It's time for the 2025 Prep Baseball KC Arrowhead Shootout! This week, PBKC is hosting 137 teams representing 8 different states in a 3-game guarantee event. The event is hosted at our two premier venues, the Homefield and Creekside Baseball Complexes, as well as Bonner Springs High School, Mid-America Sports Complex, and the University of Saint Mary.

Here’s a look at last year’s Arrowhead Shootout Champions:

• 10u D3: Lees Summit Heat went 4-0 with a run differential of 49.
• 11u D1: Old School Ducks Mitchell went 4-0 with a run differential of 27.
• 11u D3: BC Hernandez went 4-0 with a run differential of 41.
• 12u D1: Ankeny Magic 12U went 4-0 with a run differential of 19.
• 13u D1: KC Crush Black 13u went 3-1 with a run differential of 9.
• 13u D2: Leawood Thunder went 4-1 with a run differential of 21.
• 13u D3: Complete Game-Beasley went 3-1 with a run differential of 25.
• 14u D1: KC Nationals Meyer went 5-0 with a run differential of 20.
• 14u D2: Precision Baseball McCourt went 5-0 with a run differential of 21.

Some of the top players from last year’s Arrowhead Shootout are:

• Keelan Zumwalt MO #1 National #7 (2028)
• Kameron Gillespie MO #2 National #53 (2028)
• Krue Patrick MO #3 National #95 (2028)
• Luke McKenna KS #3 (2028)
• Chase Kvapil KS #5 (2028)
• Porter McCarthy MO #6 (2028)
• Everett Hash KS #6 (2028)
• Carter Laubach KS #8 (2028)
• Zander Tiller MO #9 (2028)
• Jake Buchman KS #10 (2028)

Some out-of-state teams to watch for this weekend are:

• Nebraska Prospects Oldham from Omaha, Nebraska
• NE Prospects 2030 from Omaha, Nebraska
• Tigers Baseball Club from Fort Collins, Colorado
• AHQ 2029 - Deshazer from Elgin, Illinois
• Lincoln Blackhawks from Lincoln, Nebraska
• Millard United Elite American from Omaha, Nebraska
• Nebraska Braves Navy 14U from Lincoln, Nebraska
• Papillion Storm Chasers Gold from Papillion, Nebraska
• Slammers Austin 14U from Broomfield, Colorado

Some local teams to keep an eye on are:

• Prime 27:17 National 13u and 14u
• Old School Ducks - Finlayson 13u
• Old School Ducks - McCartney 14u
• SOX Baseball 14U
• US Nationals Midwestern 14u
• US Nationals Midwestern KS 14u

We look forward to seeing everyone out at the park, and remember to follow me on X (@ljhatchpb) and Instagram (@ljhatchprepbaseball) for content, news, and tournament coverage. Also dont for get to tag me in any highlights or statistics from this weekend and your nominations for LJ's Lineup.