2025 AAA Team Preview: Batesville Pioneers
February 19, 2025
The Arkansas high school baseball season kicks off on Mar. 3, opening day for regular season action under AAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2025 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down to the official Prep Baseball Arkansas Preseason Power 25 Rankings.
Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.
Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.
Head Coach: Tony Roepcke (18 years)
Classification: 5A
2025 SEASON OUTLOOK
No. of Returning Position Players: 6
No. of Returning Pitchers: 8
Top Returners:
- C/P Cale Glasgow (2025) - 6’3”, 230, R/R
- OF/P Brecken Glasgow (2025) - 6’2”, 180, R/R
- P/1B/OF Dexter Chapman (2026) - L/L
- INF/P Cole Bentz (2026) - R/R
- OF/P Gabe Bledsoe (2027) - R/R
- SS/P Jake Daugherty (2027) - R/R
Top Newcomers:
- INF/C/P Hayes Kibe (2028) - R/R
- INF/C/P Ty Reynolds (2028) - R/R
Key Players Lost:
- Conner Cunningham (Murray State)
- Beau Baxter
- Jace Jeffery
- Ty Fairchild
Coach’s Insight: “We have a lot of guys that will compete on the mound, good combination of speed and ability to hit for power in the lineup. Multiple guys with valuable starting experience under their belt some will have 3 or 4 years.” – Tony Roepcke , head coach
Find more information on the 2025 Batesville program below:
+ Follow them on X: @PioneersDiamond
+ Visit Prep Baseball Arkansas’ 2025 AAA Team Previews page to learn more.
+ If you are a high school coach and didn’t receive our questionnaire, please click HERE to fill out the form