Western Athletic Conference

2026 Season

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Season
2026
Schools
5
Classes Involved
2
6A • 5A
Conference W-L
52-60

Western Athletic Conference Standings

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# Team W L Pct
1
Great Bend logo Great Bend
15 8 0.652
2
Garden City logo Garden City
11 13 0.458
3
Dodge City logo Dodge City
9 12 0.429
4
Liberal logo Liberal
9 15 0.375
5
Hays logo Hays
8 12 0.400

Western Athletic Conference Leaders

Calculated from conference teams only: Min 45 PA batting • Min 26 IP pitching

ERA

Kye Morris
2.27
Liberal
Daxton Minton
2.33
Great Bend
Eli Steinmetz
2.40
Garden City

K Pitching

Eli Steinmetz
49
Garden City
Drew Strecker
48
Garden City
Jaxon Wondra
48
Great Bend

IP

Eli Steinmetz
49.2
Garden City
Kye Morris
46.1
Liberal
Cade Jennings
37.2
Hays

BA

Drew Strecker
0.443
Garden City
Daxton Minton
0.427
Great Bend
Jakobe Rathbun
0.424
Garden City

HR

Drew Strecker
4
Garden City
Jakobe Rathbun
4
Garden City
Blayden Betts
2
Liberal

Doubles

Blayden Betts
10
Liberal
Kal Lonsdale
9
Hays
Jaxon Wondra
9
Great Bend

RBI

Drew Strecker
28
Garden City
Jaxon Wondra
24
Great Bend
Max Gonzales
19
Dodge City

Hits

Daxton Minton
32
Great Bend
Drew Strecker
31
Garden City
Jakobe Rathbun
28
Garden City

Triples

Jakobe Rathbun
3
Garden City
Culden Plankenhorn
2
Garden City
Blayden Betts
2
Liberal

Western Athletic Conference Teams

Current-season teams with coach and stadium context.

Team Head Coach Stadium
Great Bend Michael Stettinger Great Bend Sports Complex
Garden City Justin Reich Williams Stadium
Dodge City Zach Shipley Cavalier Field
Liberal Eric Olmstead National Beef Family Park
Hays Dustin Dreher Hays High School

Western Athletic Conference History

Recent season trend for this conference in Kansas.

Season Schools Conference W-L
2026 5 52-60
2025 5 66-70
2024 5 63-58
2023 5 50-56