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Prep Baseball KC Summer Review Series Week 4: KCPI

September 24, 2025
LJ Hatch
Director of Scouting- Prep Baseball Tournaments KC

Kansas City Program Invite

The Kansas City Program Invite is one of our favorites because it showcases the local talent in an Invite only battle to see which programs reign supreme around the Kansas City area. Lets dive into the championship games of our 13u-17/18u divisions including the final 4 from each division.

13u

Final Four: Old School Ducks- Williams, Minnesota Renegade Navy, 13u Prime 27:17 National and Building Champions 13u White. 

Championship Game: Old School Ducks–Williams faced off against Building Champions 13U White in the KCPI 13 Championship game. The scoring started in the top of the first when Building Champions plated a run on a double play. In the bottom of the second, the Ducks answered with a run on a groundout before taking the lead on a wild pitch.

OSD extended their lead in the fourth, scoring three on a Jacoby Vanwinkle triple and a Frankie Marsalla RBI groundout. They added another in the fifth on a Brady French RBI single, then broke the game open in the sixth with three more runs. The big inning was highlighted by a Cam Agness RBI single, a run scored on a pickoff error, and a Brayson Cox RBI single, sealing a 9-1 victory.

KCPI 13u MVP: Frankie Marsalla, who hit .333 with 1 Triple, 1 RBI and 5 Stolen bases. On the mound he went 8 IP with 6K and ended with a 2.65 era and 2 Wins.

LJ's Lineup: 

 

14u

Final Four: Iowa Sticks 2029 Red, Prime Nationals 14u, Prime 27:17 14u National and KC Crush Black 14u.

Championship game: The KCPI 14U final between Iowa Sticks 2029 Red and Prime Nationals 14U was one of the most exciting championships of the summer. The Sticks got off to a fast start, scoring three in the top of the first on a Brooks Anderson sacrifice fly and back-to-back RBI singles from Beckett Immel and Landon Pearson.

Prime Nationals 14u broke through in the bottom of the third with an RBI single from Brody Cook, but the Sticks answered right back in the fourth with a bases-loaded walk and added another run in the fifth on a Chase Spieker RBI single. Prime Nationals then rallied in the bottom half of the inning, cutting the deficit to one with an RBI double from Alex Ringleb, a Nolan Cooper sac fly, and another RBI single from Cook.

In the bottom of the seventh, Wes Turner tied the game with a single to center, forcing extra innings. After the Sticks went scoreless in the top of the eighth, Prime Nationals loaded the bases with one out, and Kyler Dubas delivered the championship-winning walk-off single to center.

KCPI 14u MVP: Cordae Burns was 7-17 with 12 RBIs, 2 BB, 1 Double, 1 Triple and 1 HR. On the mound he went 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB and 2 Ks.

LJ's Lineup:

15u

Final Four: Building Champions 15u Navy, Royals Scout Team 2028, 4D Train Cisneros and 316 Driving Force.

Championship Game: 4D Train–Cisneros and Royals Scout Team 2028 met in one of the highest-scoring finals of the summer. 4D Train jumped out quickly with a leadoff home run from Kameron Gillespie, followed by a Quinton Echols two-run double, a Brayden Cisneros RBI groundout, and a Cooper Soule RBI single to take a 5-0 lead in the first. The Royals answered with two runs on a Carter Laubach single and added another on an Isaac Thompson RBI double to cut the deficit to two.

In the second, Echols struck again with an RBI single, followed by a Cisneros RBI single to push the lead back to four. The Royals responded in the third with a Tavian Ladenthin RBI double, a Laubach RBI single, and a run scored on a passed ball to pull within one. 4D Train extended the margin in the fourth with a run on a double play.

The bats stayed hot in the fifth, as Carson Bass drove in a run with a single, another came home on a double play, and Krue Patrick added an RBI double. The Royals countered in the bottom half with a run on an error, a sacrifice fly, and another run on an error to stay within striking distance.

In the sixth, 4D Train tacked on one final run on a throwing error during a double steal before being retired on the bases. That proved to be the difference, as 4D Train held on in a 13-9 shootout to claim the championship.

KCPI 15u MVP: Krue Patrick hit .647 with a 1.652 OPS, 4 Doubles, 1 Triple and 13 RBIs. On the mound he went 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB and 2 Ks in relief.

LJ's Lineup:

16u

Final Four: Building Champions 16u National, Prime 27:17 National 2027, BOA Oklahmoma 2027 Callison and MMW OK 2027- Adler.

Championship Game: Prime 27:17 National 2027 and Building Champions 16U National squared off in the 16U championship game, in what proved to be the most talented matchup of the division all year. Building Champions struck first, scoring on a rundown that allowed a runner to come home from third. In the top of the third, Prime answered with two runs on a double from Jake Bartley, then added another in the fourth when Deaondre Roberson led off with a solo home run to make it 3-1.

Prime extended the lead to 4-1 in the fifth on a Jacob Stehley RBI single, but the momentum shifted in the sixth.

Building Champions erupted for nine runs in the inning, highlighted by a Grant Westphal RBI double and a clutch two-run double from Tucker Gamet. 

That would eventially be the final score as Building Champions would win 10-4.

KCPI MVP: Carter Taldo hit .375 AVG with a 1.205 OPS, 2 Home runs, 8 RBI, 4 BB. He also Closed the Semi final game with 3 K's.

LJ's Lineup:

17/18u

Final Four: Nebraska Prospects Scout 2026, Prime 27:17 National, US Nationals KC Scout and Barnstormers Akin.

Championship Game: 

US Nationals KC Scout and Prime 27:17 National met in the 17/18U championship game, and the Nationals wasted no time jumping out to a big lead. Dayton Masters launched a three-run homer, followed by a solo shot from Sam Krzykowski, to give them a 4-0 advantage in the first. Prime got on the board in the third with a run-scoring double play, but US Nats answered right back in the bottom half with four more runs—highlighted by a sac fly and three straight RBI singles from Bryce Meyer, Grayden Seuferling, and Noah Davis.

Prime battled back in the fourth with back-to-back leadoff home runs from Carson May and Tre Wilson, but the Nationals quickly regained control as Roy Roseman added an RBI single in the bottom half to stretch the lead back to six. That proved to be enough, as US Nationals KC Scout closed out a 9-3 victory to claim the championship.

KCPI MVP: Wyatt Denney hit .600 on the weekend with 3 doubles and 2 Homers.

LJ's Lineup:

The KCPI lived up to the hype, featuring one of the most talented fields across all divisions this year. Building Champions stood out with two championships, while both they and Prime placed teams in the Final Four of three of the four divisions. As we move into tryout season, fall ball, and the winter offseason, the stage is set to see which clubs will return next summer ready to take control of the KCPI.