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Clay Center Claims K-18 Baseball Championship with Shutout Win over Beloit

Written By: Erik Stone Published Date: 07-31-2025

Clay Center celebrates their 2025 K-18 State Baseball Championship after a 7-0 victory over Beloit Blue in the title game of the 74th K-18 State Baseball Tournament on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at the Lucas Ballpark in Lucas, Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Rita Sharp, Lucas-Sylvan News).

Clay Center, bolstered by dominant pitching completed a magical run to the State Championship with a 7-0 win over Beloit Blue on Wednesday evening at the 74th Annual K-18 State Baseball Tournament at the Lucas Ballpark.

Clay Center had given up just one run in their first two games of the tournament, defeating Ellis 6-0 in their first game last Saturday, July 26 and then routing Clifton-Clyde 15-1 in the semifinals on Sunday, July 27. Beloit Blue, which won the Sportsmanship Trophy went into Wednesday's final without surrendering a single run in victories over Norton and Atwood.

In Wednesday's Third Place game, Clifton-Clyde tallied a late run to squeak out a 6-5 win over Atwood.

Final Results of K-18 State Baseball Tournament

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