> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.sdnewswatch.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Is South Dakota the only state that doesn’t sanction high school baseball? - URL: https://www.sdnewswatch.org/south-dakota-sanction-high-school-baseball/ - Published: 2025-06-26T10:32:51.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-26T10:32:51.000Z - Description: A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context. - Author: Michael Klinski - Tags: Fact briefs ## No. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/ab/cbabab5e-2dc6-462c-94a0-b72956c0d224/content/images/2025/01/WhiteFACT-BRIEF--500-x-200-px--2-1-1.png) South Dakota and Wyoming are the only states that don’t sanction baseball at the high school level. The South Dakota High School Activities Association voted on June 18, 2025, not to add the sport to its list of sanctioned activities, which means the sport would be governed by the SDHSAA. Instead, baseball is run by the South Dakota High School Baseball Association. SDHSAA executive director Dan Swartos said the association polled 100 superintendents and activities directors, and a majority said not to sanction the sport because of financial and Title IX reasons. “Let’s keep looking at this,” Swartos said. “Now is not the right time.” The SDHSAA told superintendents that startup costs for adding the sport could be between $10,000-$15,000 plus travel expenses. When a sport isn’t sanctioned, athletes pay more of the costs for participating. In Sioux Falls, the 2025 fee for baseball players was $650. *This fact brief responds to conversations such as* [*this one*](https://www.facebook.com/keloland/posts/pfbid0xYJSpLpDT5jAWgPwPdfjycVCZ4h9UxWCDfcdLJfanrMDt5QScBYyPFQaPeSNfLgtl)*.* ### Sources Watertown Public Opinion, [S.D. High School Activities Association board decides not to act on sanctioning baseball](https://www.thepublicopinion.com/story/sports/2025/06/19/s-d-high-school-activities-association-board-puts-baseball-on-hold/84268741007/?ref=sdnewswatch.org) 605 Sports, [SDHSAA delays decision on sanctioning baseball, will continue to explore opportunities in the future](https://605sports.com/SDHSAA-delays-decision-on-sanctioning-baseball-will-continue-to-explore-opportunities-in-the-future-?ref=sdnewswatch.org) KELO-TV, [Baseball sanctioning set aside for now](https://www.keloland.com/sports/baseball-sanctioning-discussed-set-aside-for-now/?ref=sdnewswatch.org) Sioux Empire Baseball Association, [2025 high school baseball information sheet](https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/c66d-3297626/2025%5FHigh%5FSchool%5FBaseball%5FInformation%5FSheet.pdf?%5Fgl=1%2Azkdsar%2A%5Fga%2AMjA5NzcwNzk5NC4xNzUwODczMzgz%2A%5Fga%5FPQ25JN9PJ8%2AczE3NTA4NzMzODIkbzEkZzEkdDE3NTA4NzMzOTckajQ1JGwwJGgw&ref=sdnewswatch.org) --- [**South Dakota News Watch**](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/) partners with[ **Gigafact**](https://gigafact.org/?ref=sdnewswatch.org) to publish fact briefs that refute or confirm a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.[ **Get our email with fact briefs and stories**](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/email/). [**Read previous fact briefs**](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/tag/fact-brief/) and our verification standards and other[ **best practices policies**](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/best-practices/). **Have a question we can answer?** Submit it at the[ **South Dakota News Watch Tipline**](https://gigafact.org/tipline/south-dakota-news-watch/?ref=sdnewswatch.org). Send questions or feedback to **factbrief@sdnewswatch.org**. Can you separate fact from fiction?[ **Take the fact brief quiz to find out**](https://gigafact.org/quiz/south-dakota-news-watch/default-8765/?mc%5Fcid=50ec5ce4a2&mc%5Feid=4d5aab024f&ref=sdnewswatch.org). [Share your thoughts on this story](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdTmGFf24Uhwiwd%5FndSxHkv6oBGSAy1LxF9BbwRbhBK5KflA/viewform?usp=sf%5Flink&ref=sdnewswatch.org) *This story was produced by *South Dakota News Watch*, an independent, nonprofit organization. Read more stories and donate at* [*sdnewswatch.org*](http://sdnewswatch.org/?ref=sdnewswatch.org) *and* [*sign up for an email*](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/email/) *to get stories when they're published. *Contact Michael Klinski* at michael.klinski@sdnewswatch.org.*