The state of Kansas is a winter state that plays a short high school baseball schedule which gives coaches and scouts a limited opportunity to see the wide array of talent that the state of Kansas-KC metro has to offer.
In the past 20 years, thousands of talented Kansas baseball players have either been overlooked by college coaches or went unselected in the MLB draft due to the lack of reliable information available on Kansas-KC metro student athletes.
The Dirt Dandies Elite All-State games provide college coaches, scouts, and Major League officials the opportunity to have access to all of the best talent in the state of Kansas-KC metro area in one location.
Success Achieved In Future Environments (S.A.F.E) is announcing the 2013 Dirt Dandies Elite Preseason All-State Team featuring the top seniors in the state of Kansas.
Each member of the 2013 Dirt Dandies Elite Preseason All-State Team is a front runner to make the post season team which will reward the selected players with an opportunity to play at CommunityAmerica ball park (home of the KC T-Bones) on June 1, 2013, in front of college coaches and Major League scouts.
Dirt Dandies Elite Showcase All-State Games and Award Ceremony
Saturday June 1, 2013 –
Game time - 11 a.m.
There will be a total of 4 games – featuring 4 teams. Dirt Dandies –East, Dirt Dandies West, Dirt Dandies-KCK, Dirt Dandies-JoCo.
CommunityAmerica Ball Park
Home of the Kansas City T-Bones
(1800 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City, KS 66111)
Dirt Dandies Elite Preseason All-State Team – consists of the top preseason high school senior baseball players in the state of Kansas:
Lucas Schauer, Maize
Matthew McHugh, BV North
Carl Walker, BV Northwest
James Denton, Junction City
Junior Guerrero, Campus
Shane Willoughby, Lawrence
Michael Baillergeon, Leavenworth
Ryan Colombo, Seaman
Colin Nevil, Goddard
Hayden Hutchison, Hays
Matt Elliott, Olathe South
Eli Keppler, Leavenworth
Joel Baxley, Campus
Colton Flax, Campus
Colin Frederick, BV Southwest
L.J. Hatch, Mill Valley
John Armstrong, Carroll
Buth Rea, Seaman
Jaren Kutzke, Shawnee Heights
Jacob Richardson, Eisenhower
Tyler Sutherland, Arkansas City
Anthony Miller, BV Southwest.
Zach Girrens, Spring Hill
Wes Phillips, Maize South
Alex Orth, Maize South
Jansen Keyes, St. James
David Maddock, St. James
Alex Weiss, Wellington
Macen Shull, Colby
Jon Roblez – Bishop Ward
Andrew Ramirez – Bishop Ward
Cody Easterday, Bluestem
Matt Standlee, Frontenac
Scott Shinn, Rossville
Taylor Hartshorn, Rossville
Cole Brecheisen, Rossville
Blake Jones, Sacred Heart
Gavin Royer, St. Marys
Matt Loveland, Wichita Independent
Kasey Clark, St. Mary’s
Kyle Hammer, Rossville
Brandon Lutgen, Rock Creek
Shane Adams, Rock Creek
Dalton Dooley, Sacred Heart
Nate Grimaldi, Pittsburg-Colgan
Austin Filtingberger, Sedan
Riley O’Brien, St. Paul
Bryant Lawson, Central-Burden
Josh Miller, Inman
Matt McClaren, Minneola
Kasey Biddle, Central-Burden
Lane Miller, Moscow
Zane Mills, Sedan
In 2013, the KCK RBI Showcase was renamed the Dirt Dandies Elite Showcase. The Dirt Dandies Elite Showcase is sponsored by Calley Tires and hosted by Kansas City, Kan., (KCK RBI) the only little league in the state of Kansas affiliated with Major League Baseball.
For additional details www.kckrbi.org.
- Story from Cle Ross, KCK RBI