Lincoln Lutheran wins the Class C State Baseball Championship

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lincoln Lutheran defeated Mount Michael Benedictine 3-2 on Saturday to win the Class C State Baseball Championship.

State Champions for the first time in school history!!! ⚾️@LLBaseball_ | @LLActivities @Channel8ABC pic.twitter.com/KhARpL39cj

— Nate Johnson (@n8_johnson_) May 23, 2026

Second Basemen Cooper Thome came up clutch in the bottom of the seventh inning, recording an unassisted double-play to secure the Warriors their school’s first state baseball title.

Epic sequence for Cooper Thome:

Double play to secure your school’s first ever State Title, chuck the ball sky high, catch said ball, drop the glove, jump into the pile with the ball.

How can you not be romantic about baseball? @LLBaseball_ @Channel8ABC pic.twitter.com/nZQtyVVthP

— Nate Johnson (@n8_johnson_) May 23, 2026

Senior Ace Braxton Glines pitched a complete game for Lincoln Lutheran.

“I am so proud,” said Glines. “We go through a lot throughout the season and off-season, injuries this and that, but we just fight to the end, we just battle.”