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: 2
No. of Returning Pitchers: 1

Top Returners:

• Joe Chaffin (2026) - OF/INF, 6'1 185, L/R
  • Cloud County CC signee 
  • Polished Player
• Hayden Ross (2026) - OF/P, 6'0 180, R/R
  • Good Defender. Good Baserunner. Can get outs on the mound.
• Gavin Dilley (2026) - INF, 6'0 185, R/R
  • Returning Letterman. All the tools to be successfull. Need him to play with confidence so the tools play up.
• Ty Wintory (2026) - INF, 5'11 180, R/R
  • Hastings signee 
  • Returning Letterman. Versatile Player. Heady player. Contributes positively to winning.
    

Key Players Lost: 13 Seniors

Coach’s Insight: “Our team should be athletic. We need to try and play fast so we can put pressure on the defense and create scoring opportunities. We lost 13 SR's. Many of them were 3 year Varsity players, so there are a ton of unknowns. Who is going to step up into those vacancies and take advantage of opportunities. Can we find 4-5 guys who will throw strikes and give us a chance?” – Mike Dudley, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Blue Valley North program below:

+ Follow them on X: @bvnbaseball1
+ 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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