Fort Cobb-Broxton tops Calumet for Oklahoma high school baseball Class B title three-peat
SHAWNEE — Eli Willits and his Fort Cobb-Broxton teammates live and breathe baseball.
The Mustangs spend countless hours on the field and have essentially been playing together their whole lives.
The result has been the development of a powerhouse in Class B baseball.
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'We come to the field every day ready to work, ready to learn something new,' said Willits, the fourth-ranked prospect in the 2025 MLB Draft, according to MLB.com.
'And to know that our hard work and dedication to the game has paid off, I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else.'
Fort Cobb-Broxton wrapped up another season to remember Saturday as the top-ranked Mustangs beat No. 2 Calumet 9-2 in the championship game at Shawnee High School.
Fort Cobb-Broxton (26-9) has now won three straight titles and five overall in the spring. The Mustangs also completed a three-peat in the fall, giving them all six titles in spring and fall since 2022.
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Fort Cobb-Broxton edged Calumet 2-1 in last year's title game, but it was a different story this time. The Mustangs overwhelmed Calumet (18-10).
Willits, a senior OU signee, got things rolling in the top of the first inning with a triple off Calumet senior Kyler Thiessen before scoring on a groundout by senior Tanner McAdoo.
Fort Cobb-Broxton added two runs in the second frame before pulling away with a five-run fifth inning, while Fort Cobb-Broxton senior Blaine Bellamy dominated on the mound.
He pitched all seven innings, allowed just two hits and struck out two, which were the final batters he faced.
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'I knew I wasn't going to strike a whole lot of them out,' Bellamy said. 'I just trust the guys behind me. I know they're going to make plays.'
Bellamy is the nephew of Fort Cobb-Broxton coach Dale Bellamy.
Dale was proud of his guys Saturday.
'That's what they work for all year long,' he said. 'From the first one they won to this one, they've got in there and competed and worked their butts off all fall, spring, summer to get where they're at here.'
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Fort Cobb-Broxton's Breylan York (20) celebrates after Fort Cobb-Broxton beat Calumet during a OSSAA Class B baseball championship game at Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Okla., on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
Willits finished 2 for 4 at the plate and drove in one run, while McAdoo went 3 for 5 and had four RBIs.
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Sophomore Kohlton Baker also had three hits and finished 3 for 4.
'It's the best feeling,' Blaine Bellamy said. 'To end it beside some guys that I can call my brothers now, it's just a bond that won't be broken.'
Fort Cobb-Broxton has a tight group, and the Mustangs' chemistry is something they value as much as anything.
'It starts at the top with Coach Bellamy,' said Willits, the son of OU associate head coach and former big leaguer Reggie Willits.
'He's a great coach. He's a great leader. So just having him involved in everything, we have team bonding all the time. We make sure to show up to practice ready to learn. He's a great coach, and I wouldn't want to play for anyone else.'
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