A former Kansas high school star is on top of the college baseball world.

 

Outfielder Dylan Dreiling was named the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series, helping lead Tennessee to their first national championship in program history. Dreiling hit a clutch home run late in Game 3, that gave the Volunteers just enough breathing room to survive.

 

Dreiling led Tennessee in hits and runs batted in over the course of the tournament, and becomes the first player ever to hit a home run in all three games of the championship series. Dreiling says this team was destined to reach the top from the start.

 

Dreiling is from Hays, Kansas, and was the 5A state player of the year in 2022. He is the first Kansan to win the CWS MVP since Greg Brummett in 1989, when Wichita State won the national championship. 

 

Now a national name after his sophomore season, Dreiling will be one of the top hitters in the nation in 2025.