Class 5 Week 9 Rankings
We offer our baseball rankings for the 2026 Missouri High School Baseball season. We will update these rankings weekly through the district playoffs, the best of three quarterfinals, and to the Final Four in Springfield, MO.
Please feel free to offer your comments on our top twenty teams in the state. We look forward to the conversation.
May 18, 2026
#1 Webb City Cardinals
Head Coach: Andrew Doenig | 2026 Record 26-4
Central Ozark Conference West | District 7
#2 Willard Tigers
Head Coach: Scott McGee | 2026 Record 27-8
Central Ozark Conference West | District 6
#3 Rockwood Summit Falcons
Head Coach: Jason Schneider | 2026 Record 20-9
StL Suburban Conference Yellow | District 3
#4 Kearney Bulldogs
Head Coach: Jeff Reed | 2026 Record 23-10
Four Rivers Conference | District 8
#5 Carl Junction Bulldogs
Head Coach: Brant Schaffitzel | 2026 Record 26-9
Central Ozark Conference West | District 6
#6 St. Dominic Crusaders
Head Coach: Cie Arell | 2026 Record 22-11
Independent | District 4
#7 Warrensburg Tigers
Head Coach: Tanner Foerschler | 2026 Record 21-6
Missouri River Valley | District 5
#8 Summit Christian Eagles
Head Coach: John Gage | 2026 Record 23-4
Crossroads Conference | District 7
#9 St Pius X Warriors
Head Coach: Vince Armilio | 2026 Record 19-7
Midland Empire Conference | District 8
#10 Festus Tigers
Head Coach: Jeff Montgomery | 2026 Record 19-10
Jefferson County Athletic Association | District 1
#11 Ft Zumwalt East Lions
Head Coach: Russ Hill | 2026 Record 19-10
GAC Central | District 4
#12 Union Wildcats
Head Coach: Pat Rapert | 2026 Record 19-9
Four Rivers Conference | District 3
#13 Marshfield Blue Jays
Head Coach: William Pate | 2026 Record 26-10
Ozark Mountain Conference | District 5
#14 Poplar Bluff Mules
Head Coach: John Pattillo | 2026 Record 19-10
Southeast Missouri Conference | District 1
#15 Platte County Pirates
Head Coach: John Sipes | 2026 Record 21-12
KC Suburban Conference White | District 8
#16 Farmington Knights
Head Coach: Logan Winder | 2026 Record 19-10
Mineral Area Activities Association | District 1
#17 Chaminade Red Devils
Head Coach: Tyler Schilly | 2026 Record 17-14
Metro Catholic Conference | District 2
#18 Winnetonka Griffins
Head Coach: Troy Sielaff | 2026 Record 20-8
KC Suburban Conference Blue | District 8
#19 Tolton Catholic Trailblazers
Head Coach: Ty Moore | 2026 Record 16-12
Independent | District 5
#20 Mehlville Panthers
Head Coach: Tim Ode | 2026 Record 20-6
StL Suburban Green Conference | District 2