Barbers Hill wins 1st baseball state championship in school history

MONT BELVIEU, Texas (KTRK) -- The Barbers Hill High School baseball team won its first ever state championship in school history Saturday afternoon in Round Rock in a tight game against Hallsville High School.

The Barbers Hill Eagles took an early lead in the bottom of the first with a single from Brodey Williams. Fast forward to the sixth inning and that's when the Eagles took the lead for good on a sacrifice fly by Josh Campbell.

The final score was 2-1.

The baseball team now joins the Barbers Hill softball team as state champions. The softball team beat Aledo High School 4-1 in Austin last week.