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TOPEKA – Hays High will be the No. 5 seed at the KSHSAA Class 5A State Baseball Championship and open with Shawnee Heights at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 at Eck Stadium in Wichita.
The Indians (18-8) are coming off a pair of one-run victories over Salina South and Andover to win their own regional this past Wednesday at Leo-Harper Field.
This will be HHS’ 14th state tournament appearance and first since 2021 when they finished third.
The Thunderbirds (21-7) are the No. 4 seed and defeated Highland Park and De Soto in regionals. Shawnee Heights lost to 5-2 to Spring Hill in last year's state quarterfinals.
5A State Baseball
Eck Stadium
Wichita, Kan.
Thursday, May 29
[1] St. Thomas Aquinas (24-4) vs. [8] Valley Center (17-11), 11:00 a.m.
[4] Shawnee Heights (21-7) vs. Hays (18-8), 1:15 p.m.
[2] Great Bend (23-5) vs. [7] Kansas City-Piper (17-10, 3:30 p.m.
[3] Blue Valley Southwest (21-6) vs. [6] Goddard-Eisenhower (18-10), 5:45 p.m.
Friday, May 30
Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11:00 a.m.
Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1:15 p.m.
Third Place, 3:30 p.m.
Championship, 5:45 p.m.