Prep Baseball Report

2026 Kansas Fall ID: Event Preview


Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

On Sunday, October 4th, the Prep Baseball Kansas staff will travel to Tointon Family Stadium on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS, to host the Kansas Fall ID. This event, in its third year, is open to 2027-to-2030 graduates, with 15+ prospects already set to attend.

All of our events offer players the opportunity to update their recruiting resume and showcase their talents in front of our staff. We also use these events as identifiers for future invite-only events, like the Preseason All-State, our summer Kansas City Top Prospect Games, Super Sophomore Games, Super Senior Games, and the prestigious Prep Baseball Future Games that takes place at the tail end of the summer.

For all of the important details pertaining to this event, like check-in times, how to register, what our events offer, and more, click HERE. To see an up-to-date running roster of who's heading our way on Sunday, click HERE. 

Below we take a quick look some of the top ranked players scheduled to attend as well as the full roster and event itinerary. Click each player's name to see their full profile. 


ROSTER SPOTLIGHT

Dalton Close SS / OF / Shawnee Mission Northwest, KS / 2028

Riland Boyer SS / OF / Manhattan, KS / 2027

Grayson Smith SS / C / Kingman, KS / 2027

Zach Bina RHP / 3B / Bishop Carroll, KS / 2028

Nolan Smith 2B / 3B / Olathe West, KS / 2028

Ringo Ross OF / LHP / Mill Valley, KS / 2029

Easton Duff 1B / LHP / Manhattan, KS / 2027


ROSTER

Name High School State Class Pos.
Zach Bina Bishop Carroll KS 2028 RHP
Riland Boyer Manhattan KS 2027 SS
Ty Buxman St. James Academy KS 2029 C
Sam Cheatle Olathe West KS 2027 SS
Dalton Close Shawnee Mission Northwest KS 2028 SS
Easton Duff Manhattan KS 2027 1B
Geovani Gomez Andover Central KS 2029 C
Logan Herrington Wellington KS 2028 LHP
Kade Johnson Larned KS 2029 1B
Caleb Menke Hayden KS 2027 C
Ringo Ross Mill Valley KS 2029 OF
Ethan Ruel Mill Valley KS 2029 SS
Fenton Smith Mulvane KS 2028 OF
Grayson Smith Kingman KS 2027 SS
Nolan Smith Olathe West KS 2028 2B
Vence Van Der Vyver Pratt KS 2029 SS
Dalton Wilson McLouth KS 2028 3B

ITINERARY

WHEN:
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026

WHERE:
Tointon Family Stadium - Kansas State Univ.

WHO:
Class of 2027-2030

TIME: 

  • 10:00 AM - All Position Players
  • 12:00 PM - All Pitcher Onlys

Registered Infielders, Outfielders, and/or Catchers

  • Running Times (laser-timed 60-yard dash with 10 and 30 yard spilts)

  • Offensive Evaluations

    • Mechanical evaluation

    • Live batting practice

    • TrackMan ball flight analysis

    • Blast Motion swing analysis

  • Defensive Evaluations

    • Arm strength

    • Agility/range

    • Positional analysis/profile

Registered Pitchers & Catchers

  • Pitching Evaluations

    • 15-20 pitch bullpen (fastball and secondary pitches from both windup and stretch)

    • Mechanical evaluation

    • TrackMan pitch velocity, movement, spin analysis

  • Catcher Evaluations (while receiving bullpen)

    • Receiving/pitch presentation

    • Blocking/mobility


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