The Kansas high school baseball season kicks off on March 19, opening day for regular season action under KSHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2024 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through 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 2024 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Blue Valley West
Head Coach: Joe Allison (15 years experience)
Classification: 6A
League: Eastern Kansas
2023 Record: 20-5 Overall, 6A State Champions, 5-2 League Record, Finished 2nd

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

6

Top Returning Players:

Nic Sawyer (2024), 6'0, 160, SS, Committed to Quincy University
Eli Lovich (2024), 6'4, 185, LHP/OF, Committed to Arkansas University
Easton O'Keefe (2024), 5'6, 150, OF, Committed to Missouri Western
Sam Dew (2024), 5'8, 160, IF
Brayden Hindes (2024), 6'1, 180, RHP, Committed to Missouri State University-West Plains
Sage Huffman (2024), 5'8, 180, OF, Committed to Emporia State (Football)

Top Newcomers:

Jaden Rose, 1B, 2024, 6'5, 220, R/R, Committed to Butler CC
Christian Ryan, RHP, 2025, 6'0, 210, R/R
Jack Sells, RHP, 2025, 6'0, 190,R/R
James Hunt, RHP, 2026, 6'0, 180, R/R
Sam Shelton, 2B, 2025, 5'7, 160, L/R

Coach’s Insight:

“This will be one of the fastest, most athletic teams I have ever coached. We cover a lot of ground on defense and wreck havoc on the base paths. Our team defense will be extremely solid as well. Our biggest concern is our turn over in pitching. We lost our top 2 arms who have been the backbone of our rotation the past 2-3 years and we will have some new faces getting their shot. ” – Joe Allison, head coach

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Find more information on the 2024 Blue Valley West program below:

+ Follow them on X: @BVWestbaseball31
+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2024 KHSHAA Season Preview page to learn more.

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