Ben McDermott

Huge win over Desoto 5-1 in the State Quarterfinals! Excited to finish out the season in Wichita! 7 innings pitched CG 6 strikeouts 1 earned run 2 hits allowed @Baseball_SJA @naturalbaseball @PrepBaseballKS @AmyosportKS @AdaptPTPD

Congratulations to our Baseball Team for placing 3rd at State! ⚡️ #GoThunder x @Baseball_SJA

Congratulations to our Baseball players who earned EKL & All-State Honors this season! ⚡⚾ #GoThunder x @Baseball_SJA

THUNDER ARE STATE BOUND 🐎⚾ St. James takes down Piper to advance to 5A State Baseball.

Regional Baseball Champions🏆 Congrats to baseball as they beat Basehor-Linwood and Piper tonight to win Regionals!⚡️ #GoThunder x @Baseball_SJA

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 Backed by a deep stable of varsity-tested arms, the Thunder look to a strong defensive unit and a tool-heavy class of underclassmen to fill key lineup spots for the 2026 season. Key returners, team outlook, and more ⤵️ 📝 : prepbsbl.com/4ujqf72 // @Baseball_SJA

𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Stat leaders from the Kansas City Top Prospect Games, held at Homefield Baseball Complex on Tuesday, June 17th. See how the players stacked up across the board — full leaderboards, here. 👇 📊: loom.ly/z8KC_tE // #KCTPG25

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬/𝐍𝐁𝐀 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 '27 | C/OF | Ben McDermott (St. James) McDermott keeps getting better every time we see him. The phycial catcher recieves it well and shows an accruate arm. + 95.1 Exit Velocity + 82 mph OF Velo + 78 mph C Velo, 1.91-1.99 Pop Time 👤: loom.ly/vWdRbUw // @ben_mcdermott19

‘27 | C/OF | Ben McDermott (@SJAbaseball (KS), @BCbaseballtoday) Stand up triple to the right center field wall. 6-foot-1, 190 lb frame with more strength to come. @PrepBaseballKC // @PrepBaseballKS // @ben_mcdermott19 #Super1625

‘27 Ben McDermott (@BCbaseballtoday, St James HS) Barrels this one to the CF wall for an easy two RBI 2B. Consistent barrels in his AB’s out of the 3 hole. @PrepBaseballKC//@PrepBaseballKS//@ljhatchpb #Super1625

‘27 Matthew Gillespie (@BCbaseballtoday, Rockhurst HS) Twirled a complete game in his start today. Attacked with a low to mid 80’s FB to get ahead and put away hitters with a tight SL. 7IP 8H 3ER 2BB 9SO @PrepBaseballKC//@PrepBaseballKS//@ljhatchpb #Super1625

2027 C/OF Ben McDermott (KS) Solid piece of hitting as he deposits one into LF for an RBI-1B Works deep in the count and finds a pitch out in-front for a quick barrel. Lean, athletic 6-foot, 175-pound frame w/ room to fill out. @BCbaseballtoday || #15uNat24 @PrepBaseballKS

2027 grad @ben_mcdermott19 continues to improve his offense overall and defense as a catcher. He has a bright future. 💪

Ben McDermott (‘27, KS) turns hard on this one and belts it. Gets all of it as he crushes this one deep PS. Hustles out a double here, plating runs and adding to his teams lead. @PGMidwestBB #BattleForTheMW

‘27 || Ben McDermott || C || St. James Academy Continues to show well this summer. Goes pullside here for an RBI double for @BCbaseballtoday. #KCPI || @PrepBaseballKS

Had a good weeked at the plate hitting 600 with 9 hits and 7 RBIs at Midwest Premier Baseball Super 15. @BCbaseballtoday. @PrepBaseballKS