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: Olathe North
Head Coach: Adam Loecker (11 years experience)
Classification: 6A
League: Sunflower
2023 Record: 14-9, Sunflower League Champions, 1st Round of State

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

3

Top Returning Players:

Tyler Janssen (OF, Sr., Returning 1st Team All League and State)

Top Newcomers:

Thomas Desmond, OF, Jr., R/R

Coach’s Insight:

“A lot of new faces on varsity. The team at the beginning of the year is going to be completely different than the team at the end. There are a lot of juniors on this years roster going to be contending for positions. Pitching. We lost every starting pitcher off of last years roster. ” – Adam Loecker, head coach

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Find more information on the 2024 Olathe North program below:

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

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