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: Wellington
Head Coach: Ryan Jenkins (3 years experience)
Classification: 4A
League: AVCTL Division 4
2023 Record: 10-11

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

7

Top Returning Players:

Dusty Bannister, 3B/P, 2025, 6'1, 185, R/R, .405 AVG with 17 RBIs, Returns as one of the top hitters in the league.
James Redford, 1B, 2025 5'10, 195, R/R, .362 AVG with 15 RBIs, 4.88 OBP
Sky Branam, OF/P, 2025, 5'11, 170, .315 AVG 10 extra base hits, 28.1 IP, 1.72 ERA, 20k/11W
Grady Norris, MIF/P, 2025, 6'0, 165, .323 AVG, 10 SB

Coach’s Insight:

“We were extremely young last year playing a solid number of Freshman and Sophomores. That experience should benefit us in 2024.” – Ryan Jenkins, head coach

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Find more information on the 2024 Wellington program below:

+ Follow them on X: @WHSBaseball353
+ Visit Prep Baseball Kansas’ 2024 KHSHAA Season Preview page to learn more.

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