League crown likely on the line this week for Tonganoxie High baseball

By Shawn Linenberger - | May 3, 2022

Tonganoxie High takes on Piper on Friday at Legends Field in the fifth-place game of the Butch Foster Classic on Friday, April 29, 2022.

A Frontier League crown likely was on the line Tuesday for the Tonganoxie High baseball team.

The squad entered a game with state-ranked Ottawa (10-4) on the road after The Mirror’s print deadline Tuesday. THS was undefeated in league play, though it lost earlier in the season at the a tournament in Fort Scott to Ottawa, 12-4, in a game that didn’t count in the league standings.

THS enters play this week at 12-3 after taking fifth place at the Butch Foster tournament.

Tonganoxie lost to Basehor-Linwood, 7-3, after giving up four runs in the final inning of the Chieftains’ quarterfinal game against the Bobcats. THS defeated BLHS, 3-2, earlier in the season, but couldn’t get the season sweep.

THS then defeated Bonner Springs and Piper on its way to a fifth-place finish. Basehor-Linwood snapped Tonganoxie’s eight-game winning streak in the process.

Tonganoxie currently is the No. 3 seed in the Class 4A East Bracket.

For box scores from the tournament, see page 5A.

: Tonganoxie High takes on Piper on Friday at Legends Field in the fifth-place game of the Butch Foster Classic on Friday, April 29, 2022.