Significant milestones in high school baseball participation since record-keeping began in 1978-79.
YearTeamsPlayersSignificance
1978-7941013,252First year
1982-833759,953First time under 10,000
1990-913408,193Fewest players
1996-9735612,987Back over 10,000
1998-9936315,685Most players
2007-0838115,206Most recent year over 15,000
2013-1437813,145Most recent participation
Source: Minnesota State High School League
More Minnesota high school boys participated in football than any other sport in 2013-14. Here's how the spring sports stacked up against football last year:
Football25,487
Track and field16,488
Baseball13,145
Lacrosse3,223
The Gophers played with more urgency, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from another conference sweep, and they lost LJ Mooney to injury in the process.
