The Final Four is scheduled for next Friday at Kentucky Proud Park at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Friday, June 9

12:30 - Shelby County vs. Apollo

6:30 - Henderson County vs. Whitley County

 

Championship game will be Saturday at 7:00.

• 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.

Shelby County vs. Apollo starts in about 30 minutes.

Shelby is up 1 to 0 in the 2nd.

Top of the 5th one all.

The Apollo catcher has thrown out 4 runners trying to steal second.

Top of the 6th, one all.

Shelby County 2 Apollo 1

That is the final, walk off single with one out in the bottom of the 7th with men on second and third.

Whitley County and Henderson County are getting ready to start.

WC 1 HC 0 in the 4th.

WC is up 2 to 0 in the 6th.

2 to 1 WC in the 7th.

2 minutes ago, theguru said:

2 to 1 WC in the 7th.

I saw that WC beat Beechwood and I know how good Beechwood baseball is.

Whitley County 2 Henderson County 1 is the final score.

From the KHSAA:

The semifinal round of the 2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare concluded at Kentucky Proud Park on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington on Friday.

Shelby County and Whitley County advanced to the tournament's championship game, which is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

· Shelby County 2, Apollo 1 (Box Score)

· Whitley County 2, Henderson County 1 (Box Score)

 

2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament

· Bracket

· All-Tournament Team selections

Planning to go tomorrow for the championship. Haven’t been able to go to any state tournament games yet because of some scheduling conflicts, but it’s always a good event. Looking forward to it!