5), Cox (5) and Pichler. Garrett, Miller (3), Brock and Stroup. W—Stiner. L—Garrett. 2B—D—Pichler. 3B—D—Knisley.

Pittsburg Colgan 000 000 2 — 2 3 1

Hays TMP 000 000 0 — 0 4 2

Schmeidler, Liles (7) and Dinkel. VanBecelere and W—VanBecelaere. L—Schmeidler.