2025 CHSAA Team Preview: Highlands Ranch HS
March 6, 2025
The Colorado high school baseball season kicks off on March 6th, opening day for regular season action under CHSAA 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 through the official Prep Baseball Colorado 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.
Coaches Questionnaire Link: HERE
Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today:
High School: Highlands Ranch
Head Coach: Pete Hatcher
Classification: 5A
League: Continental
2024 Record: 6-16
Key Players Lost:
Jake Lyle
Austin Kane
Blake Johnson
Gil Eldridge
Impact Players:
'25 JACKSON TUTTLE
🏔️ 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 🏔️
— Prep Baseball Colorado (@PrepBaseball_CO) August 8, 2024
‘25 @PBR_Uncommitted RHP Jackson Tuttle (Highlands Ranch)
FB: 88-89 T90🔥(~2300rpms)
SL: 78-81 (~2400rpms)
CB: 72-75 (~2300rpms)
Actively developing velocity with feel for the full arsenal. Athletic and strong.
@MMWCOLORADO |… pic.twitter.com/hL9sLm8f57
'25 TREVOR GOTTSEGEN
𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 ⏮️
— Prep Baseball Colorado (@PrepBaseball_CO) March 4, 2025
‘25 OF/SS Trevor Gottsegen (Highlands Ranch)
•@utahbaseball commit
6’2’’ / 180 Ibs
⚡️ 60-yard dash: 6.34 (3rd fastest in #Super60 history)
💥 Max Exit Velo: 96 mph
🔥OF Throwing Velo: 95 mph
Colorado’s #1 ranked 2025 prospect. #MLBDraft… pic.twitter.com/EG53sOf0Sg
'25 NOAH MORTENSON
‘25 @PBR_Uncommitted RHP/1B Noah Mortenson (Heritage)
— Prep Baseball Colorado (@PrepBaseball_CO) April 30, 2024
FB: 83-84 T86 (2200 rpms)
CB: 70-73 (2300 rpms)
CH: 71 (1200 rpms)
Quality pitchability, pounds the zone with a deceptive FB/CB combo. 6.1 IP today with 11Ks and only 1ER. @nmortenson07 | @HeritageBB_ pic.twitter.com/mJAlulE7h4
'26 THOMAS HEALY
'25 AYDEN WELLS
𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 🌴
— Prep Baseball Colorado (@PrepBaseball_CO) October 5, 2024
‘25 @PBR_Uncommitted SS Ayden Wells (Highlands Ranch) gets into this one for a triple ❗️
6.8 runner with a plus hit tool and twitchy pop. @wells1123 | @Slammersbasball pic.twitter.com/1jfKnwHXS3
'25 GARRETT WILLIAMS
‘25 @PBR_Uncommitted OF/RHP Garrett Williams (Highlands Ranch)
— Prep Baseball Colorado (@PrepBaseball_CO) April 30, 2024
Simple approach with bat speed. Plays the game hard. @gwwilliams2007 | @MMWCOLORADO pic.twitter.com/dcyxg0Gtph
'27 JOSH DAVE
'25 CREW GERIG
'25 ZACH BENNER
'25 BRYCE COX
'25 CODY DANE
2025 SEASON OUTLOOK:
The Falcons are coming off of a tough 2024 season, but they do return nearly all of their impact players for 2025 along with a transfer addition in senior RHP Noah Mortenson. The core of this offense revolves around #1 ranked 2025 prospect Trevor Gottsegen and senior Ayden Wells who both hit above .410 last year with a combined 20 extra-base hits and 22 stolen bases. Gottsegen just attended the Prep Baseball Super 60 event where he showcased a 6.34 60-yard dash time (3rd fastest in event history), a 96 mph top exit velocity, and a 95 mph outfield throwing velocity. The top of this rotation could be strong this spring as coach Hatcher has Jackson Tuttle, Noah Mortenson, Thomas Healy, and Garrett Williams to deploy. Both Tuttle and Mortenson come with a fastball around 90 mph and plenty of pitchability.