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 (who played in 20+ games)
No. of Returning Pitchers: 3 (who threw over 10 innings)

Top Returners:

• Brodee Rawlins (2028) - SS
  • Led team in hitting as a freshman in '25 at .326
• Blaine Leyden (2026) - 2B
  • Briar Cliff commit 
  • Hit leadoff every game last year, hit .280 with a .444 OBP
• Jamison Rice (2027) - P
  • Threw 34 innings in 2025 with a 2.4 ERA
• Gage Lee (2026) - 3B
  • 1st Team All-Sunflower League 3B in 2025
• Dax Grissom (2026) - C/1B
  • Had surgery on a torn labrum and missed most of last season. 2nd Team All-Sunflower League Catcher and 3-hole on state championship team in 2024 - hit .333 in '24.
    

Top Newcomers:

• Haiden Peterson (2026) - INF
  • Highland CC commit 
  • Was an all-sunflower league SS as a Sophomore in '24. Tore ACL and is recovering, will be ready for the season.

Key Players Lost:

• Dylan Peuser (Coffeyville CC)
• Ian Buehler

Coach’s Insight: “Our team is full of competitive individuals who play the game the right way and with great effort. Our lineup should be competitive 1-9 with some very high upside players. Our defense, which was a strength last year, should be improved as we return the majority of our team. Our pitching would be our biggest unknown. I believe we have the pitchers to be great on the mound, but there are very few returning pitchers who threw for us last year. It will be a great opportunity for our guys to focus on daily improvement and to attack hitters with their best stuff every opportunity they get.” – Jeff Boyd, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Olathe South program below:

+ Follow them on X: @OSFalconBSB
+ 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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