With spring now in full swing, it's time for the Kansas City Clash. This year, Prep Baseball will be hosting 133 teams and 229 games at both the Creekside and Homefield baseball complexes. 

We have four returning champions playing in this year's KC Clash: 12u D2 KC Prodigy Teal, 13u D1 Team KC Helm, 14u D1 Complete Game Mirr, and 14u D2 Linedrive. 

Let's take a look at last year's winners of the KC Clash:

• 9u D3 - Blue Lightning (4-1 record, run differential of 30)
• 9u D1/D2 - Dirtbags (3-0-1 record, run differential of 16)
• 10u D3 - Basehor Cobras Blue (4-0 record, run differential of 29)
• 10u D1/D2 - EA Prep 10u (4-1 record, run differential of 5)
• 11u D2 - Prodigy 11u Teal (4-0 record, run differential of 42)
• 11u D3 - Natural Baseball Academy Jones (4-0 record, run differential of 26)
• 12u D2 - Team KC Helm (4-0 record, run differential of 20)
• 12u D3 - De Soto Black Cats (4-0 record, run differential of 44)
• 13u D1 - Sandlot 13u Bess (4-0 record, run differential of 35)
• 13u D2 - Complete Game Mirr (5-0 record, run differential of 22)
• 13u D3 - Line Drive (4-0 record, run differential of 43)
• 14u D1 - 4D Train Cisneros (5-0 record, run differential of 37)
• 14u D2 - A9 Legends 14 (5-0 record, run differential of 29)

Some top players from last years Kansas City Clash are Chase Kvapil, Everett Hash, Carter Lauback, Jake Buchman, Lucas Kamerzell, Henry Rittel, and Anthony Giamalva.

Who to watch out for in this year's KC Clash:

• Elite Baseball 14u Vais are coming from Golden, Colorado, to compete in our 14u D1 division.
• SOX Baseball 14u is coming back to try and bring home a second Prep Baseball Tournament Championship in a row.
• Building Champions is bringing their top teams in the 14u and 13u divisions.
• Team KC is also bringing their two teams from a few different age groups.

Follow me on X @ljhatchpb for full #KCClash25 coverage as well as my post tournament review and #KCClashMVP's from each champion.