The Kansas high school baseball season kicks off on Mar. 19, opening day for regular season action under KSHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2026 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down to the official Prep Baseball Kansas Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.

Our 2026 preseason coverage continues today.

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2026 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Position Players: 4
No. of Returning Pitchers: 3

Top Returners:

• Jordey Pierce (2026) - LHP/OF, 6-5, 210, R/L
  • Emporia State commit 
  • Top 5A pitcher in strikeouts in 2025 with 75, hit .350
• Daxton Weakley (2026) - C, 5-9, 170, R/R
  • Hit .353 in 2025
• Josh Abrams (2026) - UTL, 6-0, 180, R/R
  • Hit 347 in 2025 with 13 SB
• Landen Larson (2026) - 1B, 6-1, 160, R/R.
  • Hit .280 in 2025
• Kolby Quint (2026) - MIF, 5-9, 150, R/R.
  • Returning MIF
    

Top Newcomers:

• Noah Longoria (2027) - OF, 5-8, 150, R/R
• Teague Munson (2027) - MIF, 5-8, 140, R/R

Key Players Lost:

• RHP Brody Conklin 
• RHP Cameron Bruce 

Coach’s Insight: “We return one of the top LHP in the area in Jordey Pierce (2nd team 5A all state) and our top 4 hitters from last year. We had a productive summer with several returners and incoming freshman to get them jumpstarted for this spring. Our underclassman are going to have to make a big jump in the spring with only 4 returning position players and 3 pitchers but there is a level of excitement with the freshman and sophomore class.” – Aaron Bucher, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Arkansas City program below:

+ Follow them on X: @arkcitybaseball
+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2026 KSHSAA Team Previews page to learn more.

+ If you are a high school coach and didn’t receive our questionnaire, please click HERE to fill out the form

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