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: 5

Top Returners:

• Ethan Olmstead (2028) - C/1B
• Blayden Betts (2026) - C/1B
• Austin Dodge (2026) - OF/UTL
• McKye Morris (2028) - INF/P
• Eathan Hernandez (2028) - INF/P
  

Key Players Lost:

• Alex Schwindt
• Landon Martinez
• Marco Alonso 

Coach’s Insight: “The team will be very young but will rely heavy on two seniors' leadership in Blayden Betts and Austin Dodge. The team has a talented sophomore class and returns a middle of the order hitter in Ethan Olmstead as well as our two middle infielders in McKye Morris and Eathan Hernandez. Pitching will have to be done by committee as we lost four of our top arms from last season.” – Eric Olmstead, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Liberal 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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