The Liberty baseball team returned to the ballpark on Tuesday, July 14, for the first real game action since the spring season was shut down back in mid-March. The Blue Jays honored 2020 senior class who got one last chance to play baseball in a high school uniform during the intrasquad matc…
LIBERTY — Liberty Parks and Recreation began hosting a 74-team youth baseball tournament on Friday, June 5, the first major sports tournament in the area since sports play around the country halted in mid-March as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its 2020 academic all-state teams and 18 area baseball players made the list.
SMITHVILLE — Warriors pitcher Jonah Palmer announced his commitment to play baseball at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Smithville catcher Cameron Nuckolls announced his commitment to play baseball at Central Methodist University.
LIBERTY — Nate Chester never had a hard time looking for motivation heading into his senior year of baseball at Liberty North.
SMITHVILLE — Warriors senior pitcher George Fisher announced his commitment to play baseball at Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
KEARNEY — The Kearney boys baseball team finished the 2019 season at 19-12 with its deepest finish since it joined Class 5, advancing all the way to the district championship game before losing 5-0 to Liberty.
SMITHVILLE — Smithville baseball surprised a lot of people when its four-senior squad rattled off 16 wins as the Warriors advanced to the district semifinals in 2019.
Jayce Tingler has been hired to become the next San Diego Padres manager, the organization officially announced Monday, Oct. 28.
LIBERTY — Two Liberty High School student-athletes announced commitments to Division II schools.
LIBERTY — Liberty catcher Chayton Beck announced his commitment to Crowder College, a junior college in Neosho, Missouri, via Twitter on Sunday, Sept. 29.
LIBERTY — Liberty North High School’s Nate Chester committed to play baseball at the University of Missouri—Columbia.
KANSAS CITY — The chants could be heard from just above the first-base dugout at Kauffman Stadium and Anthony Hansen was loving every second of it.
KANSAS CITY — Fresh grass. Flawless surface. Perfect mound. Playing in his second Ban Johnson All-Star Game, Ethan Griswold already experienced the luxuries of playing inside Kauffman Stadium.
Drew Mackie, a recent Liberty graduate, announced he will be playing baseball at the University of Nebraska after decommitting from Texas Tech University due to “circumstances out of my control.”
Liberty North head baseball coach Ryan Stegall commended his team for starting strong with wins over Smithville and Rockhurst. The season record hit 16-5 early on and finished 19-13. Unfortunately, the season got sidetracked by injuries.
Smithville baseball head coach Josh Speer said he was pleased with the 16 games the team won.
KEARNEY — Bulldogs baseball coach Shane Remley praised his younger talent as the baseball season came to a close. Despite losing seven seniors to graduation, Remley will have students step up, including a five sophomores and three freshmen.
Staley ended Liberty baseball’s season May 22 with a 3-1 victory in the state sectional round at Liberty High School. However, no one had any reason to be downtrodden on the Liberty baseball team. They ended a stellar season with a 28-7 record.
LIBERTY — Staley ended Liberty baseball’s season Wednesday, May 22, 3-1 in the state sectional round at Liberty High School.
LIBERTY — After a scoreless first inning of the Missouri State High School Athletic Association Class 5 District 15 championship game Wednesday, May 15, the Blue Jays took the lead in the bottom of the second against Kearney and never gave it back.
Liberty North baseball dropped a game on the road, falling 1-0, to Staley Thursday, May 2.
Liberty baseball dropped a game to St. Joseph Central Friday, May 3, after the game was moved from St. Joseph to Liberty. The Blue Jays got back on track Saturday, May 4, in a doubleheader against Lee’s Summit North in Lee’s Summit.
CARTHAGE — Smithville baseball had a split weekend in a doubleheader against Carthage and Joplin April 27.
SMITHVILLE — Kearney fell one run short of tying the game against Smithville Wednesday, April 24, and the Warriors held on to win 8-7 at home.
LIBERTY — One run separated Liberty North and Grain Valley on Tuesday, April 16, as Liberty North won 5-4 at home.
ST. JOSEPH — Benton earned another shot at the team that eliminated them from last season’s Pony Express Tournament, getting an opportunity in the finals against Savannah with a 7-3 win over Smithville on Tuesday, April 16, at Phil Welch Stadium.
LIBERTY — The Liberty Blue Jays took down the Park Hill Trojans 10-0 in five innings thanks to a quick start and crucial errors from Park Hill on Tuesday, April 16, in Liberty.
KEARNEY — Kearney and Ray-Pec each left Saturday's, April 13, doubleheader in Kearney with a win.
PLATTE CITY — Liberty hit the road for a battle with Platte County on Monday, April 15, for the Northland Tournament and came away with a 7-4 win.
ST. JOESEPH — Smithville baseball opened the Pony Express Tournament in St. Joe in walk-off fashion defeating St. Joseph Lafeyette 11-10 on Monday, April 15.
INDEPENDENCE — Liberty North baseball opened the 2019 Northland Tournament with a 20-12 win over Fort Osage on Monday, April 15, in Independence to complete the regular season sweep of the Indians.
RIVERSIDE — Smithville baseball split a doubleheader with Park Hill South on Saturday, April 13, in Riverside.
LIBERTY — Liberty baseball took care of business on Saturday, April 13, to sweep a doubleheader with Oak Park.
LIBERTY — Liberty North baseball took care of business on Friday, April 12, with a 14-2 win over Truman on the road before splitting a doubleheader with Blue Springs on Saturday, April 13, in Blue Springs.
KEARNEY — Kearney baseball’s Grant Nicholson etched his name in the Kearney history books as he threw a perfect game in a 1-0 win over Smithville on Thursday, April 11, at home.
SMITHVILLE — Smithville needed just five innings to get past Raytown South 11-1 on Wednesday, April 9, at home.
LIBERTY — A solo blast off the bat of Chayton Beck was the difference Thursday night, April 11, as Liberty baseball walked off against St. Joe Central to win 6-5 at home.
LEE'S SUMMIT — Seven runs in the third was the difference on Wednesday, April 10, as Liberty North baseball topped Lee's Summit 12-4 on the road.
RIVERSIDE — Park Hill South baseball did all of its scoring in the first two innings on Wednesday, April 3, on its way to an 8-1 win over Liberty North at home.
LIBERTY — All it took was one run Wednesday night, April 3, for Lee's Summit baseball to top Liberty 1-0 in Liberty.
LIBERTY — One run separated Liberty and Liberty North baseball on Monday, April 1, as the Blue Jays topped the Eagles 4-3 at Liberty North.
PLATTE CITY — Platte County baseball held Smithville scoreless on Monday, April 1, in a 4-0 win in Platter County.
LIBERTY — After Liberty bested Kearney by one run just two days before in the Metro Leadoff Tournament, Kearney got the best of Liberty on Friday, March 22, winning 7-6 at Liberty High School.
KANSAS CITY — It took only five innings for Smithville baseball to claim a 19-1 victory over Winnetonka on Monday, March 25, at Winnetonka High School, winning by the mercy rule.
LIBERTY — Liberty baseball is off to a hot start in 2019.
LIBERTY — Pitching is expected to be a highlight for the 2019 Liberty North baseball squad, coach Ryan Stegall said.
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville baseball team heads into the 2019 young and hungry to prove itself.
KEARNEY — Four games into the 2019 season, the Kearney Bulldogs sit at an even 2-2.
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