In baseball the classification doesn't matter as much as it does in football. To win in baseball you don't have to have alot of top athletes to win. You need solid guys that can play the game. And even if you have a great athlete, its hard to hit that little baseball. And in small schools, if you have a top notch pitcher, or player or two you can play with the higher classifications. Cause in baseball, a player or two can carry a team to a win in a game that they shouldn't have a reason of winning on paper.
While you look at football, the best athletes are gonna win most of the time. And by the numbers, the more students you have the more athletes you have. And in football if you have a great athlete, you can probably find a spot for him to play on the field. And in a football you can have a top notch player, but he isn't gonna be able to carry a team to victory by himself as easy. Because one or two players can't carry a football team as easily as they can in baseball.
But the biggest difference in numbers. And in baseball it is probably easier for the lower classifications to compete with the higher ones.