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 center had called on coach Chris Finch to start benching players who give lackluster effort on defense.
