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.

 

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2025 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Position Players: 7
No. of Returning Pitchers: 9

Top Returners:

• RHP/INF Jake Reece (2025; ASU Mountain Home) - 6'2", 215, R/R
  • #1 on the mound, middle of the line up bat
• OF Gabe Carter (2026) - 5'10", 190, R/R
  • Top of the order guy for us. Hit .351 last year to lead team.
• C/RHP/UTL Rogan Tyler (2027) - 5'10", 180, R/R
  • All Conference C last year, really found his stride toward the end of the year
• INF/RHP Blake Lane (2027) - 5'10", 170, R/R
  • Had to step into a starting role in the postseason last year and stepped up. Does the little things that help teams win.
• INF/OF Ethan Bales (2027) - 5'7", 170, R/R
  • Played early, but had an injury last year. Came back defensively at the end of the season and really solidified IF defense
• INF/RHP Cooper Stallings (2026) - 5'10", 170, R/R
  • All he does is get outs. Not overpowering but locates well. Hit the ball well last year but ran into bad luck.
• OF/LHP Elijah Snearly (2026) - 6'1", 165, L/L
  • Became a big arm for us down the stretch last year, solid defensive OF.
• OF/LHP Eli Foster (2026) - 5'10", 175, L/L
  • Line drive stick. Gets outs on the mound by location and movement.
• OF/LHP Cooper Bode (2026) - 6'0", 170, L/L
  • Middle of the order bat, gap to gap power. Was settling into a relief role for us when his season came to an end early.
• INF/RHP Jordan Friend (2025) - 6'0", 170, R/R
  • Solid defensive guy who saw spot time last year

Top Newcomers:

• LHP Asher Griffin (2025) - 6'2", 205, L/L
  • Move in from Greene Co. Tech. Led them in strikeouts last year on the mound
• INF/P Grif Silverthorn (2028) - 6'0", 165, R/R
  • Smooth fielder, physically mature for a freshman. Good stick.
• C/UTL Caden Rodriguez (2028) - 6'0", 205, R/R
  • Ball jumps off his bat. Can do a lot of things, and still has room to grow
• RHP/OF Reid Murray (2028) - 5'8", 150, R/R
  • Probably a defensive and pitching guy this season, but big upside.
• UTL Ripken Tucker (2025) - 6'0", 165, L/R
  • Move in from Greene Co Tech, coming back from injury, but can fill a lot of defensive spots.
• INF/ RHP Hudson Owens (2027) - 6'1", 220, R/R
  • Didn't play last year, has potential pitching and has a lot of power with the bat.

Key Players Lost:

• Weston Speir (Three Rivers College)
• Griffin Duvall (Arkansas St.)
• Jaxson Findley

Coach’s Insight: “This year's squad has a lot of depth. The amount of pitching that we can run out most weeks can make sure that our arms are healthy come the end of April. Offensively, this team can really run, so we hope to be able to take advantage of that. Defensively, this group gives a lot of flexibility with so many being able to play multiple positions solidly. With only four seniors, this team needs to make sure that when adversity hits, that we're pulling in the right direction. ” – Josh Baker, head coach

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Find more information on the 2025 Brookland program below:

+ Follow them on X: @brklndbsbll
+ 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

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