High school baseball: Tucson, Asher head list of programs with most state championships

Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), currently No. 1 in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings, is the odds on favorite to win its fourth straight state championship this year and the fifth in the school's history. But the Eagles and the rest of the nation will have to string together a long run of state titles to top the all-time leaders on the list of teams with the most state championships.

Ironically, the two teams at the top of the list have combined to win just one state championship this decade. Asher (Okla.) is the all-time leader (including fall and spring championships) with 45, 31 of which were won during the 1970s and 1980s under legendary coach Murl Bowen. When he retired in 1998, Bowen was the sport's all-time wins leader (since surpassed) with 2,115 wins and 43 state titles. He won 22 during the spring and 21 during the fall. The program won its last state championship in 2013.

Tucson High Magnet School (Tucson, Ariz.) holds the record for most spring-only state championships, winning its first trophy in 1912 – the first year Arizona held state championships in baseball. The Badgers dominated during the 1930s through the 1950s, winning 20 of the 29 championships. Tucson won its last state titles with back-to-back championships in 1987-88.

The best bet to eventually surpass Tucson is Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.), which has 22. Although the Hawks haven't won a title the past three seasons, they have won 13 state championships since the year 2000.

Silo (Okla.) has been on a hot streak during the past three decades. During the 21st century, Silo has won all 19 of its championships under the sport's all-time wins leader Billy Jack Bowen. Silo has also won six in a row during the spring. Bowen retired last spring, however, with 2,252 career wins.


Nos. 1-10
45 — Asher (Okla.), 22 spring, 23 fall
29 — Tucson High Magnet School (Ariz.)
22 — Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.)
22 — Jesuit (New Orleans, La.)
22 — Dale (Okla.), 11 spring, 11 fall
22 — Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.)
22 — Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
21 — Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester City, N.J.)
19 — DeSales (Walla Walla, Wash.)
19 — Silo (Okla.), 13 spring, 6 fall

11-20
18 — Eunice (N.M.)
18 — Norway (Iowa), 10 summer, 8 fall
18 — St. David (Ariz.)
17 — Long (Skipperville, Ala.)
17 — Northfield (Northfield, Vt.)
16 — St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, Kan.)
15 — Silver Lake (Kan.)
15 — Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, S.C.)
15 — Hicks (Leesville, La.)
15 — Marist (Atlanta, Ga.)

14 state titles
Owasso (Okla.)
Roff (Okla.), 10 spring, 4 fall
West Lauderdale (Collinsville, Miss.)
Farmington (N.M.)
St. Mark's (Wilmington, Del.)
Eaton (Colo.)
Bangor (Maine)
Proctor (Vt.)

13 state titles
Winooski (Vt.)
Pitkin (La.)
Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Tottenville (Staten Island, N.Y.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Nashua North (Nashua, N.H.)
Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.)

12 state titles
Tottenville (Staten Island, N.Y.) *
Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Carlsbad (N.M.)
St. Pius X (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction, W.Va.)
Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Columbus (Ga.)
Deering (Portland, Maine)
Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.)
Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Burlington (Vt.)

11 state titles
Binger-Oney (Binger, Okla.), 7 spring, 4 fall
Kee (Lansing, Iowa), 9 summer, 2 fall
Nogales (Ariz.)
Waterford (Conn.)
Key West (Fla.)
Westminster Christian (Miami, Fla.)
Assumption (Davenport, Iowa)
Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.)
Lisbon (N.H.)
American Fork (Utah)
Enterprise (Utah)
Tattnall Square Academy (Macon, Ga.)
10 state titles
Piute (Junction, Utah)
Taylorsville (Utah)
Brattleboro (Vt.)
Blue Mountain (Wells River, Vt.)
Revere (Ovid, Colo.)
Gastonia, NC
Pine Bluff (Ark.)
Arundel (Gambrills, Md.)
Albuquerque (N.M.)
La Cueva (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Sweet Water (Ala.)
Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)
Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Hayden (Winkelman, Ariz.)
Jefferson (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, La.)
Byrd (Shreveport, La.)
Ouachita Christian (Monroe, La.)
Cape Elizabeth (Maine)
Churchill County (Fallon, Nev.)
Lincoln County (Hamlin, W. Va.)
Virgin Valley (Mesquite, Nev.)
Sunapee (N.H.)
Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.)