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: 2 Starters - We have a number of current Juniors who will step up and play significant time.
No. of Returning Pitchers: 1 that pitched significant time last year - There will be number of juniors that will step up and pitch.

Top Returners:

• 1B/P Jalen Smith (2025) - 6 ft 6 in
• OF Breylan Gleason (2025) - 5 ft 11 in

Top Newcomers:

We have a lot of open spots this year. A few guys who I can really see contributing are:

• Hunter French (2026)
• Alex Strother (2026)
• Bryson Crotinger (2026)

Key Players Lost:

We lost 7 starters who were seniors:

• Chad Robert
• Kyle Strother (Highland CC)
• Drake Graham
• Trent Sleichter
• Luke Edwards
• Talan Long
• Bryce Torkelson

Coach’s Insight: “Our team strength will be our depth and versatility. Our biggest thing will be experience. We will have a lot of guys who are getting their first significant varsity experience.” – Weston Gloss, head coach

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Find more information on the 2025 Santa Fe Trail program below:

+ 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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