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: 8
No. of Returning Pitchers: 7

Top Returners:

• Logan Isaac (2026) - R/R
  • .431 avg, .582 OBP, 15 RBI, 38 runs, 10 BB, 15 HBP, 24 SB
• Blake Smith (2026) - L/R
  • .435 avg, .524 OBP, 30 hits, 24 runs, 16 SB
    

Top Newcomers:

• Easton Diasio (2027) - P
  • One of our top relievers last year as a freshman. Command of all pitches.

Key Players Lost:

• Ethan Luck - Colby CC
• Deacon Showalter

Coach’s Insight: “[Our] strength will be our speed. We plan to utilize that on both offense and defense. We want to try and speed up the game, especially on offense. Last year we were led with just a couple seniors, but this year we have around 7 along with a good core group of juniors and sophomores that got a lot of playing time last year.” – Clint Bieberle, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Lyons/Sterling 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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