Missouri High School Team Rankings: Update (5/12/24)

May 12, 2024
By: Kevin Moulder & Diego Solares
Prep Baseball Missouri Staff

PREP BASEBALL MISSOURI TEAM RANKINGS

Our rankings are broken up into two divisions: large school and small schools. We classify the 'large' schools as those residing in Class 5 & 6, while the small schools make up the remaining MSHSAA classifications. We rank what we believe to be the top teams in the state at that level, as well as highlighting several 'On Deck' teams.

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LARGE SCHOOL NOTES

+ We don’t have a ton of movement on our board in this final update, except there is a new No. 2 this week: Liberty North (28-8). The Eagles, who have won six straight games entering the playoffs, are coming off a three win week that saw them defeat Lee’s Summit, Park Hill, and rival Liberty, who’s also inside our ‘Large School’ rankings. Liberty North has lost one game since April 17th and the Eagles, once again, look every bit the part of a state championship contender.

+ Fort Zumwalt South (25-4) bumps up one spot to ninth overall on our board. The Bulldogs, who are the top team in Class 5, have won 11 straight games and have only lost one game since March 29th. They beat Chaminade, Troy Buchanan, and Francis Howell North this week before beating No. 3 Francis Howell in short game fashion (13-2) on Saturday. Fort Zumwalt South made a trip to Ozark last spring for the Class 5 state playoffs and should be considered the favorites to take home the crown with postseason play starting next week.

LARGE SCHOOL RANKINGS (5/12/24)

RANK	TEAM	HEAD COACH	RECORD
1	Staley	Dave Wilson	26-9
2	Liberty North	Ryan Stegall	28-8
3	Francis Howell	Tony Perkins	26-10
4	Fort Zumwalt West	Eric Gough	27-9
5	Blue Springs	Tim McElligott	22-11
6	Lee's Summit West	Jay Meyer	26-9
7	Glendale	Jim Julian	23-5
8	Rock Bridge	Justin Towe	26-9
9	Fort Zumwalt South	Bill Friedel	25-4
10	Willard	Scott McGee	28-5
11	Parkway South	Matt Brown	23-6
12	Eureka	Ken Droege	23-11-1
13	Jackson	Josh Roach	24-7
14	Liberty (KC)	Kirk Bragg	26-9
15	Webb City	Andrew Doennig	23-7

On Deck: Branson, SLUH, Nixa, Blue Springs South, Festus, West Plains, Raymore-Peculiar, Fort Zumwalt East, St. Francis Borgia, Kearney, Seckman, Helias Catholic, Ozark, St. Dominic, Lebanon, Lafayette, Vianney, Republic, Lee's Summit, Westminster Christian, Union, Warrenton, Capital City, Pacific, Parkway West, Farmington, Rockwood Summit, Liberty (Wentzville), CBC, Grain Valley, DeSmet Jesuit, Oak Park

SMALL SCHOOL NOTES

+ No new teams debut in this update, but we do have some minor shuffling around the board. Licking (21-3) jumps over Father Tolton (19-8) and is the new No. 5 as the Trailblazers bump down one spot to No. 6. Benton (27-3) rises to ninth and Forsyth (20-4) rounds out our rankings at No. 10.

SMALL SCHOOL RANKINGS (5/12/24)

RANK	TEAM	HEAD COACH	RECORD
1	Logan-Rogersville	Casey Ledl	24-6
2	Valle Catholic	Nathan Gegg	32-2
3	Southern Boone	Brian Ash	27-8
4	Lone Jack	Dustin Darby	27-1
5	Licking	Harv Antle	21-3
6	Father Tolton	Ehrich Chick	19-8
7	Scott City	Skylar Christian Cobb	28-3
8	Blair Oaks	Mike DeMilia	20-13
9	Benton	Johnny Coy	27-3
10	Forsyth	Byron Richardson	20-4

On Deck: Duchesne, Summit Christian, St. Pius X (KC), Mid-Buchanan, MICDS, Portageville, Kennett, Seneca, St. Louis Patriots, St. Elizabeth's, Ash Grove, Lawson, Valley Park, Notre Dame, West County, Knob Noster, Putnam County, Savannah, Sullivan, Chaffee, Windsor, Oran, Fulton, Pembroke Hill, Moberly, Nevada, Pleasant Hill, Eldon, Boonville, Fatima, Galena, Mansfield, Northland Christian, Iberia, Wheatland, West County, Strafford, Clever, Fair Grove, Greenville, Halfway, Sacred Heart