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In mid-May Dobson's Tigers (36-2) won their second state baseball championship by beating Owasso 4-0. Coming into the game, Owasso was ranked #1 in the country by Baseball America and riding a 33-game win streak. The Rams were also going after their 9th title in 14 years.
Broken Arrow captured the title behind the strong right-arm of Archie Bradley, who is considered a possible first-round pick in next month's Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. The 6-4 Bradley, who throws in the mid-90's threw a two-hitter with 14 strikeouts.
Click here to read the game summary from May 15th from Tulsa World Sports Reporter Mike Brown.
Here's a look at the latest Baseball America Top 10 through May 24th.
Baseball America Top 10
1. Edison (CA) 24-3
2. Spanish Fork (UT) 24-2
3. Archbishop McCarthy (FL) 27-3
4. Broken Arrow (OK) 37-2
5. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 22-0
6. JSerra Catholic (CA) 24-4
7. Carroll (TX) 31-6
8. Marist (GA) 29-3
9. Clements (TX) 33-3
10. Buchanan (CA) 28-2
Click here for the entire Top 25.
Keeping-up with previous NHSCA Sports Hour guests/teams....
Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas) Lee Yeager (February 27th show) - The Tigers are still alive in the Texas high school baseball playoffs. Carroll, ranked #6 by Baseball America and the defending Texas 5A champs, will play Laredo in the Region IV-5A best of three series starting Thursday.
Gardner-Edgerton (Kansas) Bubba Starling (April 3rd show) - The kid who many believe is the best athlete in Kansas history closed out his high school career with a loss in the Class 5A regionals. Many expect Starling, who's accepted a football scholarship to Nebraska to be picked in the Top 5 in baseball's amateur draft.
Maxwell (California), Eric Lay (May 1st show) - Won the CIF Northern Section Division V championship with a perfect 30-0 record. Pitchers Steven Perry and Tyler Wells continued their incredible performance ending the season with a combined 11 no-hitters. Both pitchers finished the season with perfect 0.00 ERAs. Maxwell will take a 46-game win streak into next season.
Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Tim Hopley (April 17th show) - The Clippers have pushed their national record win streak to 79 straight. The three-time defending Division II champs will begin the journey for a four-peat when they open the post-season on June 2nd.
St. Francis (Mountain View, California) Mike Oakland (March 20th show) - The former #1 team in the nation and top-seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs lost in the opening round. St. Francis' season ended with a loss to 16th seed Carlmont.
Click here for a list of past shows
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