2025 High School Team Preview : Volume II
January 21, 2025
With the spring fast approaching, our staff has turned the focus to preparing for the 2025 spring season. Read along to find previews on a handful of programs that have already submitted their preseason questionnaire.
All information has been provided to us through our preseason coaches questionnaire, please email [email protected] if you have not received this poll and are a varsity head coach in the state of Indiana.
Adams Central Jets
Head Coach: Josh Foster
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 17-11
Conference (2024 Record): 4-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/5
2025 Team Strengths:
Starting Pitching & Team Speed
Impact Players:
- Cade Van De Weg, SP/1B/OF, 2025
42.2 IP, 80 K, 5-4, 1.80 ERA --- .244 avg, 11 RBI, 6 2B, 25 R, 13 SB - Ethan Funk, SP/IF, 2026
31 IP, 36 K, 3-1, 1.82 ERA --- .330 avg, 23 RBI, 8 2B - Carson Ross, 3B/P, 2025
14.1 IP, 1-1, 3 saves, 13 K --- .231 avg, .344 OBP, 7 RBI - Lawson Deathe, OF/P, 2026
.345 Avg, .513 OBP, 6 RBI, 13 R --- 6.1 IP, 2-0 record - Jami Roach, P/IF/OF, 2027
11.2 IP, 1-0, 13 K, 1.80 ERA - Joey Everett, IF/OF/P, 2026
DeKalb Barons
Head Coach: Collin Bice
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 11-17
Conference (2024 Record): 2-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/8
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience, Pitching Depth, & Offensive Efficiency
Impact Players:
- Ashten Tuttle, IF/RHP, 2025, Saint Francis
.397 AVG, 29 hits, 26 RBI, 17 runs - Bryson Gadson, OF/RHP, 2025, Bethel
4-3 (3 CG), 2.33 ERA, 36 K, 42 IP --- .321 AVG, 17 hits, 13 RBI, - Brady Vince, OF/LHP, 2027
.385 AVG, 30 hits, 20 RBI, 29 runs, 12 SB - Miles Brockhouse, 1B/P, 2027
.387 AVG, 29 hits, 13 RBI - Drake Hall, OF/P, 2027
.400 AVG, 16 hits, 12 runs, 9 SB - Brendan Vance, RHP, 2025
3-5 (3 CG, 1 SHO), 2.52 ERA, 43 K, 41.2 IP - Bo Minehart, IF/P, 2026
Heritage Christian Eagles
Head Coach: Dan Ambrose
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 19-13
Conference (2024 Record): 2-8
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/2
2025 Team Strengths:
Veteran Leadership
Impact Players:
- Alex Jackson, SS, 2026
.337 avg, 10 2B, 3 HR, 26 RBI - Carson Wilhite, OF/P, 2025
.383 avg, 3 2B, 15 RBI, 23 hits --- 2-1, 3.20 ERA, 15.1 IP - Will Ambrose, 1B, 2025
.303 avg, 5 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 23 hits --- 4-1, 5.30 ERA, 35.2 IP - Tripp Vaughan, P, 2025
3-1, 2.67 ERA, 42 IP
Hamilton Heights Huskies
Head Coach: Adam Hughes
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 15-14
Conference (2024 Record): 4-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/5
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience
Impact Players:
- Nick Hulen, RHP/SS, 2025
4-4, 4.23 ERA, 57 K, 41.1 IP --- .303 avg, 6 2B, 14 RBI, 27 hits - Adam Hughes, 1B, 2025
.354 avg, 5 2B, 12 RBI, 17 hits - Josh Newton, OF, 2026
*transfer* - Kyle Michael, C, 2025
.293 avg, 17 RBI, 22 hits - Dillon Pitts, RHP/3B, 2026
3-4, 5.31 ERA, 41 K, 27.2 IP --- .282 avg, 18 RBI, 22 hits - Levi Chandler, RHP, 2025
3-2, 2.74 ERA, 24 K, 30.2 IP - Owen Robey, RHP, 2026
2-2, 5.25 ERA, 29 K, 29.1 IP
Columbia City Eagles
Head Coach: Justin Dailey
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 17-12
Conference (2024 Record): 5-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching, Team Speed, & Power
Impact Players:
- Grayson Bradberry, RHP/MIF, 2025, Butler
47.2 IP, 3-2 record, 63 K, 1.76 ERA - Trey Deckman, SS, 2026
.444 avg, 6 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 35 runs, 12 SB - Carter Wilkinson, INF, 2025, Huntington
*transfer* - Lukus Schmitt, LHP/1B/RF, 2025
32 IP, 1-2 record, 25 K, 2.19 ERA - Maddox Moon, 1B/OF, 2026
.271 avg, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBI - Henry Kneller, C/RHP, 2025
.400 avg, 6 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBI --- 13 IP, 1-0 recrod, 10 K, 5.38 ERA
Hammond Morton Governors
Head Coach: Adam Bednarek
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 15-11
Conference (2024 Record): 6-0
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Team Speed, Hitting, Experience
Impact Players:
- Gerard Garnett, 1B, 2025
.288 avg, 8 2B, 13 RBI - Marcellous McQuay, C, 2026
.295 avg, 6 2B, 1 3B, 13 RBI, 28 runs - Nathaniel George, OF, 2026
.286 avg, 14 RBI, 26 runs - David Shreve, P, 2027
.323 avg, 18 RBI, 21 runs --- 33.1 IP, 4.20 ERA, 29 K
Covington Trojans
Head Coach: Scott Holycross
Class: 1A
2024 Record: 11-15
Conference (2024 Record): 9-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/6
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience & Depth
Impact Players:
- Cian Moore, CF, 2025
.475 avg, 12 2B, 5 3B, 24 SB, 37 runs - Kyven Hill, SS/RHP, 2026
3-1, 2.44 ERA, 46 K, 32 IP --- .253 avg, 18 runs, 17 RBI, 15 SB - Kaden Smith, INF/RHP, 2027
.329 avg, 5 2B, 13 RBI --- 18 strikeouts in 10.2 IP - Creux Rieman, LHP/1B/OF, 2027
2-3, 4.57 ERA, 38 K, 33.2 IP --- .319 avg, 3 2B, 21 runs
West Vigo Vikings
Head Coach: Culley DeGroote
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 14-12
Conference (2024 Record): 7-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/0
2025 Team Strengths:
Team Defense
Impact Players:
- Brandon Dailey, C, 2025
.453 average, 9 2B, 20 RBI - Garrett Porter, OF/RHP, 2026
.294 average - Jayce Noblitt, SS, 2025
- Colton Enyeart, 3B/RHP, 2027
- Peyton Powers, 2B/RHP, 2027
- Reese Wilbur, C/RHP, 2028
- Alan Ramirez, RHP/SS/3B, 2028
- Zach Rogers, 1B, 2027
Southwestern (Hanover) Rebels
Head Coach: Dan Thurston
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 21-8
Conference (2024 Record): 11-1
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience, Defense, & Pitching Depth
Impact Players:
- Adam Traylor, LHP/OF, 2025, Goshen
.370 avg, 8 2B, 34 RBI, 11 SB --- 5-1, 33.1 IP, 36 K, 1.26 ERA - Barron Welsh, SS/C, 2025, Goshen
.316 avg, 8 2B, 18 RBI, 23 runs, 16 SB - Austin Jenkins, CF/INF, 2025
.354 avg, 12 2B, 19 RBI, 36 runs, 28 SB - Brady Cook, 3B/RHP, 2026
.322 avg, 25 RBI, 19 runs, 11 SB --- 3-1, 24.2 IP, 21 K, 2.55 ERA - Tryson Warren, 1B/RHP, 2027
.304 avg, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 6 R - Jeter Chatham, SS, 2026
*transfer*