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.

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2026 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Position Players: 8
No. of Returning Pitchers: 6

Top Returners:

• Keaton Neal (2026) - RHP/SS, 6’3 195
  • Florida commit
• Hunter Hall (2026) - C/1B, 6’1 185
  • Metropolitan CC commit
• Benny Ragan (2026) - 2B/SS, 5’10 170
  • Metropolitan CC commit
• Will Pepper (2028) - 3B/SS/RHP, 6’2 185
• Jordan Miller (2026) - OF/INF/RHP, 6’2 185
  • Benedictine (Football) commit
• Sam Harris (2027) - JR, 1B/INF, 6’1 190
  

Top Newcomers:

• Kyle Stewart (2026) - LHP, 6’2 185
• Brody VanHouten (2028) - RHP, 6’4 240
• Ethan Hill (2027) - RHP, 5’11 210

Key Players Lost:

• Ryan Jackson - Fort Scott CC

Coach’s Insight: “Returning every single starter, almost the entire roster has state experience and a majority have State Championship experience. A senior heavy team with 6/8 starters being seniors.” – Morgan Abel, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Spring Hill program below:

+ Follow them on X: @SHBroncoBSBL
+ 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

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