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 North
Head Coach: Mike Dudley (5 years experience)
Classification: 6A
League: Eastern Kansas
2023 Record: 13-12 (6A state runners-up)

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

7

Top Returning Players:

Griffin Allen - RHP - SR - 5'11/190... 1st Team All-State 6A.. 1st Team EKL... 7-1 record (2023). 75K's.. 1.36ERA..... DUDE... Hutch CC Commit

Quinn Groebl - 1B - SR - 6'5"/210...L/R... Honorable Mention EKL.. .342BA . .991OPS... Above Ave. defender at 1B... Power Bat... Cowley CC Commit

Carson Wasinger - OF - SR - 6'5"/210... R/R... Hon Men EKL... 22H's...18RBI... 8SB's... Above Ave defender in OF... Ft. Hays State Commit

Holden Groebl - C - JR - 6'4"/210... R/R... 1st Team EKL....400BA... .961OPS... 22H... + defender behind the dish.

Dylan Sarna - OF - JR - 6'0"/185... R/R... Hon Men EKL... 20H... 13SB's... + defender in OF

Trey Weixeldorfer - RHP - JR - 6'7"/200... 1.62ERA... Tremendous upside..

Top Newcomers:

Blake Sebastian - INF/RHP - JR - 6'5"/210 - High upside player. Chance to make an impact on the field and on the mound. Varsity starter at previous high school before transferring to BVN.

Joe Chaffin - INF - SO - 6'1/175... L/R... Started Regional Championship and State Championship games as a FR... Solid baseball IQ & Skills... Is going to be a GOOD player..

Will Dent - INF - SR - 6'0"/180... R/R... Senior who is going to have the opportunity to play on the INF... Hungry kid who will hopefully take advantage of the opportunities given to help the team be successful... Truman State commit.

Ben Graverson - RHP/OF - JR - 6'2"/180... R/R... Chance to be a two way guy and help out on the mound and at the plate.

Coach’s Insight:

“We return nine lettermen and quality experience. We should be athletic and have versatility with the lineups we can put out there. Hopefully we can build on a successful 2023 season and players who will get their first true varsity action can take advantage of the opportunities they are given. Can we handle expectations? Can we stay hungry and try to play at an elite level everytime we take the field like championship teams do?

We have quality players returning, but we need to fill some big voids on the mound and in the field. Will guys step up and answer the call?” – Mike Dudley, head coach

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

+ Follow them on X: @bvnbaseball1
+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2024 KHSHAA Season Preview page to learn more.

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