Baseball State Baseball Tournament Bracket and Scores (Final Results)

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CLASS A

FIRST ROUND
Bracket 1 (at Werner Park)
Millard South 6, Omaha Westside 3
Millard North 3, Omaha Creighton Prep 2 (9 inn)

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Omaha Westside 3, Omaha Creighton Prep 2 (Creighton Prep eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Werner Park)
Millard North 11, Millard South 1

Tuesday - May 19
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Millard South 8, Omaha Westside 1 (Westside eliminated)

Wednesday - May 20 (at Werner Park)
Millard North 4. Millard South 2 (Millard South eliminated)

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FIRST ROUND
Bracket 2 (at Tal Anderson Field)
Lincoln East 7, Grand Island 3
Papillion-LaVista South 6, Lincoln Southwest 1

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Grand Island 5, Lincoln Southwest 2 (8 inn) (LSW eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Werner Park)
Lincoln East 8, Papillion-LaVista South 2

Tuesday - May 19
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Papillion-LaVista South 3, Grand Island 1 (Grand Island eliminated)

Wednesday - May 20 (at Werner Park)
Lincoln East 12, Papillion-LaVista South 5 (PLVS eliminated)

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CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Millard North 6, Lincoln East 5 (8 inn)

 

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CLASS B

FIRST ROUND

Bracket 1
Omaha Skutt 4, Lincoln Pius X 3
Omaha Gross 4, Gretna East 2

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Fricke Field)
Gretna East 3, Lincoln Pius X 2 (LPX eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Fricke Field)
Omaha Skutt 1, Omaha Gross 0

Tuesday - May 19
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Omaha Gross 12, Gretna East 4 (Gretna East eliminated)

Wednesday - May 20 (at Tal Anderson Field)
Omaha Skutt 1, Omaha Gross 0 (Gross eliminated)

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Bracket 2
Elkhorn North 5, Seward 0
Platte Valley 8, Lincoln Standing Bear 7 (9 inn)

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Fricke Field)
Seward 7, Lincoln Standing Bear 2 (LSB eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Fricke Field)
Elkhorn North 7, Platte Valley 0

Tuesday - May 19
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Seward 2, Platte Valley 1 (Platte Valley eliminated)

Wednesday - May 20 (at Tal Anderson Field)
Elkhorn North 9, Seward 1 (Seward eliminated)

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Omaha Skutt 10, Elkhorn North 9 (8 inn)

 

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CLASS C

FIRST ROUND

Bracket 1 (at Papillion-LaVista South)
Central City/Centura 4, St. Paul/Palmer 1
Elkhorn Mt. Michael 15, Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point-Beemer 1

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Tal Anderson Field)
GACC-WPB 4, St. Paul/Palmer 3 (St. Paul/Palmer eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Tal Anderson Field)
Elkhorn Mt. Michael 6, Central City/Centura 5

Tuesday - May 19 (at Tal Anderson Field)
GACC/WP-B 2, Central City/Centura 0 (CC/Centura eliminated)

Wednesday - May 20 (at Papillion-LaVista South)
Elkhorn Mt. Michael 6, GACC/WP-B 0 (GACC/WP-B eliminated)

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Bracket 2 (at Papillion-LaVista South)
Auburn 6, Arlington 3
Lincoln Lutheran 5, Omaha Roncalli 3

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Tal Anderson Field)
Omaha Roncalli 7, Arlington 2 (Arlington eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Tal Anderson Field)
Lincoln Lutheran 3, Auburn 0

Tuesday - May 19
Elimination Game (Tal Anderson Field)
Omaha Roncalli 5, Auburn 2 (Auburn eliminated)

Wednesday - May 20 (at Papillion-LaVista South)
Lincoln Lutheran 6, Omaha Roncalli 5 (Roncalli eliminated)

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Lincoln Lutheran 3, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 2

 

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Some state baseball history:

PAST TEN STATE CHAMPIONS

CLASS A
2025: Lincoln East 5, Millard North 4
2024: Millard West 4, Lincoln East 3
2023: Lincoln East 3, Millard West 2 (10 inn)
2022: Millard West 11, Millard South 10
2021: Millard South 3, Millard West 1
2020: (none - COVID)
2019: Millard West 2, Millard South 1 (11 inn)
2018: Omaha Creighton Prep 7, Millard South 2
2017: Omaha Creighton Prep 12, Omaha Westside 5
2016: Omaha Creighton Prep 13, Millard West 8
2015: Omaha Westside 1, Millard South 0

CLASS B
2025: Gretna East 2, Bennington 0
2024: Norris 12, Gretna East 7
2023: Elkhorn North 2, Norris 1
2022: Elkhorn North 2, Waverly 0
2021: Beatrice 5, Norris 4
2020: (none - COVID)
2019: Bennington 4, Hastings 3 (9 inn)
2018: Omaha Roncalli 5, Norris 4
2017: Omaha Skutt 6, Norris 3 (12 inn)
2016: Elkhorn 4, Omaha Skutt 3
2015: Lincoln Pius X 6, Norris 3

CLASS C
2025: Malcolm 10, Central City/Centura 0 (5 inn)
2024: Malcolm 3, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 2
2023: Malcolm 3, Omaha Roncalli 1

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MOST STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
Millard South - 45
Omaha Creighton Prep - 42
Omaha Westside - 36
Lincoln Southeast - 34
Millard North - 30
Millard West - 27
Papillion-LaVista - 27
Ralston - 23
Omaha Gross - 21
Lincoln High - 19
Omaha Northwest - 19
Omaha Burke - 18
Lincoln Northeast - 17
Lincoln Pius X - 17
Omaha Skutt - 17
Elkhorn - 16
Norris - 15
Wayne - 14
Omaha Ryan - 13
Omaha South - 13
Omaha Roncalli - 12
Arlington - 11
Dodge - 11
Omaha South - 11
Papillion-LaVista South - 11
Boys Town - 10
Grand Island - 10
Lincoln East - 10
Lincoln Southwest - 10

MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Omaha Creighton Prep - 12
Millard South - 8
Omaha Westside - 8
Ralston - 7
Omaha Ryan - 7
Lincoln High - 6
Omaha Gross - 6
Omaha Northwest - 6
Lincoln Southeast - 5
Omaha Burke - 5
Arlington - 4
Dodge - 4
Wayne - 4
Central City - 3
Creighton St. Ludgers - 3
Elkhorn - 3
Lincoln Pius X - 3
Malcolm - 3
Millard West - 3
Seward Concordia - 3

CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Omaha Gross - 4 (1971-74)
Omaha Northwest - 4 (1982-85)
Omaha Creighton Prep - 3 (2016-18)
Lincoln High - 3 (1954-56)
Lincoln Southeast - 3 (1960-62)
Malcolm - 3 (2023-25)
Omaha Westside - 3 (2013-15)
Ralston - 3 (1986-88)

MOST APPEARANCES IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Omaha Creighton Prep - 22
Millard South - 18
Omaha Westside - 17
Millard West - 12
Norris - 10
Omaha Ryan - 10
Lincoln High - 9
Lincoln Southeast - 9
Millard North - 8
Dodge - 7
Lincoln Northeast - 7
Lincoln Pius X - 7
Omaha Northwest - 7
Papillion-LaVista - 7
Ralston - 7
Arlington - 6
Omaha Gross - 6
Boys Town - 5
Omaha Burke - 5
Omaha Roncalli - 5
Omaha Skutt - 5
Wayne - 5

 

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Updated after Class A first round (5/15)

 

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Updated after first round games in Classes B and C (5/16)

 

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CLASS A

FIRST ROUND
Bracket 1 (at Werner Park)
Millard South 6, Omaha Westside 3
Millard North 3, Omaha Creighton Prep 2 (9 inn)

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Omaha Westside 3, Omaha Creighton Prep 2 (Creighton Prep eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Werner Park)
Millard North 11, Millard South 1

Tuesday - May 19
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Millard South (19-14) vs. Omaha Westside (32-4) - 4:00 PM

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FIRST ROUND
Bracket 2 (at Tal Anderson Field)
Lincoln East 7, Grand Island 3
Papillion-LaVista South 6, Lincoln Southwest 1

Monday - May 18
Elimination Game (at Werner Park)
Grand Island 5, Lincoln Southwest 2 (8 inn) (LSW eliminated)

Winner's Bracket (at Werner Park)
Lincoln East (30-2) vs. Papillion-LaVista South (19-8) - 7:00 PM

Can someone explain why the smallest class in terms of number of teams gets two brackets at state?

 

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Can someone explain why the smallest class in terms of number of teams gets two brackets at state?

The format is the same in all three classes. There are essentially two pods of four teams each, and the pod winners play each other in a winner-take-all championship game.

 

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Weird situation in the Class C state game today between Guardian Angels CC/West Point-Beemer and Central City/Centura.

The game originally saw GACC/WP-B seemingly defeat Central City 2-1. GACC pitcher Bryce Popken was on the mound, and he had thrown the day before in a win over St. Paul/Palmer. He was listed on the NSAA website as having thrown 31 pitches in that game, which would have made him ineligible to pitch in the game against Central City.

There were several prolonged conferences between coaches and umpires, but Popken was eventually allowed to stay in the game. The boxscore from Maxpreps listed Popken as having thrown 30 pitches the day before, which would have made him still eligible in the Central City game.

So, apparently the NSAA ruled late Tuesday that "there was a pitch count violation, in which a player was deemed ineligible and entered the game illegally."

As a result, the game will be restarted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning at PLVS in the bottom of the 7th with a runner on second and nobody out, with the score 2-0 in favor of GACC/WP-B.

Central City/Centura state tournament game to resume after NSAA ruling

Central City/Centura state tournament game to resume after NSAA ruling at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

theindependent.com

 

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Weird situation in the Class C state game today between Guardian Angels CC/West Point-Beemer and Central City/Centura.

The game originally saw GACC/WP-B seemingly defeat Central City 2-1. GACC pitcher Bryce Popken was on the mound, and he had thrown the day before in a win over St. Paul/Palmer. He was listed on the NSAA website as having thrown 31 pitches in that game, which would have made him ineligible to pitch in the game against Central City.

There were several prolonged conferences between coaches and umpires, but Popken was eventually allowed to stay in the game. The boxscore from Maxpreps listed Popken as having thrown 30 pitches the day before, which would have made him still eligible in the Central City game.

So, apparently the NSAA ruled late Tuesday that "there was a pitch count violation, in which a player was deemed ineligible and entered the game illegally."

As a result, the game will be restarted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning at PLVS in the bottom of the 7th with a runner on second and nobody out, with the score 2-0 in favor of GACC/WP-B.

Central City/Centura state tournament game to resume after NSAA ruling

Central City/Centura state tournament game to resume after NSAA ruling at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

theindependent.com

They stopped the game and called the NSAA. Nsaa said he was good to pitch so what changed?

 

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The whole problem to this situation is the lack of communication there has been with pitch counts for each team after the game by the NSAA. The stats the NSAA are using on GameChanger are not being made public, so it seems as if teams are going off their own GameChanger stats. This is a fiasco that should have been prevented very easily! There should be pitch count sheets that are being signed after each game or NSAA should be sending updated pitch count excel sheets to each team after the completion of each days games. Very interesting situation here!

 

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GACC wins 2-0 to advance to the semis to face Mt. Michael

 

[jjensen2828]

Official pitch counts can be found in the NSAA Championship HQ under box scores for each day.

 

[GoSkers3]

Very good - do you know of any communication between the NSAA and teams regarding pitch counts of each game? Teams should not have to go to the NSAA website to find their "official" pitch counts for the game. IMO

 

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Coaches know to go to the "official" box score that is updated after each game on the NSAA site. Signature pages have typically been used as well as dugout communication to the official book. GACC used a second ineligible pitcher in the Mount Michael game immediately following the first game this morning, resulting in his removal and coach being ejected. Game resumed at the point he departed per rules.

 

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All I'm saying is that if I am the NSAA with the all the pitch count rules and such....I would have someone specifically designated to talk to each team when they arrive on site and discuss pitchers and pitch counts. I would also send out a document to all teams after the completion of games for the day with all "official" pitch counts for the day. Nothing would be in question.

On another side note - I have been apart of a team that has made the state baseball tournament in recent years and we have NEVER once gone to the website for "official" pitch counts. We were always communicated with an NSAA official on that in some way or form. Unless they changed it this year in their meetings with all the coaches and administrators prior to the start of state play. Is what it is and what a wild couple of days in C for state baseball.

 

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State Championship Games are set for Friday

CLASS A
Millard North vs. Lincoln East

CLASS B
Omaha Skutt vs. Elkhorn North

CLASS C
Lincoln Lutheran vs. Elkhorn Mt. Michael

 

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The State Baseball Tournament Championship Games are complete.

Your champions:

CLASS A
Millard North 6, Lincoln East 5 (8 inn)

CLASS B
Omaha Skutt 10, Elkhorn North 9 (8 inn)

CLASS C
Lincoln Lutheran 3, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 2