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: 7
No. of Returning Pitchers: 5

Top Returners:

• Judd Blasi (2026) - 2B, R/R
  • Barton CC commit
• Aedyn Acosta (2027) - OF/1B, R/R
• Wyatt Fulfer (2027) - OF/LHP, L/L
• KJ McGill (2027) - LHP, JR
• Drew Niedens (2026) - 3B, L/R
• Jonah Mull (2027) - SS/RHP, R/R
• Harrison King (2027) - OF, R/R
• Hunter Axline (2027) - INF/RHP, L/R
• Jack Duling (2026) - INF/C, SR, R/R
  

Top Newcomers:

• Jadan Hunter (2027) - C, R/R
• Brock Thompson (2027) - RHP, R/R
• Bode Lubbers (2027) - C/UTL, R/R

Key Players Lost:

• Hayes Allen - Central Missouri
• Isaac Lager - William Jewell
• Vince Iseman - Butler CC
• Ethan Cox - Benedictine
• Braxton Martin - Butler CC

Coach’s Insight: “We return a lot of experience up and down our line-up. We should be much improved offensively and defensively. Our lineup will be aided by some strong left-handed bats and good team speed. Our pitching staff graduated a lot of innings. KJ McGill will anchor an inexperienced staff that has the opportunity to have great run support. Our young pitching staff will need to step up and compete in the zone, trusting a strong defensive team.” – Charlie Ebright, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Bishop Carroll program below:

+ Follow them on X: @BCCHS_baseball
+ 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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