Potts pitches Waco Midway to first Texas high school state championship in 22 years; scoring, key highlights, recap

Get live scoring, key highlights and updates from the UIL Texas Class 6A Division I state baseball championship game in Round Rock

The 2025 UIL Texas State Baseball Championships came to a close on Saturday afternoon, July 7, 2025, when Waco Midway beat Humble Atascocita to win the Class 6A Division I state championship at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Waco Midway and Humble Atascocita will serve as the main event of the 2025 UIL Texas Baseball State Championships.

That's because they'll take the stage last. The 11th and final game of the tournament is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Most games in the tournament have been running late, so there's a good chance this game starts sometime after 4.

Bookmark this page and check back often as we will keep you updated on start times while also providing live scoring, key highlights and updates from the Class 6A Division I state championship game as they happen in the expandable space below.

Midway (32-8) enters with a shot at its second state title and first since 2003. The Panthers turned their season around in a big way after a 6-6 start, ripping off 21 straight wins at one point and surviving several close calls in a tough playoff bracket.

They’ve gone 10-2 in the postseason and earned their trip to the finals with a tough series win over Prosper, responding to a 9-0 loss in Game 2 with a clutch 4-2 win in Game 3.

Atascocita (32-12-2), meanwhile, is chasing history. This marks just the second state tournament appearance for the Eagles, who are looking for their first championship in program history.

After an up-and-down regular season, they’ve heated up in the playoffs, going 10-3 and taking down tough opponents like Katy, Pearland and Lake Travis in three-game series. Strong pitching and timely hitting have been the difference during their postseason run.

Follow High School On SI – Texas for continued coverage from the UIL state baseball finals, including live updates from Dell Diamond and full-game recaps from every classification. You can also watch the game (fee required) on NFHS Network.

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Waco Midway vs. Humble Atascocita: Texas high school baseball Class 6A Division I state championship; scoring, key highlights, recap

Lineups

Humble Atascocita

CJ Toney, LF; Cole Edwards, 2B; Jaxon McKnight, C; Ty Higginbotham, P; Lucas Wilson, 3B; Jayden Hernandez, SS; Kaleb Thomas, RF; Nick Dykes, 1B; Angelo Volante, CF.

Waco Midway

TJ Woodson, SS; Dru Ohmstede, 3B; Garrett Wiethorn, CF; Brady Quinn, P; Tyler Seith, RF; Canyon Martin, LF; Charley Steen, C; Jackson Goldstritch, 1B; David Litle, 2B.

The start of today's game is delayed due to previous games running over. Umpires are just now taking the field and player introductions will be up next.

Note: An interesting little side note before we begin. So far, the home team has only won once in these state finals: Longview Spring Hill beat Wimberley 5-3 in the Class 4A Division II state championship. The visiting team has won the other nine finals leading up to this game.

Top 1: Atascocita 0, Midway 0

Midway pitcher Brady Quinn got CJ Toney to fly out to right to begin the game, but Cole Edwards smoked a single to right for Atascocita's first hit of the game.

Quinn escaped the inning after getting a fly ball for the second out and batterymate, catcher Charlie Steen, threw out Edwards stealing second to end the frame.

Bottom 1: Atascocita 0, Midway 0

TJ Woodson, batting .449 entering the game, led off with a single to center to give Midway its first baserunner. Dru Ohmstede followed with a single of his own to center to give Midway two-on with nobody out.

PICK OFF! We saw it twice in the Class 6A Division II state title game and it happened again in the Division I game, as Atascocita catcher Jaxon McKnight picks behind Woodson at second and picks him off for the first out of the inning.

McKnight's pickoff loomed large, as Garrett Wiethorn drew a walk to put runners back on first and second with one away. Without the pickoff, the bases would have been loaded with nobody out.

A wild pitch moved both runners up a base, giving Midway runners at second and third with 1 out.

RUN(s) - After Brady Quinn struck out for the second out of the inning, Tyler Seith - a junior batting .380 - smacked a 2-run single to left to make it 2-0.

RUN(s) - Canyon Martin - hitting .306 - doubled to the gap in left center and Seith scored. Midway 3-0.

A pair of walks loaded the bases for Midway with two away, but southpaw Ty Higginbotham got a comebacker to the mound to end the inning without further damage.

Top 2: Midway 3, Atascocita 0

Higginbotham singled - benefitting from a bad hop - to open Atascocita's inning. His courtesy runner, Jackson Wooten, stole second base with one out and Jayden Hernandez walked to bring the tying run to the plate with 1 out for Atascocita.

RUN(s) - Kaleb Thomas ripped a double to drive in Atascocita's first run. Runners stood at second and third after the play with 1 out. Midway's lead was trimmed to 3-1.

RUN(s) - Nick Dykes drove in Atascocita's second run on a grounder to shortstop. Midway 3, Atascocita 2.

Brady Quinn got Angelo Volante to ground out to end the inning.

Bottom 2: Midway 3, Atascocita 2

Midway got two singles (David Litle, Dru Ohmstede) and a walk, but a double play and a strikeout spoiled any hopes of a big inning.

Top 3: Midway 3, Atascocita 2

With one down, Cole Edwards walked on four pitches to put the tying run on base and went to second on a wild pitch.

After Quinn walked a man and then went 3-0 on the next batter, he was pulled from the game in the middle of the at-bat. Junior pitcher Brody Potts entered with a 3-0 count and a runner at first and threw a ball, walking the batter. The walk was charged to Quinn.

A fielder's choice left runners standing on the corners with 2 outs, but Potts got Lucas Wilson to pop up to end the inning.

Bottom 3: Midway 3, Atascocita 2

RUN(s) - Canyon Martin walked, stole second on a wild play (he left the bag and had to scramble back after stealing second), then scored on a wild pitch to give Midway an insurance run, 4-2.

Top 4: Midway 4, Atascocita 2

Brody Potts worked around a 2-out single by Nick Dykes with two strikeouts and a line out to keep Atascocita off the board in the fourth.

Bottom 4: Midway 4, Atascocita 2

Higginbotham worked a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to keep Midway off the board in the fourth.

Top 5: Midway 4, Atascocita 2

CJ Toney walked and stole second base for Atascocita, giving the team some life in the fifth.

BIG PLAY! Toney stole third base with nobody out, but Midway pulled off a hidden ball trick at third and tagged Toney out. The play left everyone stunned and erased a huge potential run for Atascocita.

Jaxon McKnight singled to right. The hidden ball trick proved huge because a fly ball ended the inning after his hit.

Bottom 5: Midway 4, Atascocita 2

Higginbotham gets back-to-back strikeouts (no. 4 and 5 of the game) to complete another 1-2-3 inning.

Top 6: Midway 4, Atascocita 2

Brody Potts matches Higginbotham with his own 3-up, 3-down inning, including a strikeout to end it.

Bottom 6: Midway 4, Atascocita 2

Midway's Canyon Martin tripled to lead off the sixth on a hard hit ball down the right field line that kicked around in the corner to give Midway an opportunity to add a huge insurance run.

RUN(s) - Jackson Goldstritch singled to center past a drawn-in infield with 1 out to drive home Martin. Midway extended its lead to 5-2. That was a big run.

RUN(s) - After a pitching change, TJ Woodson hit an RBI single off of Swann to make it 6-2.

Atascocita turned a 1-5-3 double play to end the inning.

Top 7: Midway 6, Atascocita 2

Midway got two quick outs before a single by Toney and a walk to Edwards put two on with two down.

But Brody Potts got a grounder to short and Waco Midway won the Class 6A Division I state championship.

Final: Waco Midway 6, Humble Atascocita 2

The state championship is the first for Midway in 22 years. In 11 state finals games from Thursday-Saturday, Midway was only the second home team to win a state championship, with the visitors going 9-2.

Brody Potts was outstanding in relief for Midway. He came on with 1 out in the third inning and pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, surrendering only 3 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts.

TJ Woodson, Dru Ohmstede, Canyon Martin and David Litle had two hits apiece for Midway. Martin doubled and tripled (Midway’s only extra base hits) and scored a pair of runs, while Tyler Seith led the team with a hit and 2 RBI.

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