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WSU notes: Shockers stock up on Kansas’ baseball class of 2019

Shon Plack calls Olathe Northwest’s Brady Slavens a sticky prospect at shortstop, a compliment to his speed and defensive range.

“A lot of Kansas shortstops will move to third or the outfield,” said Plack, state director for the Kansas Prep Baseball Report. “A lot of (college coaches) will go out of state to get a shortstop. He has the ability to stick.”

Slavens is a junior at Olathe Northwest and one of several in-state athletes with a non-binding commitment to Wichita State. His athletic ability, Plack said, makes him a rare Kansas prospect in the middle infield and puts him on the leading edge of what appears to be a strong group of commitments for the Shockers from the class of 2019.