2025 High School Team Previews : Volume I
January 15, 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.
Winamac Warriors
Head Coach: Mark Hendryx
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 10-10
Conference (2024 Record): 9-5
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching
Impact Players:
- Addison Allen, RHP/OF, 2025, Indiana Tech
.263 avg / 40 IP, 1.04 ERA - Cash Roth, 3B, 2025
.320 avg - Brayden Mathias, P/SS, 2025
.281 avg - Brody Wenzler, LHP/1B, 2025
41 2/3 IP, 1.01 ERA - Cody Wheeler, P/1B, 2027
.250 avg --- 20 IP, .72 ERA - Xavier Adriano, C, 2028
- Kaden Runk, OF/P, 2026
Beech Grove Hornets
Head Coach: Ryan Kendall
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 4-20
Conference (2024 Record): 2-8
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/3
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching
Impact Players:
- Guerin Boshears, RHP, 2027
4.59 ERA, 64 K, 32 IP - Bishop Moore, RHP/1B, 2028
- Griffin Matracia, LHP/1B, 2025
5.05 ERA, 36 K, 26 2/3 IP --- 13 hits, 8 RBI, .236 avg - Aiden Brown, INF, 2027
.292 avg, 19 hits
Paoli Rams
Head Coach: Jeremy Payton
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 12-9
Conference (2024 Record): 5-1
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/3
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching and Defense
Impact Players:
- Justin Thornton, CF, 2027
.291 average, 1 HR, 12 RBI - Tyler Hannon, P, 2026
7-2, 2.65 ERA, 62 K’s - Cooper Spires, 3B/RHP, 2026
.328 avg, 17 RBI’s, 24 hits, 17 runs --- 40 K in 41 1/3 IP, 3.73 ERA, 16 appearances - Kirkland Hughs, P, 2026
12 K, 10 IP, 0.70 ERA
Decatur Central Hawks
Head Coach: Sean Winkelseth
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 10-17
Conference (2024 Record): 1-13
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/5
2025 Team Strengths:
Infield Defense & Experience
Impact Players:
- Zach Losito, SS/RHP, 2025
.455 avg, 7 2B, 35 hits, 16 RBI --- 1-1, 0.91 ERA, 23 K, 23 IP - Brayden Smith, LHP, 2026
36.1 IP, 3.08 ERA, 47 K - Jaylen Yates, RHP, 2025
47.2 IP, 5.43 ERA, 51 K - Levi Seib, OF, 2027
.338 avg, 24 hits, 18 R - Logan Markus, UTL, 2026
.244 avg, 20 hits, 11 RBI --- 2-2, 4.27 ERA, 30 K, 36 1/3 IP - Drew Dalton, UTL, 2028
- Gauge Sprague, C, 2028
- Brayden Cravens, UTL, 2028
Wheeler Bearcats
Head Coach: Sean Cunningham
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 13-13
Conference (2024 Record): 8-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/7
2025 Team Strengths:
Hitting
Impact Players:
- Nick Bravo, INF, 2025
.417 avg, 5 2B, 3 HR, 25 RBI - Tyler Hughes, OF/P, 2026
.195 avg, 8 hits, 11 RBI --- 8 IP, 11 K, 5.88 ERA - Nick Micciche, IF, 2026
.261 avg, 18 hits, 14 RBI, 12 SB - David Lindlow, IF/P, 2026
0-3, 6.40 ERA, 37 K, 33 IP --- .269 avg, 14 hits, 3 2B - Christian Cutka, IF/C, 2026
.345 avg, 19 hits, 10 RBI - Braden Olson, IF/C/P, 2026
.357 avg, 20 hits, 18 RBI, 4 2B --- 1-0, 2.74 ERA, 23 K, 15.1 IP - Blake Laba, C, 2027
Scottsburg Warriors
Head Coach: Johnny Pace
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 17-8
Conference (2024 Record): 5-2
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3
2025 Team Strengths:
Hitting & Starting Pitching
Impact Players:
- Brandt Kendall, OF/RHP, 2025, Ball State
*3A All-State OF --- .500 avg, 7 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 31 RBI - Garrett McClellan, RHP/INF, 2025
4-0, 0.25 ERA, 29 IP --- .424 avg, 28 hits, 19 RBI - Braden Cox, C, 2027
.340 avg, 16 hits - Cale Barger, OF, 2026
.300 avg, 18 hits, 12 RBI
Kokomo Wildkats
Head Coach: Mike Plank
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 13-12
Conference (2024 Record): 4-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/5
2025 Team Strengths:
Frontline SP & Offensive Depth
Impact Players:
- Isaac Flamino, LHP, 2025, Southeastern CC
3-4, 2.84 ERA, 47 K, 41.1 IP - JJ Gillespie, C, 2025
.286 avg, 6 2B, 3 HR, 18 RBI - Logan Dockemeyer, RHP/OF, 2025
2-2, 4.82 ERA, 24.2 IP, 20 K - Ethan Merrell, INF, 2027
.268 avg, 11 hits, 8 RBI - Eli Roe, MIF/OF, 2027
.225 avg, 9 hits - Miles Cunningham, RHP/3B, 2027
5.44 ERA, 9 IP, 4 K - Phenix Bray, 1B, 2028
- Trey Gamble, RHP/OF, 2028
Wapahani Raiders
Head Coach: Heath Dudley
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 12-16
Conference (2024 Record): 5-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience
Impact Players:
- Nate Luce, RHP/SS, 2025
.410 avg, 34 hits, 25 runs, 11 SB --- 5-2, 1.46 ERA, 36 K, 48 IP - Clay Estep, 3B/1B, 2025
.280 avg, 4 2B, 2 HR, 18 RBI - Quentine James, C, 2026
.270 avg, 5 2B, 2 3B, 14 RBI - Kayson Perdue, LHP/OF, 2027
3-5, 3.19 ERA, 50 K, 41.2 IP - Kyle Anderson, RHP/1B, 2027
0-4, 4.15 ERA, 31 K, 30.1 IP
New Castle Trojans
Head Coach: Jody Gray
Class: 3A
2023 Record: 7-21
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Team Speed
Impact Players:
- Brayden Hancock, P/1B, 2025
6.51 ERA, 43 IP, 27 K --- .203 avg, 16 hits - Gannon Harris, INF, 2025, Mount Vernon Nazarene
.309 avg, 21 hits, 4 2B - Garron Mefford, C/INF, 2025
.221 avg, 17 hits - Arrin Murray, C/RHP, 2027
.158 avg, 6 hits --- 2.17 ERA, 21 K, 19.1 IP