High school baseball junkies can check out some of the best small school teams Missouri has to offer in one setting this weekend in Ozark.
U.S. Baseball Park, formerly known as Ducks Stadium, hosts the Showdown in the Park festival Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The nine-game event features seven different teams and begins with a rematch of a 2016 state championship game.
Springfield’s New Covenant Academy (4-0) takes on back-to-back reigning Class 1 state champion Bell City (5-2) Thursday at 5 p.m. on the artificial turf in a reboot of last season’s Class 1 state title game.