EKC Baseball Academy

06/02/2026

Player of the Week: Wyatt S.

Wyatt had an outstanding week, hitting .500 with a 1.238 OPS. Behind the plate, he caught two games, threw out two runners attempting to steal, and picked off a runner at third.

Great work, Wyatt!

06/01/2026

2026/2027 Tryouts (Season 8/1/26 - 7/31/27)
Registration: diamondprepbaseball.com/ekc

Times:
15U-17U HS Showcase: July 7th @ 730pm
14U (AA/AAA/Major): July 7th @ 6pm
13U (AA/AAA/Major): July 7th @ 6pm
12U (A/AA/AAA/Major): July 6th @ 730pm
11U (A/AA/AAA/Major): July 6th @ 730pm
10U (A/AA/AAA): July 6th @ 6pm
9U (A/AA/AAA): July 6th @ 6pm
6U/7U/8U: July 8th @ 6pm

Location:
Indoor Facility
1501 NW Broadway St
Grain Valley, MO 64029

East Kansas City Diamonds provides area athletes 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U competitive baseball including showcase, regional all-star, national all-star teams.

05/26/2026

Student Spotlight: Gus L.

Gus is an Eagle Scout who serves as Senior Patrol Leader and Chaplain Aide for his troop. He’s also on the Principal’s Honor Roll and is a talented musician, playing both the trumpet and violin.

We’re proud of all Gus is accomplishing on and off the field—keep up the great work!

05/25/2026

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05/21/2026

EKC Diamonds 15U Summer tryouts- Please contact Coach Foster at 682-410-8500 to register for a tryout.

Practices are regularly held at EKC Indoor Facility and Hidden Valley.
League + Tournaments
All Local with the exception of Mizzou event that includes individual showcase.

05/20/2026

Congratulations to EKC player of the week, Eric T.
Weekend Stats:
• 8 IP
• 9 Ks
• 0.00 ERA
• .556 BA
Dominant on the mound and clutch at the plate — a complete all-around weekend performance.

05/19/2026

Mid-season doesn't matter. We are always developing and coaching.

05/15/2026

Player of the Week: Blake B.

Blake delivered an incredible all-around performance!
- .800 AVG
- .846 OBP
- 8 hits
- 3 RBIs
- 9 runs scored
On the mound, Blake was just as dominant:
- 6 innings pitched
- 0.00 ERA
- 8 strikeouts

05/07/2026

Incredibly honored to announce the lead coach for our Summer Camps — Noah Guldner (KWU Coyotes).

What makes this even more special is that Noah is a former Diamond himself, fulfilling one of the early visions of our program - to build something our players would one day want to come back and be a part of.

Seeing former players return to invest in the next generation is what this is all about, and we couldn’t be more excited to have Noah leading and mentoring our campers this summer.

Diamondprepbaseball.com/ekc

05/07/2026

Congrats to EKC Knights 13U for their Finalist finish this past weekend!!

Offense was led by Crayton Cox who hit an incredible .800 on the weekend with 2 RBIs, 2 Runs, and 2 Stolen Bases.

Other notable hitters:
Noah Kroese - .600 BA, team leading 5 RBIs, 3 Runs, 5 SBs
Gauge Stark - .444 BA, 3 RBIs, 6 Runs, team leading 7 Stolen Bases
Benson Claxton - .375 BA, RBI, 2 Runs, 3 SBs
Tate Crawford - .333 BA, 2 RBIs, Run, SB
Jordan Parker - .300 BA, 2 RBIs, team leading 7 Runs, 6 SBs
CJ Upton - .375 BA, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs, 3 SBs

Defense was led by Jordan Parker who held a perfect ERA of 0.00 through 3 IP with 2 Strikeouts.

Other notable pitchers:
Chris Spaulding - 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 Ks
CJ Upton - 5 IP, team leading 12 Ks
Max Johnson - 4 IP, 9 Ks
George Larson - 3 IP, 2 Ks
Gauge Stark - 2 IP, 4 Ks