Highlighting 200 of the best Wichita-area high school baseball players
With the Kansas high school baseball season officially underway, The Eagle has compiled a list highlighting some of the best talent in the Wichita area.
Based on past recognition and statistics publicly available this season, The Eagle has selected 200 players to watch from more than 60 teams in the Wichita area. The list is not necessarily the best 200 players, but rather a collection of the top players from teams from around the area.
Class 6A baseball players to watch
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
Will Beckmann, Northwest senior outfielder
Drake Blasi, Maize sophomore outfielder
Brady Boomsma, Heights senior third base
Leo Castorena, North senior first base
Grady Clements, Campus senior catcher
Luke Ethridge, Maize senior pitcher
Rowan Foster, Derby junior shortstop
J.J. Grove, Northwest junior shortstop
Hudson Halstead, Derby junior pitcher
Jace Hambleton, Derby junior pitcher
Landon Hauser, West sophomore first base
Brodie Jarvis, Maize junior shortstop
Greyson Jowdy, East junior catcher
Quincy Koehn, Maize sophomore pitcher
Christian Laws, West junior outfielder
Ryan McWilliams, Campus senior pitcher
Parker Meirowsky, Maize junior first base
Jaylen Morris, West senior pitcher
Kayden Morrison, East junior shortstop
Grant Myers, Northwest senior pitcher
Kasch Oakley, Heights junior shortstop
William O’Bar, Southeast sophomore outfielder
Alfonso Olivarez, North senior shortstop
Cavin Rundell, Northwest junior catcher
Camden Schroeder, Campus senior second base
Gavin Short, Maize junior pitcher
Carter Smith, Heights sophomore outfielder
Sam Soderstrom, Maize senior catcher
Trace Van Asdale, Campus sophomore pitcher
Hagen Warkins, Campus junior pitcher
Lukas White, Campus senior outfielder
Colton Wilburn, West junior shortstop
Class 5A baseball players to watch
Aedyn Acosta, Bishop Carroll sophomore outfielder
Jace Adler, Andover Central senior outfielder
Cole Adams, Eisenhower senior pitcher
Kanyon Akers, Maize South junior outfielder
Hayes Allen, Bishop Carroll senior pitcher
Maddox Archibald, Andover Central senior outfielder
Charlie Barrier, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior pitcher
Caiden Beavers, Hutchinson senior shortstop
Judd Blasi, Bishop Carroll junior second base
Cole Bleything, Hutchinson senior second base
Andrew Bolan, Andover Central senior first base
Cooper Boone, Valley Center junior second base
Kale Brodhagen, Andover senior first base
Dylan Burr, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior second base
Kade Cary, Maize South sophomore catcher
Carter Clupny, Bishop Carroll senior catcher
Jack Davis, Hutchinson senior pitcher
Brody Epke, Maize South junior outfielder
Brayden Fox, Newton junior first base
Peyton Gosch, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior pitcher
Braeden Heitsman, Valley Center sophomore first base
Aiden Henry, Andover junior pitcher
Barrett Hill, Andover junior shortstop
Maverick Hurt, Andover senior pitcher
Aydan Hyson, Valley Center senior pitcher
Vince Iseman, Bishop Carroll senior pitcher
Cody Jay, Newton junior pitcher
Jace Jefferson, Andover Central senior pitcher
Lincoln Jensen, Goddard junior pitcher
Landon Kohlhorst, Goddard senior pitcher
Isaac Lager, Bishop Carroll senior outfielder
Jalen Lawhead, Eisenhower freshman pitcher
JuJu Lyons, Hutchinson junior third base
Braxton Martin, Bishop Carroll senior pitcher
Keegan McLachlan, Maize South sophomore pitcher
Tate McNew, Maize South senior third base
Connor Meyer, Valley Center senior outfielder
Carter Morgan, Hutchinson senior catcher
Connor Mucciaccio, Maize South junior outfielder
Doc Needham, Valley Center senior pitcher
Carter Pabst, Eisenhower senior outfielder
Jordey Pierce, Arkansas City junior pitcher
Landon Preston, Andover Central senior catcher
Cal Purvis, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior first base
Shal Ruud, Andover junior pitcher
Noah Schreck, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior catcher
Gatlin Tilson, Andover junior outfielder
Ethan Trometer, Eisenhower senior designated hitter
Eastyn Vieyra, Goddard senior shortstop
Max Warden, Eisenhower junior pitcher
Class 4A baseball players to watch
Carter Allen, McPherson senior catcher
Trayton Allison-Hill, Rose Hill senior outfielder
Colton Bannister, Wellington junior first base
Dusty Bannister, Wellington senior shortstop
Logan Beede, McPherson senior pitcher
Carter Bengston, McPherson sophomore second base
Landon Boldra, Circle senior pitcher
Sky Branam, Wellington senior pitcher
Braxton Chandler, Augusta junior pitcher
Cash Carson, Buhler senior outfielder
Easton Carter, Clearwater junior outfielder
Parker Clubb, Mulvane junior pitcher
Hays Ensley, Mulvane sophomore outfielder
Zach Fair, Rose Hill senior outfielder
Nolan Fevurly, Mulvane senior pitcher
Nick Giefer, Wellington senior second base
Reed Hackelman, Mulvane junior catcher
Hunter Hamm, El Dorado senior shortstop
Brody Haskell, Augusta junior shortstop
Dawson Hehnke, Clearwater junior pitcher
Brayden Henry, Buhler senior pitcher
Patrick Keehn, Andale-Garden Plain junior pitcher
Cash Killian, Circle junior third base
Easton Linnens, Andale-Garden Plain junior outfielder
Mitchel McDaniel, Buhler senior shortstop
Manny Myers, Mulvane junior outfielder
Easton Perkins, El Dorado senior third base
Ian Razak, McPherson senior pitcher
James Redford, Wellington senior shortstop
Brock Richardson, McPherson senior shortstop
Colton Roberts, Rose Hill senior pitcher
Nate Robinson, Clearwater sophomore pitcher
Grey Sanders, Mulvane junior pitcher
Grady Scanlon, El Dorado junior catcher
Dylan Scripsick, Buhler sophomore designated hitter
Brody Seidl, McPherson senior outfielder
Mason Smith, Clearwater junior pitcher
Noah Stanley, Andale-Garden Plain freshman shortstop
Drew Stanton, Winfield senior shortstop
William Wolf, Circle senior pitcher
Asher Zachary, Buhler sophomore pitcher
Class 3A baseball players to watch
Colby Arensdorf, Kingman-Norwich senior pitcher
Caleb Back, Trinity Academy sophomore pitcher
Braeden Ballinger, Belle Plaine senior first base
Bryton Baty, Trinity Academy freshman second base
Dalton Bontrager, Haven senior first base
Josh Burdick, Cheney senior pitcher
Brody Curran, Hesston senior outfielder
Nash Dickinson, Hillsboro senior pitcher
Jase Downey, Conway Springs-Argonia junior catcher
Carter Drumright, Collegiate senior shortstop
Maddox Drumright, Collegiate sophomore catcher
Cameron Eastman, Cheney senior shortstop
Ty Hadsall, Chaparral junior outfielder
Ty Heitschmidt, Smoky Valley junior first base
Carter Hostetler, Chaparral sophomore outfielder
Conner Hostetler, Chaparral senior pitcher
Daxton Hostetler, Chaparral junior first base
Chandler Ingold, Haven senior pitcher
Drew Kelly, Kingman-Norwich sophomore pitcher
Cam Killgore, Trinity Academy freshman catcher
Brody Lee, Trinity Academy freshman pitcher
Kaden Ludwig, Cheney junior outfielder
Tanner McAllister, Hesston sophomore pitcher
Will McBeth, Kingman-Norwich senior first base
Rylan Morrell, Nickerson sophomore outfielder
Brock Odendahl, Halstead junior pitcher
Dalton Philpott, Hillsboro sophomore catcher
Gracen Radell, Cheney freshman pitcher
Braden Roberts, Trinity Academy senior outfielder
Collin Schreiner, Kingman-Norwich senior outfielder
Josiah Sems, Trinity Academy senior shortstop
Keagan Shelite, Hesston senior outfielder
Jacob Stehley, Collegiate sophomore first base
Gabe Tarrant, Conway Springs-Argonia freshman pitcher
Reece Tolar, Cheney junior third base
Isaac Vanderburg, Collegiate junior outfielder
Blayne Wilson, Hesston junior outfielder
Brogan Wray, Haven sophomore third base
Nash Wray, Haven senior shortstop
Class 2-1A baseball players to watch
Kane Ast, Douglass sophomore pitcher
Tanner Biering, Eureka senior catcher
Caleb Bigler, Inman senior shortstop
Braeden Briggs, Sedgwick senior outfielder
Eli Claassen, Remington senior pitcher
Connor Commerford, Oxford senior outfielder
Corey Crumrine, Sedgwick senior pitcher
Spencer Crumrine, Sedgwick freshman pitcher
Drew Dechant, Hutchinson Trinity junior pitcher
Jonathan Elliott, Oxford senior first base
Logan Greenwalt, Moundridge sophomore catcher
Lucas Griffith, Hutchinson Trinity sophomore outfielder
Trent Haag, West Elk senior first base
Micah Hansen, Sedgwick senior outfielder
C.J. Herzog, Little River junior outfielder
John Hess, Cedar Vale-Dexter sophomore third base
Myles Highbarger, Bluestem junior third base
Kyle Honkomp, Cedar Vale-Dexter sophomore second base
Jake Hunter, Flinthills junior outfielder
Garrett Jackson, Flinthills freshman shortstop
Isaac Johnson, Udall senior outfielder
Kole Klaassen, Remington senior third base
Finn Lintecum, Moundridge sophomore first base
Jameson Looper, Marion junior catcher
Owen Luper, Sedgwick junior second base
Korbyn McClellan, Inman sophomore pitcher
Jace Pichler, Douglass senior catcher
Dalton Priddy, Inman freshman pitcher
Logan Renken, Little River senior shortstop
Keveon Ruiz, Medicine Lodge senior third base
Tucker Ruyle, Oxford junior third base
Layton Schmidt, Moundridge junior shortstop
Jack Schreiner, Medicine Lodge junior shortstop
Lander Smith, Marion senior pitcher
Camden Strecker, Little River freshman pitcher
Spencer Strecker, Little River senior first base
Carson Taylor, Bluestem senior shortstop
Garett Usry, West Elk junior pitcher
Jake Voegele, Cedar Vale-Dexter senior pitcher
Sam Vogel, Hutchinson Trinity junior pitcher
Karston Wall, Sedgwick senior shortstop
Eastyn Wohletz, Little River freshman third base
This story was originally published May 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM.
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