The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (Shawnee Mission, KS) and the host Piper Pirates (Kansas City, KS), saw Shawnee Mission Northwest's baseball team gain a win over Piper by a tally of 5-2.

The Cougars (6-10) will now prepare for their battle against Shawnee Mission South (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Raiders enter the Sunflower battle with a 7-7 record.

Next, the Pirates face the Olathe Northwest Ravens (Olathe, KS) in a non-league battle, on Friday, May 2. Piper will attempt to upgrade on its 9-9 season record. The Ravens enter the battle with a 3-8 record after their 4-0 league loss to Shawnee Mission East (Shawnee Mission, KS).