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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• Very little major movement in this weeks edition as most teams played to where there were previously ranked. 
• Shawnee Mission East moves back into the "On Deck" group as they have started to play like the team we thought they were going to be to start the year. They could be a very dangerous matchup in the regionals. 
• Manhattan continues to move up as they continue to win by wide margins. Their strength of schedule is one of the weakest of any 6A club, but they are doing what a high end team should do against their competition, and very likely will end the regular season undefeated. 

 

Week 7

Rank	Team	Class	Record	Previous Rank
1	Olathe South	6A	13-2	1
2	Bishop Carroll	5A	11-1	2
3	St. Thomas Aquinas	5A	13-2	4
4	Manhattan	6A	11-0	7
5	Blue Valley West	6A	13-4	3
6	Desoto	5A	15-2	5
7	Topeka Seaman	5A	12-3	6
8	Life Prep Academy	IND	19-5	8
9	Free State	6A	13-4	9
10	Olathe North	6A	10-6	10
11	Blue Valley NW	6A	8-6	11
14	Wichita -Kapaun Mt. Carmel	5A	10-2	14
15	Olathe East	6A	10-6	15
16	Wichita Northwest	6A	9-4	16
17	Derby	6A	11-6	17
12	Blue Valley SW	5A	10-5	12
13	Clay Center	4A	17-1	13
18	Goddard Eisenhower	5A	10-2	18
19	Blue Valley	6A	8-8	19
20	St. George-Rock Creek	4A	13-1	20
	On Deck
	Team	Class	Record	Previous Rank
	Rose Hill	4A	13-3	On Deck
	Olathe West	6A	7-9	On Deck
	Wichita Trinity Academy	3A	16-0	On Deck
	Shawnee Mission East	6A	9-8	Unranked
	Spring HIll	5A	9-4	On Deck
	Andover Central	5A	10-4	Unranked

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