Prep Baseball Report

2025 High School Team Preview : Volume II


Indiana Staff
Prep Baseball Indiana

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:


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:


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:


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:


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:


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:


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: