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Jun 02, 2026

Great Bend Baseball posts six All-WAC honors, including Coach and Player of the Year

Posted Jun 02, 2026 4:00 PM

Great Bend Baseball was a surprise winner of the Western Athletic Conference this season with a 9-3 conference record, along with a run that saw them make it all the way to the state semifinals.

It marks the first time in more than a decade that the Panthers have won the WAC, and that includes some postseason honors. 

Coach of the Year: Michael Stettinger
Player of the Year: Senior Daxton Minton

1st Team All-WAC:
Senior Trenton Kern
Senior Daxton Minton
Junior Jaxon Wandra

2nd Team All-WAC
Senior Koehn Ribordy
Junior Rafael Chavez