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: 5
No. of Returning Pitchers: 3

Top Returners:

• Kamen Sprague (2026) - RHP/1B, R/R
• Spencer Crane (2026) - SS/C/RHP, R/R
• Brock Sanders (2026) - C/3B/RHP, R/R
• Kellen Lanning (2026) - OF/RHP, R/R
• Dylan Merrick (2027) - OF/MIF/RHP, R/R
• Noah Edington (2027) - 3B/1B/RHP, R/R
• Bryson Felton (2026) - 1B/RHP, R/R

Top Newcomers:

• Bryor Botts

Key Players Lost:

• Brady Palmer
• Jimmy Bunyard

Coach’s Insight: “Experience will hopefully be a strength. Learning to accept roles within our concept will be our weakness early.” – Paul Marquez , head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Independence program below:

+ 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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