2025 High School Team Preview: Volume VII
February 6, 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.
Find the first six 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.
Twin Lakes Indians
Head Coach: Jake Burton
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 26-5
Conference (2024 Record): 7-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Returning experience from Semi-State team in 2024
Impact Players:
- Carson Wagner, SS, 2026
.356 avg, 15 2B, 4 HR, 36 hits, 41 RBI, 36 runs, 17 SB - Mason Brummett, LHP/CF, 2027
6-2 record, 2.07 ERA, 47.1 IP, 48 K --- .326 avg, 4 XBH, 19 RBI, 30 runs, 29 hits - Keaton Miller, RHP/OF, 2027
4-2 record, 3.80 ERA, 31.1 IP, 30 K --- .278 avg, 3 XBH, 17 RBI, 22 hits, 21 runs - Tate Goyer, RHP/3B, 2027
3-0 record, 0.44 ERA, 16 IP, 16 K --- .229 avg, 16 hits, 20 RBI - Cooper Dold, RHP/1B, 2027
.284 avg, 21 hits, 18 RBI, 16 runs - Trae Haworth, RHP/OF, 2027
1-0 record, 0.00 ERA in 4.1 IP --- .500 avg, 3 hits, 19 runs
Covenant Christian Warriors
Head Coach: Chris Stevenson
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 13-17
Conference (2024 Record): 2-8
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/5
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching and Defense
Impact Players:
- Blake Cope, 1B/OF, 2026
.373 avg, 7 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 22 runs, 25 hits - Henry Boyce, SS/C/CF, 2026
.297 avg, 6 2B, 17 RBI, 19 runs, 22 hits - Gabe Unger, RHP/3B/OF, 2026
.339 avg, 21 hits, 15 runs - Bryce Eagen, RHP/OF, 2027
2-2 record, 8.51 avg, 24.2 IP, 20 K --- .214 avg, 2 2B, 1 HR, 9 hits - Cason Soots, RHP/OF, 2026
4-5 record, 4.77 ERA, 44 IP, 19 K - Weston Laughlin, RHP/C/INF, 2027
2-3, 3.64 ERA, 32.2 IP, 18 K - Nolan Guzman, RHP, 2025
1-1 record, 2.41 ERA, 29 IP, 20 K
Angola Hornets
Head Coach: Clint Davis
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 12-12
Conference (2024 Record): 7-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/6
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching Depth
Impact Players:
- Korbin Roan, MIF, 2025
.260 avg, 13 hits, 10 runs - Jackson Steury, OF/P, 2027
.220 avg, 5 2B, 11 hits, 13 runs - Myles Steury, OF/P, 2027
.154 avg, 2 hits - Hunter Heisler, 3B/P, 2025
2-3 record, 4.30 ERA, 28.1 IP, 17 K --- .213 avg, 13 hits - Brady Warren, P, 2025
4-3 record, 3.23 ERA, 39 IP, 22 K - Landen Bussard, SS/P, 2027
1-1 record, 6.24 ERA, 12.1 IP, 9 K
Seeger Patriots
Head Coach: Mike Holland
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 20-6
Conference (2024 Record): 14-0
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 2/2
2025 Team Strengths:
Speed & Athleticism
Impact Players:
- Xavier Lang, CF, 2025
.229 avg, 8 hits, 10 runs, 10 RBI --- 2-0 record, 3.50 ERA, 12 IP, 17 K - Peyton Grimmett, INF, 2026
.360 avg, 9 hits, 9 runs - Macyn Hughes, INF/P, 2027
.255 avg, 12 hits, 11 RBI, 14 runs --- 1-0 record, 1.87 ERA, 15 IP, 23 K - Jacob Potter, INF/P, 2025
0-1 record, 3.50 ERA, 6 IP, 11 K
Waldron Mohawks
Head Coach: G. Tommy Coy
Class: 1A
2024 Record: 16-9
Conference (2024 Record): 8-4
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/6
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience + Pitching Depth
Impact Players:
- Jordan Bennett, RHP/INF/DH, 2025
.391 AVG, 18 hits, 2 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 11 runs --- 2-4 record, 1 save, 39.2 IP, 5.12 ERA, 38 K - J.D. Smith, INF/CF/RHP, 2026
.267 AVG, 20 hits, 13 RBI, 13 runs - Hunter Dodson, RHP/UTL, 2026
4-1 record, 28.2 IP, 6.84 ERA, 38 K --- .188 AVG, 9 hits, 4 2B, 16 runs, 18 SB - Troy Atwood, INF/CF, 2026
.309 AVG, 25 hits, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 27 runs, 26 SB - Brayden Smith, RHP/C/INF, 2026
*transfer* - Keagan Schneider, RHP/INF, 2027
13 IP, 4.85 ERA, 15 K - Jackson Kuhn, RHP/C, 2027
.250 AVG, 17 hits, 3 2B, 15 RBI --- 4.2 IP, 7.50 ERA, 9 K
Sullivan Golden Arrows
Head Coach: Tony Steimel
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 13-14
Conference (2024 Record): 5-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/3
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching and Defense
Impact Players:
- Ty Hamilton, RHP/SS, 2026
3-3 record, 3.56 ERA, 41.1 IP, 66 K --- .329 avg, 5 2B, 27 hits, 14 RBI, 11 SB - Jaden Norris, P/OF, 2026
.302 avg, 12 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 26 hits, 16 RBI, 16 runs --- 2-4 record, 3.53 ERA, 37.2 IP, 68 K - Hunter Mason, P/3B, 2027
.345 avg, 7 2B, 1 HR, 29 hits, 15 RBI --- 2-1 record, 2.69 ERA, 26 IP, 32 K
Oak Hill Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Shane Edwards
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 14-12
Conference (2024 Record): 4-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/8
2025 Team Strengths:
Defense, Pitching Depth, & Team Speed
Impact Players:
- Emmett Dorothy, RHP/C, 2025
3-1 record 2.45 ERA, 20.1 IP, 26 K --- .267 avg, 8 hits - Ryan Lawson, 3B, 2025
.358 avg, 19 hits, 11 RBI, 13 runs --- 1-0 record, 3.82 ERA, 3.2 IP - Matthew O'Banion, LHP/1B, 2025
1-0 record, 3.82 ERA, 11 IP, 12 K --- .294 avg, 2 2B, 1 HR, 10 hits - Cam Aguilar, SS, 2026
.320 avg, 16 hits, 12 runs, 10 RBI - Dylan Archer, C/OF, 2027
.333 avg, 6 hits
Brownstown Central Braves
Head Coach: Duane Higgs
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 15-12
Conference (2024 Record): 6-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience + Pitching
Impact Players:
- Dalton Reedy, RHP, 2025
1-2 record, 3.53 ERA, 39.2 IP, 40 K - Grant Killey, RHP/OF, 2025
1-1 record, 7.29 ERA, 16.1 IP, 11 K --- .306 avg, 22 hits, 13 RBI - Pierson Wheeler, 3B, 2025
.258 avg, 16 hits, 14 runs - Jaxson Johnson, MIF, 2026
.325 avg, 9 2B, 27 hits, 24 runs, 13 SB - Grayson Cassidy, C, 2026
.296 avg, 21 hits, 17 RBI - Lane Pendleton, INF/RHP, 2026
0-1 record, 1.24 ERA, 17 IP, 14 K --- .294 avg, 5 2B, 15 hits - Preston Garrison, OF, 2026
.357 avg, 15 hits, 12 runs - Kye Trueblood, MIF, 2027
Kankakee Valley Kougars
Head Coach: Steve Schmidt
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 5-17
Conference (2024 Record): 1-11
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching
Impact Players:
- Alex Barr, LHP/1B, 2025, Indiana
19 IP, 6 hits allowed, 43 strikeouts --- .306 avg, 1 HR, 10 RBI - Dylan Wireman, RHP, 2025
18 strikeouts in 15 IP - Donny Stam, C, 2025
.259 average, 15 hits - Jason Parker, OF, 2025
.286 avg, 12 hits - Zach Eggers, 3B, 2025
.283 avg, 17 hits, 10 stolen bases