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: 12 
No. of Returning Pitchers: 5

Top Returners:

• Bryce Fullen (2026) - LHP/1B, 5'10 185, L/L
  • Mineral Area JC commit 
  • 2-time All-UKC INF, 2-time All-State, .359 AVG, 14 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 23 R
• Chase Legualt (2027) - RHP/2B, 5'8 160, R/R
  • All-UKC & All State RHP in 2025, 1.29 ERA, 20 K
• Trey Boden (2027) - SS, 6'0 170, R/R
  • All-UKC INF in 2025, .333 AVG, 7 2B, 12 RBI, 16 R
• Aden Leftwich (2026) - C/DH, 6'1 210, R/R
  • All-UKC DH in 2025, .375 AVG, .554 OB%
• Reece Mattingly (2027) OF/RHP, 6'4 180
  • 2 2B, 19 RBI, 19 R
• Austin Oakley (2027) - OF/RHP, 5'10 180
  

Top Newcomers:

• Jameson Barnes (2027) - OF/1B, 6'2 220 R/R
• Josh Cook (2027) - INF/RHP, 5'10 170 R/R
• Greyson Crawford (2027) - LHP, 5'8 160 L/L
• Greysen Yoakam (2028) - C/OF, 5'9 160, R/R
• Dayton Bollin (2028) - MIF/RHP, 5'9 150, R/R
• Brady Nieman (2029) - INF/RHP, 6'0 175, R/R

Key Players Lost:

• Reid Oakley - Kansas City Kansas CC
• Jake Tharnish - Metropolitan CC
• Zach Grossnickle - Neosho CC
• Jaxon Pollard

Coach’s Insight: “We return 4 All-UKC selections and several juniors who played a lot of varsity innings as sophomores. Last year's group lost to BVSW in the regional championship, and playing a lot of sophomores last year should allow us to build upon their experience and grow in 2026. We lost 2 college-caliber arms and an All-UKC catcher. We have experienced players to fill those spots and excited to see those guys step up and fill those rolls in 2026.” – Michael Basler, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Lansing program below:

+ Follow them on X: @PrideBaseball21
+ 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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