The Kansas high school baseball season kicked off on March 17th, opening day for regular season action under KSHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we published our team previews ahead of and during the begging of the 2023 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official PBR Kansas Preseason Power 20 Rankings.

While much of the initial lists are weighted on previous performances, prospects, and projections, updates will be inherently tied to the production on the field. Simply put: wins and championships matter. A human element to the list will still provide important information on the nuances and intricacies that the season bestows. Whether it is a close loss in a rivalry game, a five-game in three days gauntlet, or a bout of sickness that depletes a lineup, you can count on PBR to critically examine the playing field at all times.

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• Blue Valley SW holds on to the top spot with two wins last week. Their top 3 in the order are all D1 commits and are swing the bat like it. Likewise, Anson Siebert is pitching like the top 2024 arm in the country and TJ Coats has made another jump on the mound. 
• Olathe South jumps 15 spots as they are getting production out of their entire order, playing clean defense all over the field, and getting dominant innings out of Gavin Blachowicz and Noah McCombs
• Olathe East enters the rankins at No. 5 after being a team to watch last week thanks in large part to the Braylon Snethen (.429), Noah Winkelman (.400) and Carson May (.364) having huge breakout seasons on the offensive side of the ball. 
• Life Prep jumps 12 spots as they proven they can throw enough strikes to let their defense work and for their high powered offense run away with games. 
• Shawnee Mission West remains on deck, but if they continue to dominate all aspects of the game, look for them to join the list in a prominent position next week. 

Rank	Team	Class	Record	Previous Rank
1	Blue Valley SW	5A	2-0	1
2	Blue Valley West	6A	1-0	3
3	Olathe South	6A	3-0	18
4	Life Prep Academy	IND	7-2	16
5	Olathe East	6A	3-1
6	Wichita Northwest	6A	3-1	8
7	Blue Valley NW	6A	1-2	4
8	Blue Valley	6A	2-3	6
9	Gardner Edgerton	6A	0-1	5
10	Derby	6A	0-0	7
11	Bishop Carroll	5A	2-1	10
12	St. Thomas Aquinas	5A	2-0	11
13	Olathe West	6A	0-1	2
14	Washburn Rural	6A	0-2	9
15	Topeka Seaman	5A	2-0	12
16	Mill Valley	6A	0-1	13
17	Manhattan	6A	2-0	17
18	Shawnee Mission East	6A	1-1	14
19	Blue Valley North	6A	1-1	15
20	Lawrence	6A	2-0	20
	On Deck
	Team	Class	Record
	Shawnee Mission West	6A	3-0
	Free State	6A	2-0
	Desoto	5A	2-0
	Goddard Eisenhower	5A	0-0
	Clay Center	4A	0-0
	Ottowa	4A	2-0
	Maize	5A	1-0

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