2025 KSHSAA Team Preview: Cherryvale Chargers
January 22, 2025
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.

Head Coach: Scott John (7 years)
Classification: 3A
2024 Record (Finish): 8-12
2025 SEASON OUTLOOK
No. of Returning Position Players: 7
No. of Returning Pitchers: 4
Top Returners:
- P Peyton Modich (2025)
- 6', 225, R/R, 44IP, 1.12ERA, 36K - Great competitor who gets weak contact.
- INF Carsen Ellis (2025)
- L/R, .459 OBP - Takes great ABs, very solid infielder.
- C Levi Borton (2027)
- 5'7", 160, R/R - Great defensive catcher, caught every inning as a Freshman.
Top Newcomers:
- P/INF Braxton Whittley (2028)
- 5'8", 150, R/R - Very good command on the mound, solid hitter.
Key Players Lost:
- Stetson Shafer
Coach’s Insight: “Our strengths will be pitching and defense again. We don't have anyone who throws overly hard but they throw strikes and competes on the mound. Defensively we will make the routine plays. We are hoping that our offense has an uptick from last year as we were still very young. Our offense is not going to be one that goes up and puts up a lot of runs. We are going to have to play smart and run the bases well. We will rely on our defense and pitching to keep us the game. ” – Scott John, head coach
Find more information on the 2025 Cherryvale program below:
+ Follow them on X: @Cvalebaseball
+ 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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