Cream Of The Crop: 2027 Dual-Threat Hitters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In an earlier report today on the 2027 Dual-Threat Hitters, I drew inspiration from an old line by Hulk Hogan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'll stick with a similar professional wrestling theme and steal a line from the legendary Randy "Macho Man" Savage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a second report on athletes who can play six rotations, as they possess solid hitting and defensive skills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They might not have the mic skills of Savage, but they understand that they are among the "Cream of the Crop," among the Sunflower State leaders in kills and digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is not an all-inclusive list, as some high schools do not post public statistics. Athletes selected for this report reached the 300 kill and 200 dig marks as juniors, and have completed Prep Dig Profiles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In case you missed the first report, it can be accessed at the link below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/2026/01/hanging-and-banging-2027-dual-threat-hitters/">Hanging And Banging</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stay tuned for at least one more report on 2027 dual-threat hitters and maybe more before the week wraps up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["516248"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1babea"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Orton recorded a 300/300 junior season. She finished with 397 kills and 339 digs. She is ranked No. 28 overall, and to my knowledge, is uncommitted. Orton strikes the ball like a viper strikes its prey. If you know, you know. She has also posted back-to-back seasons with 100-plus blocks. During her junior campaign, she tallied 121 blocks in 87 sets played for the Chargers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["446314"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1bac5f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Bo knows, and so does Bronson. The Shawnee Mission Northwest prospect collected kills and digs like Bo Jackson collected home runs and rushing touchdowns. She registered 392 kills and 262 digs during her junior season. She is ranked No. 30 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. Through three prep seasons, she has recorded 891 career kills and 694 digs for the Cougars. She is verbally committed to the University of Northern Iowa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["551333"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1bacad"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Daggett was featured in an earlier report this week on Wichita-area prospects to watch closely. There is a reason for that, as she finished her junior season with 389 kills and 225 digs for the Redhawks. She has posted back-to-back seasons with at least 300 kills and 200 digs. She is ranked No. 35 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["516246"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1bacf7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I wouldn't want to mess with Quincy "The Iron Chef" Cook when she is baking in a match. She is one of the most threatening "red heads" since The Undertaker. She went for 300/300 during her junior season. She finished with 386 kills and 300 digs. That was a huge increase in digs from her sophomore total of 65. She has improved her game and speed while competing for an elite club team. Cook is ranked No. 20 overall and is uncommitted.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["480408"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1bad3e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The wealth and depth of talent in this report is starting to make my hair stand up. Wilson is one of the best defensive hitters in Kansas. She recorded totals of 385 kills and 471 digs last fall for the Wildcats. She is ranked No. 13 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She is the glue on a Holton squad that finished as the Class 3A State Runners-Up last fall, and will be a favorite in Class 3A to win it all in 2026. Wilson, in three seasons, has already passed the 1,000-career benchmark in kills and digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["811630"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1bad87"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Earthquake and Typhoon were WWF tag-team champions as "The Natural Disasters," but not even they could do the kind of damage that Meyer did last season for the Ottawa Cyclones. Meyer joined the 300/300 club with final tallies of 376 kills and 338 digs during her junior campaign. She is ranked No. 36 overall and is a prospect I have bookmarked to make an effort to see play in person again next fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["483912"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967bed1badce"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Bott is a six-rotation athlete still flying under the radar on the state-wide scene. She is ranked No. 53 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She finished her junior season with 375 kills and 309 digs. She helped Linn reach the Class 1A-DII state title game, where the Bulldogs fell to the perennial powerhouse Hanover Wildcats. Through three seasons, Bott has registered 788 career kills and 803 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["528264"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967debfbb30e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hemphill is ranked No. 15 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She finished her junior season with 345 kills and 225 digs for the Cardinals. She is an explosive jumper and stepped up her game as a junior. She will be leaned on next season for production and leadership as she enters her senior campaign and prep swan song.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["445976"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967debfbb36b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Another big school athlete whose production increased from her sophomore to junior season was Blue Valley North's Maslowski. She recorded 338 kills and 243 digs, doubling her totals from the season before. She moves well laterally and has upside as a backrow defender, recording 461 serve receptions last season for the Mustangs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["446316"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967debfbb3bd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Cummings is an athlete I have not seen in a hot minute. Maybe I will run into her at a college camp or clinic this summer. She joined the 300/300 clubs for the first time in her prep career. She tallied 337 kills and 303 digs last fall for Yates Center. In three seasons, she has accumulated career totals of 802 kills and 727 digs. She will look to check the 1,000-career mark in both categories off her bingo card during her senior season. Cummings is ranked No. 29 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["529955"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967debfbb40a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Wasbaunsee is a team I have to catch next season. Zeller joins her teammate Orton on this list. She finished her junior season with 322 kills and 464 digs. In three seasons, she has career numbers of 641 kills and 880 digs. She also has over 200 career blocks. These two athletes could be the new version of Hogan and Savage's "Mega Powers." Zeller is ranked No. 16 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["790537"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6967debfbb455"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">If anyone can claim to be flying under the radar, it is Gentry. Despite being ranked No. 107, this is the first time Gentry has been featured on Prep Dig Kansas. She recently claimed and updated her player profile after posting impressive numbers during her junior season. She recorded 309 kills and 448 digs last season for the Beavers. She also dished out 148 assists and registered 201 serve receptions. Welcome to the club, Peyton. It's not as exclusive as being a member of The Four Horsemen, The Heenan Family, Degeneration X, or The Bloodline, but this group of athletes would form one dangerous faction.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->