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The Wichita Eagle has selected its All-Metro baseball team for the 2026 spring season, recognizing the top players and coaches from Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties.
The teams were selected after reviewing all-league and all-state teams from across the Wichita area, gathering feedback from coaches and evaluating players statistics, roles and team success.
Production was the starting point, but level of competition, two-way value, postseason recognition and how much each player impacted winning were also taken into consideration when determining the three teams.
Mulvane senior ace Grey Sanders, a Kansas signee, was named the All-Metro Player of the Year after leading the Wildcats to a 28-1 record and the Class 4A state championship with an 8-0 record and 0.15 ERA.
Wichita Eagle All-Metro baseball team Gabe Adams, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel senior Adams was the ace for a 22-win Kapaun team that returned to the 5A state tournament, striking out 54 batters in 39 2/3 innings with a 1.94 ERA.
The Barton Community College commit was a first-team All-City League pitcher and second-team all-state pick in 5A, while also contributing 18 runs and 14 RBIs as an outfielder.
Drake Blasi, Maize junior Blasi gave Maize a big bat near the top of the order, hitting .392 with a .608 on-base percentage, 35 runs, 36 RBIs and 17 extra-base hits, including five home runs.
The first-team all-AV-CTL Division I outfielder and second-team all-state selection in 6A helped lead the Eagles to a 27-3 record and a trip to the 6A semifinals.
Parker Clubb, Mulvane senior The Louisville signee was once again a two-way force for Mulvane, helping the Wildcats finish 28-1 and win the 4A state championship.
Clubb hit .462 with five home runs and 46 RBIs, while also going 6-0 on the mound with a 1.53 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 32 innings to earn AV-CTL Division III Player of the Year honors and first-team all-state honors as a catcher.
Maddox Drumright, Collegiate junior Drumright, a Wichita State commit, backed up his reputation as one of the states top catchers with a monster junior season for an 18-win Collegiate team.
He hit .494 with 18 extra-base hits, five home runs, 37 RBIs and 11 stolen bases, earning AV-CTL Division IV Player of the Year honors and first-team all-state honors in 3A.
Hays Ensley, Mulvane junior Ensley was a table-setting force for 4A champion Mulvane, scoring 50 runs while hitting .438 with two home runs, 38 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
The Johnson County Community College commit earned first-team all-state honors in 4A and first-team all-AV-CTL Division III honors.
Brody Epke, Maize South senior Epke, an Omaha signee, was a two-way standout again for Maize South, helping the Mavericks win 16 games and reach a regional final.
He hit .402 with 24 runs, three home runs, 20 RBIs and 28 stolen bases, while also striking out 52 in 30 2/3 innings with a 2.51 ERA to earn all-state recognition in 5A as an outfielder and pitcher.
Hudson Halstead, Derby senior Halstead gave Derby value on both sides, starring at third base and serving as the Panthers ace during a 17-win season that ended in a regional final.
The Neosho County Community College commit hit .429 with 23 RBIs and 10 stolen bases, while also throwing 44 2/3 innings with a 2.82 ERA and 54 strikeouts on his way to first-team all-AV-CTL Division I honors at pitcher and third base.
Lincoln Jensen, Goddard senior Jensen was one of the areas most productive two-way players for a Goddard team that won 18 games and reached a regional final.
The Hutchinson Community College commit hit .408 with 29 runs, three home runs and 28 RBIs, while also going 3-0 on the mound with a 1.45 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings to earn first-team all-state honors as a 5A third baseman and second-team all-state honors as a pitcher.
Brody Lee, Trinity sophomore Lee was once again Trinitys ace, anchoring a 19-win season with 51 innings, a 1.37 ERA and 83 strikeouts.
The sophomore was a first-team all-state pitcher in 3A and an all-Central Plains League selection, while also adding a .347 batting average, 23 runs, 18 RBIs and 26 walks at the plate.
K.J.
McGill, Bishop Carroll junior McGill, a Wichita State commit, led Carrolls pitching staff during a 19-win season that included a City League title and another trip to the 5A state tournament.
He struck out 71 batters in 49 1/3 innings and earned first-team all-City League honors and second-team all-state honors in 5A.
Parker Meirowsky, Maize senior Meirowsky was the big bat in the middle of Maizes lineup, helping the Eagles finish 27-3 and reach the 6A semifinals.
The senior first baseman hit .424 with 35 runs, 24 RBIs and 14 stolen bases, earning first-team all-AV-CTL Division I and first-team all-state honors in 6A.
Jonah Mull, Bishop Carroll junior Mull was a two-way standout for a Carroll team that won the City League title, won 19 games and returned to the 5A state tournament.
He hit .338 with 33 runs, three home runs, 32 RBIs and 13 stolen bases, while also throwing 29 innings with a 2.17 ERA and 41 strikeouts to earn first-team all-City League honors as a pitcher and honorable mention all-state recognition in 5A as a utility player.
Porter Newell, Maize senior Newell was the ace for a Maize team that finished 27-3 and reached the 6A semifinals.
The AV-CTL Division I Pitcher of the Year and second-team all-state selection in 6A threw 53 innings with a 1.98 ERA and 64 strikeouts.
Shal Ruud, Andover senior Ruud gave Andover a true ace and middle-of-the-order bat during a 20-win season that ended in a 5A regional final.
He hit .362 with 28 RBIs and went 7-1 on the mound with a 2.21 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 57 innings, earning first-team all-state honors in 5A as a pitcher.
Grey Sanders, Mulvane senior Sanders made a strong case as the best pitcher in Kansas while leading Mulvane to a 28-1 record and the 4A state championship.
The Kansas signee went 8-0 with a 0.15 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 48 innings, earning 4A Pitcher of the Year honors and AV-CTL Division III Pitcher of the Year honors.
Gavin Short, Maize senior Short was the AV-CTL Division I Player of the Year after starring as both an outfielder and pitcher for a Maize team that went 27-3 and reached the 6A semifinals.
The Kansas City Kansas Community College commit hit .439 with five home runs and 32 RBIs, while also posting a 1.66 ERA in 25 1/3 innings on the mound.
Wyatt Sullenger, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel senior Sullenger was the biggest bat in Kapauns lineup during a 22-win season that ended at the 5A state tournament.
The first-team all-City League third baseman and first-team all-state utility selection in 5A hit .418 with 39 runs, 16 extra-base hits, six home runs, 36 RBIs and 19 stolen bases, while also throwing 31 2/3 innings with a 2.65 ERA.
Reece Tolar, Cheney senior Tolar was one of the states most dominant two-way players, earning Central Plains League Player of the Year honors and 3A Player of the Year honors for an 18-win Cheney team.
The Missouri Southern football signee hit .407 with 18 extra-base hits, six home runs, 34 RBIs and 14 stolen bases, while also striking out 101 batters in 52 1/3 innings with a 1.74 ERA.
Hagen Warkins, Mulvane senior Warkins gave Mulvane another high-end two-way star during its 28-1 state championship season.
The Johnson County Community College signee hit .478 with 42 RBIs and went 7-1 on the mound with a 1.57 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings, earning first-team all-state honors as a pitcher and first-team all-AV-CTL Division III honors as both a pitcher and utility player.
Steve Nelson, Mulvane coach Nelson guided Mulvane to just the second state title in program history and the Wildcats first since 1986.
Behind a deep core led by Grey Sanders, Parker Clubb, Hagen Warkins, Hays Ensley, Manny Myers, Grady Myers, Hudson Myers, Brody Clasen and Reed Hackleman, Mulvane finished 28-1, won the AV-CTL Division III title and capped its dominant season with the 4A championship.
Wichita All-Metro baseball second team Kane Ast, Douglass junior outfield-pitcher Hunter Axline, Bishop Carroll junior shortstop-pitcher Caleb Back, Trinity junior third base-pitcher Ben Blasi, Eisenhower senior outfield Judd Blasi, Bishop Carroll second base Cade Camac, Augusta senior outfield Kade Cary, Maize South junior catcher-pitcher Hunter Cox, Cheney freshman second base Spencer Crumrine, Valley Center sophomore outfield Davin Dreiling, Maize South sophomore third base Kane Dunlavy, Goddard junior catcher Kaden Eck, Cheney junior third base Rowan Foster, Derby senior shortstop-pitcher J.J.
Grove, Northwest senior shortstop Scotty Hadley, Maize senior second base Brody Haskell, Augusta senior shortstop-pitcher Landon Hauser, West junior outfield-pitcher Barrett Hill, Andover senior shortstop-pitcher Brodie Jarvis, Maize senior shortstop Greyson Jowdy, East senior catcher Camdon Killgore, Trinity sophomore catcher Quincy Koehn, Maize junior pitcher Christian Laws, Northwest senior first base-pitcher Owen Luper, Sedgwick senior outfield-pitcher Isiah Lyons, Eisenhower senior outfield-pitcher Carson Malaise, Collegiate junior third base-pitcher Kayden Morrison, East senior senior pitcher Gabe Mowry, Hesston senior third base Grady Myers, Mulvane junior second base Manny Myers, Mulvane senior outfield Drew Niedens, Bishop Carroll senior third base Gage Nye, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel junior outfield Andrew Poss, Rose Hill junior shortstop-pitcher Cal Purvis, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel senior first base Carter Smith, Heights junior outfield-pitcher Noah Stanley, Andale-Garden Plain sophomore shortstop Jacob Stehley, Collegiate junior first base-pitcher Trace Van Asdale, Campus junior shortstop Thomas Walter, Goddard freshman pitcher Cooper Williams, Derby senior outfield Max Worrell, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel junior catcher Mike Pelfrey, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel coach Rocky Helm, Maize coach Wichita All-Metro baseball third team Dalton Apel, Augusta junior first base Mason Bandy, West junior outfield-pitcher Bryton Baty, Trinity sophomore shortstop Charlie Beggs, El Dorado junior pitcher Trevor Beyer, Newton senior outfield Mason Bond, Collegiate junior shortstop Paxton Bonham, Augusta sophomore pitcher Cooper Boone, Valley Center senior second base Lincoln Boysen, Maize South sophomore pitcher Emmett Brice, Bluestem junior pitcher Zane Brungardt, Maize junior pitcher Taylor Cape, Goddard junior second base Reece Carmichael, Halstead junior shortstop Easton Carter, Clearwater senior outfield-pitcher Braxton Chandler, Augusta senior pitcher Eli Claassen, Remington senior utility-pitcher Brody Clasen, Mulvane junior shortstop-pitcher Brody Coulter, Circle senior pitcher Kemper Cox, Douglass junior shortstop-pitcher Brett Cutler, Heights junior second base-pitcher Caedon Defoor, Rose Hill sophomore outfield Geovanni Dominguez, West freshman shortstop-pitcher Carson Douglass, Eisenhower junior outfield-pitcher Beckett Frazier, Rose Hill freshman outfield-pitcher Tryston Garrison, Northwest senior pitcher Jonny George, Andover Central senior first base-pitcher Owen Glamann, Campus senior outfield-pitcher Pius Graf, Remington senior catcher Reed Hackleman, Mulvane senior first base Jace Hambleton, Derby senior first base-pitcher Preston Hamilton, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel junior second base Lilo Hartfield, East freshman third base Ryan Hatfield, Andover junior catcher Gavin Healey, Halstead senior outfield Braeden Heitsman, Valley Center senior first base-pitcher Aiden Henry, Andover senior second base-pitcher Hayden Hocker, Andover Central junior outfield Cole Hutchison, Northwest sophomore third base-pitcher Garrett Jackson, Flinthills sophomore catcher-pitcher Jamey Joplin, Andale-Garden sophomore pitcher Cruz Kaiser, Andale-Garden Plain sophomore outfield Cale Kaufman, Trinity sophomore outfield Eli Keiter, Andover Central senior pitcher Cash Killian, Circle senior third base-pitcher Harrison King, Bishop Carroll junior outfield Sebastian Lagarda, West freshman pitcher Easton Linnens, Andale-Garden Plain senior outfield Bode Lubbers, Bishop Carroll junior first base Bryson Maldonado, Derby senior pitcher Kingston Matchett, Heights junior catcher Tanner McAllister, Hesston junior second base-pitcher Declan McDonald, Kapaun Mt.
Carmel senior pitcher Dawson McFadden, Goddard junior shortstop Remington Merlau, Rose Hill sophomore first base William OBar, Southeast junior outfield Gracen Radell, Cheney sophomore outfield-pitcher Tim Rhodes, Hesston junior shortstop-pitcher Dakota Rittel, Heights sophomore shortstop Devin Ritchie, Collegiate senior third base-pitcher Nate Robinson, Clearwater junior shortstop-pitcher Peyton Ryan, Remington junior shortstop Grady Scanlon, El Dorado sophomore catcher Deacon Schmidt, Goddard freshman first base-pitcher Talon Scribner, Flinthills junior utility-pitcher Mason Smith, Clearwater senior pitcher Cy Stucky, Maize South senior first base Jet Thompson, Andover Central senior outfield-pitcher Andrew Tillman, Circle senior second base Gatlin Tilson, Andover senior outfield Ryder Zimmerman, Maize junior third base James Hilts, Andover coach Charlie Ebright, Bishop Carroll coach.