2026 KSHSAA Team Preview: Wamego Red Raiders
March 3, 2026
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.
Head Coach: Matt Moody
Classification: 4A
2025 Record (Finish): 13-12
2026 SEASON OUTLOOK
No. of Returning Position Players: 5
No. of Returning Pitchers: 4
Top Returners:
- Macoy Moody (2027) - RHP/CF, 6'2, 220lbs, R/R
- 1.48 ERA, 0.128 BAA. NCKL First Team Pitcher
- Isaac Braun (2026) - RHP/1B, 6'4, 190lbs, R/R
- Southeast CC commit
- 2.24 ERA, 224 BAA. NCKL HM
- Nate Gallagher (2026) - SS/RHP, 5'10, 185lbs, R/R
- Earlham commit
- 3 Year Varsity
- Jacob DeRouchey (2026) - OF/RHP, 5'10, 175lbs, R/R
- Brodie Cottam (2026) - 2B, 5'11, 170lbs, L/R
Top Newcomers:
- Sam Rogers (2027) - RHP/OF, 5'10, 170lbs, R/R
- Cooper Niedfeldt (2027) - C, 5'10, 175lbs, R/R
- Brandon Poell (2027) - 3B, 6'1, 180lbs, R/R
- AJ Kunz (2026) - RHP, 5'11, 170lbs, R/R
Key Players Lost:
- Kaden Kearn - Fort Hays State
- Conner Blume - Central College
- Cody Mayer - Fort Scott CC
Coach’s Insight: “We're going to pitch well. Two guys who can touch 90 with real stuff, and Gallagher's solid at short and at the dish. If we pitch & defend like we should, we'll be in every game. The offense didn't put up enough runs last year and we have big shoes to fill in a couple spots. We're young, and we've got a few guys who haven't played much at this level. We will need some young guys to step up and produce.” – Matt Moody, head coach
Find more information on the 2026 Wamego program below:
+ Follow them on X: @Wamegobaseball
+ 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