Olathe, KS baseball…..

[Smoked Toag]

I don’t know what they are doing up there in regards to youth baseball, but it’s working. Players from that place all over this CWS. Arkansas has made a living on those players, and apparently Oklahoma does too.

 

[Antonio Brown's Foot]

Olathe is a suburb of Kansas City. My guess is that there's a ton of youth league and travel ball there.

 

[DerHntr]

Olathe is a suburb of Kansas City. My guess is that there's a ton of youth league and travel ball there.

Correct. There is also a metric ton of money there. ETA: median household income as of 2020 was roughly $95k. Wealthiest city in the state by far.

 

[hogfan14]

Seems like Arkansas gets 1-2 from there every year. If Kansas or Missouri could keep some of their talent home they might actually develop decent baseball programs but they don't really seem to try.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Missouri State has done very well thanks to their partnership with the Springfield Cardinals but you’re right in that Missouri and the Kansas schools should invest more.