By John Mesh
The KSHSAA Board of Directors voted Wednesday to allow its member schools to play 23 regular-season games starting in the 2025-2026 season.
Basketball will follow the trail blazed by baseball and softball last spring when the season increased from 20 games to 26.
The decision by the KSHSAA Board of Directors to increase the number of basketball games passed with a 36-25 vote.
“I am very excited about the KSHSAA vote to expand our regular season game limit from 20 to 23,” said Derby High School boys basketball coach Brett Flory on his X / Twitter page.
“The willingness of Kyle Doperalski (KSHSAA assistant executive director for basketball) to listen to coaches and schools wanting to improve the high school basketball product in Kansas has been a breath of fresh air and is very appreciated.”
Other items recently passed by KSHSAA’s Board of Directors include tennis athletes who can compete in one outside competition during the school season.
Events must be approved in advance, and a request must be sent to KSHSAA from the member school.
In baseball and softball, an athlete can now participate in 32 total games during the regular season.
In girls and boys wrestling, athletes can participate in no more than four events (a combination of double dual, quad, triple dual and/or one-day tournament) that start before 3 p.m. for each gender.
This is effective beginning this winter.
Prep Baseball Kansas holds Blue Dragon baseball Scout Day
The Prep Baseball Kansas staff hosted the Hutchinson CC Scout Day Sept. 16 (Monday) at Hobart-Detter Field in Hutchinson.
“More than 15 players from the Hutchinson Community College baseball program participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, gathering data through the help of our unrivaled tech partners,” said Eliott Wilk, Central Region Operations Director for Prep Baseball Kansas.
The Prep Baseball Kansas staff compiled several of the day’s statistical leaders below into categorical leaderboards.
TOP 60-YARD DASH
1. Jackson Summers KS Hutchinson CC 2023 OF 6.62
2. Jack Gardner MO Hutchinson CC 2022 OF 6.86
3. Taber Stokes OK Hutchinson CC 2023 INF 6.89
4. Josh Cline KS Hutchinson CC 2023 OF 6.95
5. Adam Mustow KS Hutchinson CC 2020 1B 6.99
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY RANK
1. Aiden Doll MO Hutchinson CC 2023 RHP 92.9 mph
2. Reece Usselman BC Hutchinson CC 2023 LHP 90.1 mph
3. Trenton Roehler MO Hutchinson CC 2023 RHP 90.0 mph
4. Brandt Phillips NE Hutchinson CC 2023 RHP 89.2 mph
MAX EXIT VELOCITY RANK
1. Jack Gardner MO Hutchinson CC 2022 OF 102.8 mph
2. Tyson Vassart AB Hutchinson CC 2023 INF 101.8 mph
3. Adam Mustow KS Hutchinson CC 2020 1B/OF 101.4 mph
4. Quinn Maher CO Hutchinson CC 2022 INF 99.4 mph
5. Jarrett Herrmann KS Hutchinson CC 2023 OF 96.6 mph
MAX INFIELD VELOCITY RANK
1. CJ Reid CO Hutchinson CC 2023 INF/OF 87 mph
2. Adam Mustow KS Hutchinson CC 2020 1B/OF 85 mph
3. Tyson Vassart AB Hutchinson CC 2023 INF 83 mph
4. Taber Stokes OK Hutchinson CC 2023 INF 82 mph
MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY RANK
1. Jack Gardner MO Hutchinson CC 2022 OF 93 mph
Jarrett Herrmann KS Hutchinson CC 2023 OF 93 mph
2. Adam Mustow KS Hutchinson CC 2020 1B/OF 92 mph
3. CJ Reid CO Hutchinson CC 2023 INF/OF 90 mph
4. Jackson Summers KS Hutchinson CC 2023 OF 87 mph
MAX CATCHER VELOCITY
1. Ryan Ruggiero KS Hutchinson CC 2023 C 77 mph
TOP POP TIMES
1. Ryan Ruggiero KS Hutchinson CC 2023 C 1.95-2.07