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: 6
No. of Returning Pitchers: 4

Top Returners:

• Will Altic (2026) - P/INF
• Haydon Hull (2026) - P/OF
  • Baker commit (football)
• Layton Thompson (2026) - INF/OF
• Parker Piene (2026) - UTL
• Gavin Seaton (2027) - C/P
• Kolten Powell (2027) - P/INF

Top Newcomers:

• Toby Thompson (2026) - OF
• Aaron Blaine (2028) - P/INF
• Jeron Herrmann (2028) - P/OF
• Logan Hepner (2029) - P/INF/OF
• Clark Wingate (2029) - C/INF

Key Players Lost:

• Carter Hepner - Pittsburg State
• Caleb Hepner
• Cole McGrath
• Boston Bloomer
• Ashton McCurdy

Coach’s Insight: “We have really came together as a team on and off the field. We have many guys that can pitch and many guys that can play multiple positions. We are hungry to get back on the field. We have to make sure that we do all the little things the right way. We lost many key returners that had a lot of experience on varsity.” – Shawn Herrmann, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Ottawa program below:

+ Follow them on X: @O_H_S_Baseball
+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2026 KSHSAA Team Previews page to learn more.

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