Kansas high school baseball state schedule set under new KSHSAA format
The road to a Kansas high school baseball state championship will have a different look this spring.
KSHSAA has changed the state tournament format, splitting the opening round away from the traditional championship sites. Much like the state basketball tournaments, the quarterfinal games will be played at neutral-site locations with higher seeds assigned to the closest available site. Winners will then advance to a single-site location to finish the rest of the state tournament.
That means fans will need to pay close attention when KSHSAA finalizes the brackets, seeds, opponents and locations later this week. The quarterfinal sites will be in Emporia, Overland Park and Salina.
The Class 4A, 3A and 2-1A quarterfinals are scheduled for next week on Monday, while Class 6A and 5A will play quarterfinal games Tuesday.
From there, the 4A, 3A and 2-1A tournaments will move to Hoglund Stadium in Lawrence with semifinals and trophy games spread across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week. The 6A and 5A tournaments will finish at Eck Stadium in Wichita with semifinals on Thursday and consolation and championship games on Friday.
Here is the full list of Kansas high school baseball teams that have qualified for state, sorted by classification.
Kansas high school baseball state qualifiers
Class 6A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday, May 26.
No. 1 Maize (26-2) vs. Gardner Edgerton (15-13), 3:30 in Salina
No. 2 Lawrence Free State (24-4) vs. No. 7 Olathe Northwest (15-12), 3:30 in Overland Park
No. 3 Mill Valley (24-4) vs. No. 6 Shawnee Mission South (17-10), 5:45 in Overland Park
No. 4 Manhattan (21-4) vs. No. 5 Washburn Rural (19-8), 5:45 in Emporia
Semi 1: 1:15, Thursday at Eck Stadium
Semi 2: 5:45, Thursday at Eck Stadium
Third place: 1:30, Friday at Eck Stadium
Championship: 6:40, Friday at Eck Stadium
Class 5A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday, May 26.
No. 1 Salina Central (26-2) vs. No. 8 Great Bend (17-10), 5:45 in Salina
No. 2 De Soto (23-5) vs. No. 7 St. James (18-10), 11 a.m. in Baker
No. 3 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (22-7) vs. No. 6 Shawnee Heights (19-9), 3:30 in Emporia
No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (20-8) vs. No. 5 Bishop Carroll (19-8), 1:15 in Overland Park
Semi 1: 11 a.m., Thursday at Eck Stadium
Semi 2: 3:30, Thursday at Eck Stadium
Third place: 11 a.m., Friday at Eck Stadium
Championship: 4, Friday at Eck Stadium
Class 4A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Monday, May 25.
No. 1 Mulvane (25-1) vs. No. 8 Bishop Miege (19-7), 3:30 in Emporia
No. 2 Rock Creek (23-4) vs. No. 7 Topeka Hayden (19-5), 5:45 in Emporia
No. 3 Concordia (22-4) vs. No. 6 Paola (20-5), 3:30 in Salina
No. 4 McPherson (23-5) vs. No. 5 Pratt (23-5), 11 a.m. in Salina
Semi 1: 11 a.m., Thursday at Hoglund Stadium
Semi 2: 1:15, Thursday at Hoglund Stadium
Third place: 11 a.m., Friday at Hoglund Stadium
Championship: 1:30, Friday at Hoglund Stadium
Class 3A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Monday, May 25.
No. 1 Council Grove (26-1) vs. No. 8 Silver Lake (16-11), 11 a.m. in Emporia
No. 2 Jefferson West (24-2) vs. No. 7 Girard (21-5), 1:15 in Salina
No. 3 Burlington (23-2) vs. No. 6 Frontenac (17-4), 5:45 in Overland Park
No. 4 Russell (22-5) vs. No. 5 Colby (22-5), 1:15 in Salina
Semi 1: 3:30, Wednesday at Hoglund Stadium
Semi 2: 5:45, Wednesday at Hoglund Stadium
Third place: 5:45, Thursday at Hoglund Stadium
Championship: 4, Friday at Hoglund Stadium
Class 2-1A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Monday, May 25.
No. 1 Thomas More Prep (24-1) vs. No. 8 Humboldt (16-11), 5:45 in Salina
No. 2 Spearville (23-2) vs. No. 7 St. Mary’s Colgan (17-7), 1:15 in Emporia
No. 3 Frankfort (23-3) vs. No. 6 Southern Lyon County (20-6), 1:15 in Overland Park
No. 4 Rossville (23-4) vs. No. 5 Marmaton Valley (20-5), 3:30 in Overland Park
Semi 1: 11 a.m., Wednesday at Hoglund Stadium
Semi 2: 1:15, Wednesday at Hoglund Stadium
Third place: 3:30, Thursday at Hoglund Stadium
Championship: 6:40, Friday at Hoglund Stadium
This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM.
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