2026 MSHSAA Daily Roundup: May 15th

Blue Springs South powered past Liberty North 14-3 on Friday, fueled by a 13-hit attack that included home runs from Parker Ward, Micheal Petty, and Cooper Callahan, who drove in four runs. Jamie Billups earned the victory on the mound for the defense, which played error-free behind him. Liberty North’s offense was highlighted by Ben Highley, who provided a bright spot with a three-run home run to center field in the third inning.

Liberty rode a dominant pitching performance from Kaiden Postoak and a 12-hit offensive explosion to secure an 11-1 victory over Park Hill on Friday. Jonathan Pearcy led the charge for the winning offense by driving in three runs, while Kam Gillespie delivered a crucial RBI triple to break an early tie. Park Hill found a bright spot in Owen Gutierrez, who collected his team's lone hit of the afternoon, while Caelin Bradford drove in their only run on a first-inning sacrifice fly.

Willard pulled away for an 11-2 victory over Bolivar on Friday, powered by a 13-hit barrage and three shutout innings of relief from winning pitcher Kyler Adams. Evan Arnold and Easton Redd paced the winning offense with three hits apiece, while Arnold, Levi Hilton, and Cade Hayter each drove in two runs. Bolivar's effort was led by Knox Wolhoy, who picked up two hits, and Evan Mortensen, who drove in a run and threw a scoreless frame on the mound.

Lee's Summit snuck past Staley in a 3-2 heartbreaker on Friday, sealed by a tie-breaking, sixth-inning RBI single from Jayden Wooster. The winning effort was also fueled by a solo home run from Kane Fredrickson and a scoreless inning of relief from pitcher Anthony Velazquez. Despite the narrow defeat, Staley was kept competitive by leadoff hitter Xander Paul, who collected two hits on the day, and Brandon Perkins, who drove in a run.

Four Eureka pitchers combined to throw a dominant shutout to blank Webster Groves 9-0 on Friday. Ben Lackey earned the victory on the mound with four strikeouts over two innings, while Cade Gustafson spearheaded the offense with a two-hit performance. Webster Groves struggled to generate offense against the arms of Eureka, managing just three total hits on the day.

Rock Bridge shut out Moberly 8-0 on Friday, powered by a dominant pitching performance and a strong offensive start. Cleanup hitter Asher Schulze drove the winning offense with a three-run, first-inning home run and finished the day with four RBIs, while Nick Oreskovich secured the win on the mound. Moberly fought hard in the defeat, getting individual hits from Nolan Samuel, Kaden Abel, Grady Bohm, and Traycion Hodge.

Lafayette rolled past Liberty 11-1 on Friday, exploding for six runs in the second inning before pulling away with home runs from Jonah Nosovitch, Michael Sinn, and Cooper Myers. Max Williams earned the victory on the mound for Lafayette, which benefited from an 11-hit attack and a flawless defensive performance. Liberty's offense was paced by Garrett Nielsen, who went 1-for-2 and drove in his team's lone run of the day.