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: Wichita East
Head Coach: Ryan Bensch (17 years experience)
Classification: 6A
League: GWAL
2023 Record: 6-15

 

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2024 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Starters:

5

Top Returning Players:

Canon Cole
JP Manrique
Mikey Birzer
Kayden Morrison
Satchel Hollingsworth

Coach’s Insight:

“[We have] 5 returners who most have contributed to varsity the last several years. Solid group of returners, who know how and want to compete. [A concern will be] playing 26 games. I think it will be great but its still somewhat of a concern since we haven't played this many games before” – Ryan Bensch, head coach

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Find more information on the 2024 Wichita East program below:

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

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