The Missouri high school baseball season kicks off on Mar. 19, opening day for regular season action under MSHSAA 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 Missouri 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: 9
No. of Returning Pitchers: 8

Top Returners:

• William Bologna (2026) - 2B/SS, 5'11, 175, R/R
  • Bradley commit
• Troy Fisher (2026) - SS/C, 6'4, 190, R/R
  • Arkansas commit
• Brett Swanson (2026) - 1B, 6'5, 200, L/R
  • Pittsburg State commit
• Max Lemasters (2026) - 3B/2B, SR, 5'10, 160, R/R
  • State Fair CC commit
• Connor O'Toole (2026) - 3B/DH, 6'1, 200, R/R
  • State Fair CC commit
• Brayden Davidson (2026) - RHP, 6'1, 180, R/R
  • Bradley commit
• Chase DeValkanaere (2026) - RHP, 6'1, 170, R/R
  • Metropolitan CC commit

Top Newcomers:

• Ben Highley (2027) - C, 5'11, 210, R/R
• Max Shepard (2027) - RHP, 6'2, 190, R/R

Key Players Lost:

• Jacob Bell - State Fair CC
• Isaiah Pearson - Metropolitan CC
• Chase Grady - State Fair CC

Coach’s Insight: “Our biggest strength is going to be experience. We have 17 players from last years team who played at the varsity level last year. We also have a senior class that is really close and all help each other and the younger guys as well.” – Jake Bradshaw, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Liberty North program below:

+ Follow them on X: @LNEagleBaseball
+ Visit Prep Baseball Missouri’s 2026 MSHSAA 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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