By Michael Adams
Austin Sports Journal
From powerhouse programs with decades of history to recent state champions, the Austin–San Antonio metroplex has left an undeniable mark on Texas high school baseball.
The list of state champions and state tournament qualifiers underscores both sustained excellence and timely peaks, with a remarkable concentration of titles coming from Fayette County – 16 total.
Fayetteville, La Grange, Flatonia and Weimar account for 16 state championships combined, making the region one of the most decorated pockets of baseball success in the state.
Whether measured by championships or repeated trips to Austin, these programs form the backbone of Central Texas’ rich baseball tradition.
State champions
Weimar (5): 1996, 97, 2000, 01, 03
Fayetteville (4): 1997, 2012, 21, 25
La Grange (4): 1973, 2001, 04, 13
Flatonia (3): 1993, 2015, 16
Westlake (2): 1980, 1984
Taylor (2): 1969, 72
Thorndale (2): 1996, 2005
Austin High (1): 1958
Travis (1): 1954
Georgetown (1): 2022
Jarrell (1): 2007
Johnson City (1): 2011
New Braunfels (1): 2006
Round Rock (1): 1997
Salado (1): 2008
Seguin (1): 1960
Thrall (1): 1998
State tournament qualifiers
Fayetteville (11): 1979, 85, 97, 99, 2912, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25
Westlake (10): 1980, 82, 83, 84, 86, 90, 98, 99, 2009, 23
La Grange (8): 1973, 79, 80, 83, 87, 2001, 04, 13
Flatonia (7): 1992, 93, 2008, 15, 16, 24
Weimar (7): 1996, 97, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 13
Austin High (6): 1949, 51, 54, 58, 59, 2001
Thorndale (6): 1996, 2005, 06, 07, 09, 10
Smithson Valley (4): 2001, 05, 21, 25
Dripping Springs (4): 1984, 96, 98, 2025
Salado (4): 1986, 2008, 13, 16
San Antonio Reagan (4): 2014, 17, 18, 22
Georgetown (3): 2015, 19, 22
Round Rock (3): 1997, 2003, 17
Westwood (3): 1986, 88, 2002
Schulenberg (3): 1990, 91, 2025
Taylor (3): 1969, 71, 72
Lake Travis (2): 2012, 2025
McCallum (2): 1956, 97
New Braunfels Canyon (2): 1984, 85
Blanco (2): 1998, 2007
Gateway Prep (2): 2017, 18
Giddings (2): 2009, 10
Hutto (2): 1998, 2008
Jarrell (2): 2004, 12
Johnson City (2): 1980, 2011
Rouse (2): 2021, 24
Llano (2): 1989, 2004
New Braunfels (2): 1983, 2006
San Antonio Johnson (2): 2016, 24
San Antonio MacArthur (2): 1966, 87
Thrall (2): 1998, 2025
Cedar Park (1): 2001
Anderson (1): 1989
Bowie (1): 2002
Travis (1): 1954
Boerne Champion (1): 2023
Elgin (1): 2001
Fredericksburg (1): 1990
Leander (1): 1989
Liberty Hill (1): 2025
San Antonio Clark (1): 1991
San Antonio O’Connor (1): 2013
San Antonio Roosevelt (1): 1980
Pflugerville (1): 1981
Wimberley (1): 2025