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2025 High School Team Preview: Volume IV

January 28, 2025
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.

Find the first three editions of team previews, HERE. 

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. 

Hammond Central Wolves

Head Coach: Michael Caston

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 7-17

Conference (2024 Record):  5-2

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/12

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience

Impact Players:

Columbus East Olympians

Head Coach: Jon Gratz

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 9-18

Conference (2024 Record):  3-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/8

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience, Pitching Depth, & Team Speed 

Impact Players:

Vincennes Rivet Patriots

Head Coach: Stephen Holka

Class: 1A

2024 Record: 6-14

Conference (2024 Record):  2-5

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/8

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching Depth + Up the Middle Defense

Impact Players:

River Forest Ingots

Head Coach: Michael Kosinski

Class: 3A 

2024 Record: 15-8

Conference (2024 Record):  6-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/6

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience - Pitching & Team Speed

Impact Players:

  • Gabe Jaime, RF/2B, 2027
     .311 avg, 19 runs, 14 hits, 13 SB
  • Brandon Fergerson, RHP/INF, 2026
    .353 avg, 19 runs, 24 hits, 22 RBI, 5 2B, 30 SB --- 3-3 record, 5.69 ERA, 32K, 19.2IP
  • Roberto Herrera, C, 2025
    .175 avg, 11 RBI, 10 SB
  • Levi Harper, 2B/OF, 2025
    .347 avg, 17 hits, 17 runs, 14 RBI
  • Devin Rosenfeld, LF, 2026
    .314 avg, 12 runs, 16 hits, 10 SB
  • Sebastian Collazo IV, RHP/1B, 2026
    2-1 record, 2.95 ERA, 38 K, 21.1 IP --- 19 runs, 6 XBH, 21BB, 18 SB 

LaPorte Slicers

Head Coach: Scott Upp

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 18-11

Conference (2024 Record):  7-7

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/4

2025 Team Strengths:

Experienced, well-rounded club

Impact Players:

Batesville Bulldogs

Head Coach: Tyler Burcham

Class: 3A

2024 Record: 19-10

Conference (2024 Record):  11-3

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience + Frontline Arm

Impact Players:

Peru Tigers

Head Coach: James Josh Ulery

Class: 3A

2024 Record: 18-6

Conference (2024 Record):  8-1

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/5

2025 Team Strengths:

Strong Group of Position Players

Impact Players:

Bloomington North Cougars

Head Coach: Richard Hurt

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 8-17

Conference (2024 Record):  1-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching & Defense

Impact Players:

Elkhart Lions

Head Coach: Scott Rost

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 14-11-1

Conference (2024 Record):  5-5

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

2025 Team Strengths:

Defense up the middle, experienced arms, versatile lineup

Impact Players: