The Kansas high school baseball season kicks off on Mar. 20, opening day for regular season action under KSHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2025 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 2025 preseason coverage continues today.

 

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2025 SEASON OUTLOOK

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

Top Returners:

• SS/P Thomas Keener (2025)
  • 2024 All League UTL
• 2B/P Levi Evans (2026)
• 1B/OF/P Jake Bartley (2027)
  • 2024 All League Infield as a freshman
• 3B/P Heath Hoekman
  • 2024 All League Infield
• C/1B/P Tyler Holloway (2025)
• OF/C/P Lane Hoekman (2026)

Key Players Lost:

• Stocton Timbrook (Cloud County CC)
• Zach Miller
• Drew Hansen
• Kyson Becker

Coach’s Insight: “I believe we still have one of the best infields in the area. Offensively we have some pop, guys that can handle that bat and speed. Should be able to score runs in a lot of different ways. Overall lack of experience on varsity mound. We have a couple guys returning that threw quite a bit for us last season, this year we will be needing a few guys to step up this year on the mound.” – Travis Bartley, head coach

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Find more information on the 2025 Abilene program below:

+ Follow them on X: @high_cowboy
+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2025 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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