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Kanab won the 2A state baseball championship by defeating San Juan 13-6 on May 9, 2026. Grady Anderson led with four RBIs, while pitcher Brady Ramsey threw a complete game with eight strikeouts.
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Kanab players pose for a photo after defeating San Juan 13-6 to win the 2A baseball state championship game, held at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
After suffering heartbreak a year again in the championship series, Kanab can now call itself champion, as it defeated San Juan 13-6 in the 2A state baseball championship game on Saturday.
Kanab was led offensively by Grady Anderson, who finished with four RBIs, and Kanon Virostko added three.
On the mound Kanab got a gem from pitcher Brady Ramsey, who threw a complete game with eight strikeouts.
âIâm just really proud of our guys,â said Kanab head coach Craig Brinkerhoff. âTheyâre just super resilient. Just great young men. Just great young men, great teammates.
âThey play for each other. Theyâre able to get pushed hard. They know what it takes to win and theyâre just great, great young men.â
Kanab players celebrate around the championship trophy after defeating San Juan 13-6 to win the 2A baseball state championship game, held at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Kanab defeated San Juan with a final score of 13-6.
Grady Anderson had four RBIs, and pitcher Brady Ramsey threw a complete game with eight strikeouts.
The championship was held on May 9, 2026, at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo.
Kanab suffered heartbreak in the previous year's championship series before winning this year.
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Kanab players celebrate after defeating San Juan 13-6 to win the 2A baseball state championship game, held at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Kanab head coach Craig Brinkerhoff is doused with water after Kanab defeated San Juan 13-6 to win the 2A baseball state championship game, held at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Kanab outfielder Hayden Gubler (27) hoists up the championship trophy as he and his teammates celebrate after defeating San Juan 13-6 to win the 2A baseball state championship game, held at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Kanab players pose for a photo after defeating San Juan 13-6 to win the 2A baseball state championship game, held at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
San Juan kept it close throughout the beginning of the game, trailing by just a run at 5-4 through its half of the fourth inning, but Kanab did what it always does and broke things wide open with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth.
For Brinkerhoff, the driving force for the team during the game and what willed the team to the title was the memory of defeat a year ago.
âI think the key to us getting the win today was what happened last year, and how that kind of changed it for us this year, so looking hindsight, thatâs kind of what helped us looking forward today. You know, I felt like our seniors were ready for the moment more,â Brinkerhoff said.
While winning and going deep in the state playoffs is always any teamâs goal, Brinkerhoff said that itâs about more than just that. The programâs focus has always been on preparing players not only for competition, but for life beyond baseball.
âThese kids worked their butts off all year, and for our program, it just means that weâre ready to play. We want to make kids become men and itâs because theyâre just great young men,â he said.
âFor our program, thatâs what we expect for the kids coming in and when they leave the program.â
Reflecting on the season, Brinkerhoff said he always knew his team had something special. Despite the challenge of replacing key seniors, he said the groupâs toughness and resilience helped set the tone for a memorable year.
âFrom the very beginning, I mean, always replacing seniors is tough, but we knew coming back what we had. Just the grit and the grind that these guys had, we knew we had something special,â he said.
âWe knew that we were tough. We knew that they were really resilient kids, and they showed up throughout the whole year.â