Baseball

(Clockwise from upper left); Anthony Mazza, Cru Huenfeld, Eli Duncan, Brayden Henry, Karter Chamberlain and Jordan Kuhnau were named 2026 All-Jayhawk West first-team selections on Thursday.
Diesel Purnell extended his hitting streak to 10 games in the Blue Dragons' 4-2 loss to Cowley on Wednesday in the opening round of the Plains District Tournament at Eck Stadium in Wichita. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Karter Chamberlain struck out a career-high eight in five innings to earn his eighth win of the season as No. 22 Hutchinson defeated Allen 10-0 to complete a series sweep of the Allen Red Devils on Friday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Anthony Mazza (33) celebrates after his three-run home run in the fifth inning of Thursday's Game1 Plains District Tournament opening-round 15-5 win over Allen on Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Sydney Holzrichter)
The No. 22-ranked Blue Dragon Baseball Team opens the 2026 Plains District Tournament with a best-of-3 series against the Allen Red Devils at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field.
Diesel Purnell hits a two-run home run in Game 1 of the No. 23-ranked Blue Dragons' 8-0 win over Garden City on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Samantha Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Cru Huenfeld hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning of Game 1 on Thursday at Garden City to break the Blue Dragon single-season RBI record in Hutchinson's 18-3 win over Garden City at Williams Stadium. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)
Eli Duncan had five RBIs in a Game 1 20-8 win over Pratt by the No. 20-ranked Blue Dragons on Saturday at Stanion Field in Pratt. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Blue Dragon teammates mob Eli Duncan (4) as he steps on home plate after a walk-off grand slam home run in Game 1 of a KJCCC doubleheader against Pratt on Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field. The Blue Dragons win 9-5 and 15-3 on Thursday. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Karter Chamberlain tosses his first career complete game in a Blue Dragon 10-4 Jayhawk West victory over Seward County on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Cru Huenfield has a huge day for the No. 20-ranked Blue Dragons in a 24-14 victory over Seward County on Thursday at Brent Gould Field in Liberal. Huenfield hit two homers in the Blue Dragons' first win of the series in Game 1. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)
Blue Dragon outfielder Jackson Schanuel had a pair of hits, including a double, in No. 20 Hutchinson's 11-2 loss on Tuesday at Southeast Community College in Beatrice, Nebraska. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)
Blue Dragon teammates congratulate Anthony Mazza after a home run in Game 1 of a doubleheader sweep of the Barton Cougars on Saturday in Great Bend. (Photo courtesy Todd Moore/Barton Sports Information)
Cru Huenfeld reacts after hitting a go-ahead three-run home run in the Blue Dragons' come-from-behind 9-7 victory over Barton in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)