Overview
- Kings defeated Westerville Central 12-4 at Firestone Stadium to win the Division II final on Sunday, June 7.
- A seven-run sixth inning broke the game open for Kings after the teams had traded early scoring and put the championship out of reach for Westerville Central.
- Kings rolled into the title game after a 7-1 semifinal win over defending champion Painesville Riverside in which sophomore Alexis Fera hit two home runs in a state-tournament single-game performance that local reports flagged as a Division II record.
- Coach John Schablein announced his retirement after the final, leaving Kings with a three-year record reported as 80-8 and closing his tenure with the program’s first state crown.
- Westerville Central finished as runner-up and saw a long winning streak end in the final, with multiple errors contributing to the loss and seniors on both teams marking the result as a capstone for their high school careers.