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: Paola
Head Coach: Tony Brummer (5 years experience)
Classification: 4A
League: Frontier
2023 Record: 15-10 (4th place finish, 4A)

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

5

Top Returning Players:

Hunter Loethen Jr. INF/P
JD Troutman Jr. INF/P
Jasper Logan Jr. INF/P/C/ OF
Jace Kerley Jr. INF/P
Xander Meinig Jr. OF
Johnson Martell INF/P
Triston Katzer OF

Top Newcomers:

Roman Barnes Jr. INF/C
Reece Hauser Jr. INF/OF/P
Carter Kauk Jr. INF/P
David Mercer Jr. INF/OF/P
Isaac Hall INF/C

Coach’s Insight:

“We will have some depth and competition at spots. We will have many arms and will have to see who rises to the top. Pitching and who will take the #1, #2, and so forth. We will have moving parts to get the strongest defense, strongest offense on the field.” – Tony Brummer, head coach

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Find more information on the 2024 Paola program below:

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

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