Prep Baseball Report

2025 High School Team Previews : Volume I


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. 


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:


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:


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:


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:


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:


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: