Introducing the Wichita Eagle’s 2026 All-Metro baseball team
The Wichita Eagle has selected its All-Metro baseball team for the 2026 spring season, recognizing the top players and coaches from Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties.
The teams were selected after reviewing all-league and all-state teams from across the Wichita area, gathering feedback from coaches and evaluating players’ statistics, roles and team success. Production was the starting point, but level of competition, two-way value, postseason recognition and how much each player impacted winning were also taken into consideration when determining the three teams.
Mulvane senior ace Grey Sanders, a Kansas signee, was named the All-Metro Player of the Year after leading the Wildcats to a 28-1 record and the Class 4A state championship with an 8-0 record and 0.15 ERA.
Wichita Eagle All-Metro baseball team
Gabe Adams, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Adams was the ace for a 22-win Kapaun team that returned to the 5A state tournament, striking out 54 batters in 39 2/3 innings with a 1.94 ERA. The Barton Community College commit was a first-team All-City League pitcher and second-team all-state pick in 5A, while also contributing 18 runs and 14 RBIs as an outfielder.
Drake Blasi, Maize junior
Blasi gave Maize a big bat near the top of the order, hitting .392 with a .608 on-base percentage, 35 runs, 36 RBIs and 17 extra-base hits, including five home runs. The first-team all-AV-CTL Division I outfielder and second-team all-state selection in 6A helped lead the Eagles to a 27-3 record and a trip to the 6A semifinals.
Parker Clubb, Mulvane senior
The Louisville signee was once again a two-way force for Mulvane, helping the Wildcats finish 28-1 and win the 4A state championship. Clubb hit .462 with five home runs and 46 RBIs, while also going 6-0 on the mound with a 1.53 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 32 innings to earn AV-CTL Division III Player of the Year honors and first-team all-state honors as a catcher.
Maddox Drumright, Collegiate junior
Drumright, a Wichita State commit, backed up his reputation as one of the state’s top catchers with a monster junior season for an 18-win Collegiate team. He hit .494 with 18 extra-base hits, five home runs, 37 RBIs and 11 stolen bases, earning AV-CTL Division IV Player of the Year honors and first-team all-state honors in 3A.
Hays Ensley, Mulvane junior
Ensley was a table-setting force for 4A champion Mulvane, scoring 50 runs while hitting .438 with two home runs, 38 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. The Johnson County Community College commit earned first-team all-state honors in 4A and first-team all-AV-CTL Division III honors.
Brody Epke, Maize South senior
Epke, an Omaha signee, was a two-way standout again for Maize South, helping the Mavericks win 16 games and reach a regional final. He hit .402 with 24 runs, three home runs, 20 RBIs and 28 stolen bases, while also striking out 52 in 30 2/3 innings with a 2.51 ERA to earn all-state recognition in 5A as an outfielder and pitcher.
Hudson Halstead, Derby senior
Halstead gave Derby value on both sides, starring at third base and serving as the Panthers’ ace during a 17-win season that ended in a regional final. The Neosho County Community College commit hit .429 with 23 RBIs and 10 stolen bases, while also throwing 44 2/3 innings with a 2.82 ERA and 54 strikeouts on his way to first-team all-AV-CTL Division I honors at pitcher and third base.
Lincoln Jensen, Goddard senior
Jensen was one of the area’s most productive two-way players for a Goddard team that won 18 games and reached a regional final. The Hutchinson Community College commit hit .408 with 29 runs, three home runs and 28 RBIs, while also going 3-0 on the mound with a 1.45 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings to earn first-team all-state honors as a 5A third baseman and second-team all-state honors as a pitcher.
Brody Lee, Trinity sophomore
Lee was once again Trinity’s ace, anchoring a 19-win season with 51 innings, a 1.37 ERA and 83 strikeouts. The sophomore was a first-team all-state pitcher in 3A and an all-Central Plains League selection, while also adding a .347 batting average, 23 runs, 18 RBIs and 26 walks at the plate.
K.J. McGill, Bishop Carroll junior
McGill, a Wichita State commit, led Carroll’s pitching staff during a 19-win season that included a City League title and another trip to the 5A state tournament. He struck out 71 batters in 49 1/3 innings and earned first-team all-City League honors and second-team all-state honors in 5A.
Parker Meirowsky, Maize senior
Meirowsky was the big bat in the middle of Maize’s lineup, helping the Eagles finish 27-3 and reach the 6A semifinals. The senior first baseman hit .424 with 35 runs, 24 RBIs and 14 stolen bases, earning first-team all-AV-CTL Division I and first-team all-state honors in 6A.
Jonah Mull, Bishop Carroll junior
Mull was a two-way standout for a Carroll team that won the City League title, won 19 games and returned to the 5A state tournament. He hit .338 with 33 runs, three home runs, 32 RBIs and 13 stolen bases, while also throwing 29 innings with a 2.17 ERA and 41 strikeouts to earn first-team all-City League honors as a pitcher and honorable mention all-state recognition in 5A as a utility player.
Porter Newell, Maize senior
Newell was the ace for a Maize team that finished 27-3 and reached the 6A semifinals. The AV-CTL Division I Pitcher of the Year and second-team all-state selection in 6A threw 53 innings with a 1.98 ERA and 64 strikeouts.
Shal Ruud, Andover senior
Ruud gave Andover a true ace and middle-of-the-order bat during a 20-win season that ended in a 5A regional final. He hit .362 with 28 RBIs and went 7-1 on the mound with a 2.21 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 57 innings, earning first-team all-state honors in 5A as a pitcher.
Grey Sanders, Mulvane senior
Sanders made a strong case as the best pitcher in Kansas while leading Mulvane to a 28-1 record and the 4A state championship. The Kansas signee went 8-0 with a 0.15 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 48 innings, earning 4A Pitcher of the Year honors and AV-CTL Division III Pitcher of the Year honors.
Gavin Short, Maize senior
Short was the AV-CTL Division I Player of the Year after starring as both an outfielder and pitcher for a Maize team that went 27-3 and reached the 6A semifinals. The Kansas City Kansas Community College commit hit .439 with five home runs and 32 RBIs, while also posting a 1.66 ERA in 25 1/3 innings on the mound.
Wyatt Sullenger, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Sullenger was the biggest bat in Kapaun’s lineup during a 22-win season that ended at the 5A state tournament. The first-team all-City League third baseman and first-team all-state utility selection in 5A hit .418 with 39 runs, 16 extra-base hits, six home runs, 36 RBIs and 19 stolen bases, while also throwing 31 2/3 innings with a 2.65 ERA.
Reece Tolar, Cheney senior
Tolar was one of the state’s most dominant two-way players, earning Central Plains League Player of the Year honors and 3A Player of the Year honors for an 18-win Cheney team. The Missouri Southern football signee hit .407 with 18 extra-base hits, six home runs, 34 RBIs and 14 stolen bases, while also striking out 101 batters in 52 1/3 innings with a 1.74 ERA.
Hagen Warkins, Mulvane senior
Warkins gave Mulvane another high-end two-way star during its 28-1 state championship season. The Johnson County Community College signee hit .478 with 42 RBIs and went 7-1 on the mound with a 1.57 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings, earning first-team all-state honors as a pitcher and first-team all-AV-CTL Division III honors as both a pitcher and utility player.
Steve Nelson, Mulvane coach
Nelson guided Mulvane to just the second state title in program history and the Wildcats’ first since 1986. Behind a deep core led by Grey Sanders, Parker Clubb, Hagen Warkins, Hays Ensley, Manny Myers, Grady Myers, Hudson Myers, Brody Clasen and Reed Hackleman, Mulvane finished 28-1, won the AV-CTL Division III title and capped its dominant season with the 4A championship.
Wichita All-Metro baseball second team
Kane Ast, Douglass junior outfield-pitcher
Hunter Axline, Bishop Carroll junior shortstop-pitcher
Caleb Back, Trinity junior third base-pitcher
Ben Blasi, Eisenhower senior outfield
Judd Blasi, Bishop Carroll second base
Cade Camac, Augusta senior outfield
Kade Cary, Maize South junior catcher-pitcher
Hunter Cox, Cheney freshman second base
Spencer Crumrine, Valley Center sophomore outfield
Davin Dreiling, Maize South sophomore third base
Kane Dunlavy, Goddard junior catcher
Kaden Eck, Cheney junior third base
Rowan Foster, Derby senior shortstop-pitcher
J.J. Grove, Northwest senior shortstop
Scotty Hadley, Maize senior second base
Brody Haskell, Augusta senior shortstop-pitcher
Landon Hauser, West junior outfield-pitcher
Barrett Hill, Andover senior shortstop-pitcher
Brodie Jarvis, Maize senior shortstop
Greyson Jowdy, East senior catcher
Camdon Killgore, Trinity sophomore catcher
Quincy Koehn, Maize junior pitcher
Christian Laws, Northwest senior first base-pitcher
Owen Luper, Sedgwick senior outfield-pitcher
Isiah Lyons, Eisenhower senior outfield-pitcher
Carson Malaise, Collegiate junior third base-pitcher
Kayden Morrison, East senior senior pitcher
Gabe Mowry, Hesston senior third base
Grady Myers, Mulvane junior second base
Manny Myers, Mulvane senior outfield
Drew Niedens, Bishop Carroll senior third base
Gage Nye, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior outfield
Andrew Poss, Rose Hill junior shortstop-pitcher
Cal Purvis, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior first base
Carter Smith, Heights junior outfield-pitcher
Noah Stanley, Andale-Garden Plain sophomore shortstop
Jacob Stehley, Collegiate junior first base-pitcher
Trace Van Asdale, Campus junior shortstop
Thomas Walter, Goddard freshman pitcher
Cooper Williams, Derby senior outfield
Max Worrell, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior catcher
Mike Pelfrey, Kapaun Mt. Carmel coach
Rocky Helm, Maize coach
Wichita All-Metro baseball third team
Dalton Apel, Augusta junior first base
Mason Bandy, West junior outfield-pitcher
Bryton Baty, Trinity sophomore shortstop
Charlie Beggs, El Dorado junior pitcher
Trevor Beyer, Newton senior outfield
Mason Bond, Collegiate junior shortstop
Paxton Bonham, Augusta sophomore pitcher
Cooper Boone, Valley Center senior second base
Lincoln Boysen, Maize South sophomore pitcher
Emmett Brice, Bluestem junior pitcher
Zane Brungardt, Maize junior pitcher
Taylor Cape, Goddard junior second base
Reece Carmichael, Halstead junior shortstop
Easton Carter, Clearwater senior outfield-pitcher
Braxton Chandler, Augusta senior pitcher
Eli Claassen, Remington senior utility-pitcher
Brody Clasen, Mulvane junior shortstop-pitcher
Brody Coulter, Circle senior pitcher
Kemper Cox, Douglass junior shortstop-pitcher
Brett Cutler, Heights junior second base-pitcher
Caedon Defoor, Rose Hill sophomore outfield
Geovanni Dominguez, West freshman shortstop-pitcher
Carson Douglass, Eisenhower junior outfield-pitcher
Beckett Frazier, Rose Hill freshman outfield-pitcher
Tryston Garrison, Northwest senior pitcher
Jonny George, Andover Central senior first base-pitcher
Owen Glamann, Campus senior outfield-pitcher
Pius Graf, Remington senior catcher
Reed Hackleman, Mulvane senior first base
Jace Hambleton, Derby senior first base-pitcher
Preston Hamilton, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior second base
Lilo Hartfield, East freshman third base
Ryan Hatfield, Andover junior catcher
Gavin Healey, Halstead senior outfield
Braeden Heitsman, Valley Center senior first base-pitcher
Aiden Henry, Andover senior second base-pitcher
Hayden Hocker, Andover Central junior outfield
Cole Hutchison, Northwest sophomore third base-pitcher
Garrett Jackson, Flinthills sophomore catcher-pitcher
Jamey Joplin, Andale-Garden sophomore pitcher
Cruz Kaiser, Andale-Garden Plain sophomore outfield
Cale Kaufman, Trinity sophomore outfield
Eli Keiter, Andover Central senior pitcher
Cash Killian, Circle senior third base-pitcher
Harrison King, Bishop Carroll junior outfield
Sebastian Lagarda, West freshman pitcher
Easton Linnens, Andale-Garden Plain senior outfield
Bode Lubbers, Bishop Carroll junior first base
Bryson Maldonado, Derby senior pitcher
Kingston Matchett, Heights junior catcher
Tanner McAllister, Hesston junior second base-pitcher
Declan McDonald, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior pitcher
Dawson McFadden, Goddard junior shortstop
Remington Merlau, Rose Hill sophomore first base
William O’Bar, Southeast junior outfield
Gracen Radell, Cheney sophomore outfield-pitcher
Tim Rhodes, Hesston junior shortstop-pitcher
Dakota Rittel, Heights sophomore shortstop
Devin Ritchie, Collegiate senior third base-pitcher
Nate Robinson, Clearwater junior shortstop-pitcher
Peyton Ryan, Remington junior shortstop
Grady Scanlon, El Dorado sophomore catcher
Deacon Schmidt, Goddard freshman first base-pitcher
Talon Scribner, Flinthills junior utility-pitcher
Mason Smith, Clearwater senior pitcher
Cy Stucky, Maize South senior first base
Jet Thompson, Andover Central senior outfield-pitcher
Andrew Tillman, Circle senior second base
Gatlin Tilson, Andover senior outfield
Ryder Zimmerman, Maize junior third base
James Hilts, Andover coach
Charlie Ebright, Bishop Carroll coach
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