Prep Baseball Report

2025 High School Team Preview: Volume XI


Prep Baseball Indiana
Indiana Staff

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 ten 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. 


Hebron Hawks

Head Coach: Wayne Straka

Class: 2A 

2024 Record: 13-8

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

2025 Team Strengths:

Defensive Versatility and Resilience

Impact Players:


Illiana Christian Vikings

Head Coach: Dale Meyer

Class: 3A 

2024 Record: 21-10

Conference (2024 Record):  9-1 (Conference Champions)

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/7

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching, Team Speed, & Experience

Impact Players:


Crawfordsville Athenians

Head Coach: Brett Motz

Class: 3A

2024 Record: 19-13

Conference (2024 Record):  12-2 (Conference Champions)

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2025 Team Strengths:

Team Defense + Offensive Production

Impact Players:


Edgewood Mustangs

Head Coach: Bob Jones

Class: 3A 

2024 Record: 18-6

Conference (2024 Record):  10-0 (Conference Champions)

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

2025 Team Strengths:

Athleticism & Team Speed

Impact Players:


Princeton Tigers

Head Coach: Zach Barrett

Class: 3A 

2024 Record: 20-9

Conference (2024 Record):  8-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

2025 Team Strengths:

Experienced group

Impact Players:


Delphi Community Oracles

Head Coach: Ryan Long

Class: 2A

2024 Record: 17-10

Conference (2024 Record):  7-2

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/5

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching

Impact Players:

  • Brett Huffman, OF/LHP, 2026
     .345 average, 7 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 29 hits, 21 RBI, 39 runs, 23 SB --- 4-2 record, 42.2 IP, 47 K, 2.46 ERA
  • Keigan Watts, LHP/OF, 2025, Indiana Tech
    4-3 record, 42.2 IP, 60 K, 1.31 ERA --- .311 avg, 19 hits, 3 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI
  • Keigan Elliott, RHP/3B, 2026
    5-1 record, 31.1 IP, 37 K, 2.46 ERA
  • Levi Coghill, RHP/SS/C, 2027
    3-1 record, 3 saves, 46 K, 1.93 ERA
  • Josh Hartley, RHP/2B, 2025
    .304 avg, 17 hits, 2 2B, 1 3B, 17 runs, 23 SB
  • Hunter Wandrei, C, 2025
    .291 avg, 23 hits, 5 2B, 2 HR, 22 RBI
  • Xaine Tessier, RHP/SS, 2027
    .475 avg, 19 hits, 21 runs

Leo Lions

Head Coach: Gary Rogers

Class: 3A

2024 Record: 17-8

Conference (2024 Record):  4-3

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/4

2025 Team Strengths:

Offensive Production & Team Defense

Impact Players:


East Central Trojans

Head Coach: Michael Johnson

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 19-9

Conference (2024 Record):  13-1 (Conference Champs)

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching Depth & Offensive Production

Impact Players:


Eastern Hancock Royals

Head Coach: Chad Coughenour

Class: 2A 

2024 Record: 12-19

Conference (2024 Record):  4-4

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/4

2025 Team Strengths:

Team Speed & Frontline Arms

Impact Players:

  • Gavin Jenkins, LHP/OF, 2027
    .424 avg, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 36 hits, 33 runs, 28 RBI --- 2-2 record, 11.89 ERA, 17.2 IP, 28 K
  • Hayden Rouse, INF/RHP, 2026
    .218 avg, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 19 hits, 19 runs, 22 RBI --- 2-3 record, 8.78 ERA, 22.1 IP, 23 K
  • Aidan Morris, RHP/3B, 2025
    4-2 record, 1.93 ERA, 32.2 IP, 16 K
  • Caleb Retherford, INF/RHP, 2026
    .289 avg, 2 2B, 24 hits, 16 hits, 15 RBI --- 0-4 record, 5.82 ERA, 21.2 IP, 13 K
  • Conner Wittgren, C, 2026
    .241 avg, 14 hits
  • Jalen Helderbrand, OF, 2026
    .222 avg, 12 hits, 12 RBI