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: Junction City
Head Coach: James Denton (2 years experience)
Classification: 6A
League: Centennial
2023 Record: 11-9; First round exit at regionals

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

6

Top Returning Players:

Lincoln Upham --Senior, PO, 6'2" 170, Attending Allen County,
Gavin Moore -- Senior, OF, 5'9" 170 - fast
Cooper Bogenhagen -- Senior, OF/INF/P, 5'9", 185 - great athlete, strong.
Brock Bazan -- Senior, INF, 5'9" 185 -- Defensive wizard
Cael Smith -- Junior, SS/C, 5'8, 160 -- our best player
Noah Brown -- Junior INF/OF 5'9", 170 -- potential, very athletic with good baseball IQ.

Top Newcomers:

Jamarcus Tyson, C, Sophomore, 6'1", 185, R/R, Stud who will turn into a great catcher
Conrado Gomez, C/INF/P, Sophomore 5'9", 170, R/R Will be a solid utility guy for us
Cameron Buchanon, INF/P, Sophomore, 5'8" 160, R/R potential
Chris Coy, P/1B, Sophomore, 6'1", 215, L/R Will be a good arm
Muadh Harris, INF/P, Freshman, 5'8", 145, R/R Great player with great approach, has played 18u since he was 14.
Khalil Walker, INF/P, Freshman, 5'7", 150, R/R athlete

Coach’s Insight:

“We will be young, fast, and athletic. Blue collar team. Biggest area of concern is hitting. I know we will play great defense and pitch it well. ” – James Denton , head coach

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Find more information on the 2024 Junction City program below:

+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2024 KHSHAA Season Preview page to learn more.

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