2025 Spring Preview : Volume III
January 23, 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.
Fort Wayne Snider Panthers
Head Coach: Josh Clinkenbeard
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 11-14
Conference (2024 Record): 9-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience
Impact Players:
- Brandon Logan, CF, 2025, Notre Dame
.437 avg, 10 2B, 1 HR, 32 runs, 26 SB - Landen Fry, INF/RHP, 2025, Indiana
.395 avg, 9 2B, 1 HR, 27 RBI --- 5-3, 33 K, 45 IP, 2.18 ERA - Isaiah Snavely, INF, 2027
.232 avg, 13 hits, 3 2B, 12 runs - Brady Keck, RHP/INF, 2027
.326 avg, 15 hits, 4 2B --- 12.1 IP, 12 K, 6.24 ERA - Trevor Jarvis, OF, 2025
.322 avg, 19 hits, 13 RBI, 14 runs - Jack Mohrman, C, 2026
.246 avg, 14 hits, 9 RBI
Eastbrook Panthers
Head Coach: Kris Holtzleiter
Class: 2A
2024 Record: 12-15
Conference (2024 Record): 2-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/5
2025 Team Strengths:
Experience & Athleticism
Impact Players:
- Carter Daugherty, 3B/RHP, 2025
.358 avg, 11 2B, 1 HR, 26 runs --- 3-1, 4.29 ERA, 33 K, 32.2 IP - Austin Mikel, CF/LHP, 2027
3-3, 3.71 ERA, 30 K, 34 IP --- .347 avg, 4 2B, 23 runs - Malaki Luthy, OF, 2027
.342 avg, 4 2B, 20 runs, 18 SB - Kyler Hackman, SS/RHP, 2027
.295 avg, 23 hits, 23 RBI --- 2-2, 5.42 ERA, 20.2 IP, 21 K - Jacob McDermitt, OF, 2027
.305 avg, 11 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBI - Blake Jacobs, UTL, 2028
Seymour Owls
Head Coach: Jeremy Richey
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 15-8
Conference (2024 Record): 3-4
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching
Impact Players:
- Braden Richey, RHP, 2025, Anderson
6-2, 40.1 IP, 60 K, 1.39 ERA - Mikey Wright, RHP/OF, 2025, Indianapolis
4-3, 40.2 IP, 55 K, 4.13 ERA --- .214 avg, 2 2B, 2 3B, 12 hits - Brady Harpe, RHP/SS, 2025
2-0, 31 IP, 29 K, 1.13 ERA - Ty Nicholson, C, 2025, Brescia
.259 avg, 9 RBI, 14 hits - Aaron Holt, 2B, 2026
.278 avg, 5 2B, 15 hits
Triton Trojans
Head Coach: Mark Elliott
Class: 1A
2024 Record: 11-13
Conference (2024 Record): 6-8
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2
2025 Team Strengths:
Pitching
Impact Players:
- Drew Bingamon, OF/RHP/C, 2026
1A All-State in 2024 - .450 avg, 7 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 35 runs -- 3-5, 56.1 IP, 1.24 ERA, 87 K - Braxton Kaufman, INF/P, 2026
6-3,45.2 IP, 2.61 ERA, 67 K --- .342 avg, 4 2B, 23 RBI, 21 runs
Fairfield Falcons
Head Coach: Darin Kauffman
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 20-9
Conference (2024 Record): 9-1
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 1/2
2025 Team Strengths:
Team Speed
Impact Players:
- Hunter Kauffman, RHP/3B, 2025
.424 avg, 4 2B --- 2-1 2.24 ERA 12 K's - Eli Miller, 1B/3B, 2025
.344 avg, 4 2B, 33 RBI, 20 runs - Garrett Stoltzfus, OF, 2025
- Grady Garber, LHP/OF, 2026
Southport Cardinals
Head Coach: Brendan Dudas
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 9-12
Conference (2024 Record): 2-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/2
2025 Team Strengths:
Frontline Talent & Offensive Production
Impact Players:
- Nick Godsey, SS/RHP, 2025, Purdue-Fort Wayne
.365 avg, 7 2B, 14 runs, 22 hits --- 4-1, 44 IP, 66 K, 1.91 ERA - Riley Matlock, C, 2026
.418 avg, 3 HR, 8 2B, 2 3B, 22 RBI - Max Terrell, OF, 2025
.346 avg, 8 hits, 7 runs - Robert Ludlow, RHP/OF, 2026
.275 avg, 3 2B, 12 RBI
Caston Comets
Head Coach: Blake Mollenkopf
Class: 1A
2024 Record: 13-11
Conference (2024 Record): 11-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3
2025 Team Strengths:
Middle of the Lineup
Impact Players:
- Gavin Mollenkopf, C, 2026
.367 avg, 3 2B, 18 RBI, 22 hits - Elijah Holloway, SS, 2027
.220 avg, 9 hits, 12 runs - Carson Harness, RHP/2B, 2027
4 appearances, 7.2 IP, 7.30 ERA - Noah Herd, RHP/1B/3B, 2027
0-2, 2.05 ERA, 13.2 IP --- .189 avg, 14 RBI, 10 hits
Portage Indians
Head Coach: Shane Prance
Class: 4A
2024 Record: 12-15
Conference (2024 Record): 4-10
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Experienced Group w/ strong Pitching Staff
Impact Players:
- Kaleb Hacker, RHP/1B, 2026
0-1, 26.1 IP, 47 K, 5.85 ERA. --- .233 avg, 4 XBH, 7 hits - Hunter Cole, RHP/OF, 2026
1-1, 17 IP, 3.29 ERA, 1 SV, 24 K - Devon Ortiz, C, 2025, Marian (Ancilla)
.317 avg, 19 RBI, 6 2B, 26 hits - Kodie Young, RHP/OF, 2026
1-6, 33.2 IP, 2.50 ERA, 26 K.--- .269 BA, 12 RBI, 18 hits - Matthew Krostag, RHP/IF, 2025
3-0, 12 IP, 3-0, 3.50 ERA, 14 K - Kyle Ketchum, C/1B, 2025
.264 BA, 11 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR - Tyler Pirowski, IF/OF, 2026
Roncalli Royals
Head Coach: Tony Vittorio
Class: 3A
2024 Record: 17-10
Conference (2024 Record): 9-1
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4
2025 Team Strengths:
Position Player Group (Team Speed + Offensive production)
Impact Players:
- Collin Ash, OF/LHP, 2026
.364 avg, 7 2B, 24 RBI, 32 hits, 13 SB --- 4-2, 30 IP, 47 K, 3.97 ERA - Sam Roeder, MIF, 2025
.451 avg, 8 2B, 33 runs, 18 RBI, 37 hits, 22 SB - Nico Amodeo, RHP/C, 2025, Dayton
0-1, 5 appearances, 1.50 ERA - Luke Greene, LHP, 2025
3-1, 31.2 IP, 31 K, 3.54 ERA - Gio Ardizzone, SS, 2027
- Johnny Jaffe, 1B, 2025
.414 avg, 13 RBI, 24 hits - Rudy Schoettle, OF, 2025
.297 avg, 4 XBH, 22 hits, 23 runs, 18 SB - Will Manship, OF, 2025, Franklin
.411 avg, 5 2B, 2 HR, 18 runs, 30 hits - Maddox Haworth, INF, 2025
.317 avg, 7 2B, 2 HR, 20 runs, 17 RBI, 26 hits - Daylan Powers, RHP, 2025
2-1, 21 IP, 27 K, 3 Sv, 2.33 ERA