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Whitley wins it 7-4

Heck of a performance.

Baseball titles are rare for this area. To my knowledge, the 13th and 14th has no winners. I think somerset, Boyd, and Ashland are the only schools with a title that’s in the eastern part of the state

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Then there were four

Next Friday and Saturday

12:30
Shelby County vs. Apollo

6:30
Henderson Co vs. Whitley Co

I believe Shelby and Henderson have one before, Apollo and Whitley have not
















Paintsville was the state champions in 1990.

completely overlooked that one. 
there’s been a few runner ups for the 13th and 14th but no titles.
here’s a link to all former champs and runner ups

https://khsaa.org/records/baseball/baseb...finals.pdf

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Henderson County is one of two remaining teams which has won a state championship. The Colonels beat Ballard, 1-0, to win the 2000 state title. Henderson County was also shut out, 4-0, by Woodford County in the 2012 state championship game.
The most recent second region team to win a baseball state championship was Christian County in 2004.


Despite a long history of successful baseball, Apollo has never won a state championship. The Eagles were semifinalists in 2003, 2007, and 2008.
The most recent third region team to win a baseball state championship was Owensboro, way back in 1987 against Harrison County, the Red Devils sixth and to this point final state crown.


Shelby County, the other semifinalist with a championship in their past, is looking to wear the crown for the first time since 1979. The Rockets beat Murray, 7-5, at Owensboro's Chautauqua Park to win the '79 championship. Shelby County has finished second on three occasions, most recently to Dunbar in 2007.
The only other eighth region team with a state championship is Woodford County, although the Yellowjackets were still members of the eleventh region when they won it all in 2012.


Finally, Whitley County has advanced farther than any team in school history. The Colonels won their first region title in 2021, falling to Lyon County in the quarterfinals that season. They are led by coach Jeremy Shope, whose Mercer County teams were runners-up in both 2011 and 2013.
No thirteenth region team has ever won a baseball state championship. Two teams have advanced to the final, with Harlan falling to Maysvile in 1958 and Corbin losing to Pleasure Ridge Park in 1994.