Manchester baseball wins SHAC Division II title with 9-4 record
Manchester finished 9-4 in SHAC play, swept Peebles and claimed the outright small-school crown for Trey Meade's second straight title.
Manchester baseball finished first in Division II of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference with a 9-4 record, and the Greyhounds did it by winning the head-to-head race that mattered most. A sweep of Peebles gave Manchester the outright small-school championship and turned a tight league finish into another title for coach Trey Meade.
For Adams County families who follow spring baseball from Manchester to West Union and Peebles, the crown carried the kind of local weight that comes from weeks of league games that all count the same. Manchester's 9-4 mark put the Greyhounds on top of the division, while Peebles matched that record but fell short because Manchester controlled the series between the two schools.
Meade called the result "I am ecstatic," a reaction that fit a program that has stayed in the conference chase for multiple seasons. Earlier in the year, Manchester stood at 8-6 overall and 7-3 in SHAC play, close enough to keep pressure on the standings and steady enough to remain in control of its own path. An 8-3 win over Notre Dame on May 14 added to the late-season push that carried the Greyhounds into the final stretch.
The title also showed how much of Manchester's recent identity has been built on continuity. Luke Applegate and Thomas Barnhart were key returning pieces from a 2024 team that finished 15-8 before losing to South Webster in the sectional finals, and Applegate later signed to continue his baseball career at Shawnee State University. That mix of experience and continuity helped the Greyhounds stay competitive in league play and gave the roster enough proven talent to finish the job.
Manchester's 2025 run already had included a SHAC small-school championship and a Division VI quarterfinal appearance, so this latest crown did not come out of nowhere. It extended a stretch in which the Greyhounds have been one of the conference's most dependable programs, and it gave the school another achievement that Adams County will remember as tournament baseball arrives.
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