2025 High School Team Previews: #8 University Heights

March 11, 2025
Carter Floyd | Jamie Tessoff
KY Social Media Director | KY Scouting Director

We are less than ONE WEEK from opening day for the 2025 KHSAA season! The Prep Baseball KY staff has been hard at work ranking the top 25 teams in the Bluegrass State. We are now individually previewing our top ranked teams as part of our Power 25 countdown. Our next preview belongs to #8 ranked University Heights Academy!

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS: BLAZERS

2024 Recap:

Record: 25-12 (home: 12-4, away: 7-7, neutral: 6-1)

3rd overall in Region 2
1st overall in District 8

Postseason finish: Region 2 finalists

Offensive stats: 248 H, 199 R, 32 XBH, .282 AVG

Pitching stats: 225.0 IP, 187 H, 94 ER, 271 K, 2.92 ERA

Head Coach Remarks:

"We’ve really worked hard on our hitting and pitching this offseason. We incorporated a lot of strength and mobility into our offseason program this year." - HC Scott Gentry

State Director's Input:

"Head Coach Scott Gentry returns everything from last year’s 25 win squad, who lost a heartbreaker in the 2nd Region Championship game. This squad returns a plethora of talent, led by junior Team Kentucky Future Games participant Hayden Hunt (Uncommitted). Hunt hit .397 last Spring and is a lockdown defender as well. He also brings an upper 80s Fastball, which, when needed, can get into the low 90s. A must see this Spring for any program and should not be on the board much longer. Look for the talented Gibson boys to be offensive leaders as well, with junior Cadence, who hit a smooth .371 with 19 swiped bags, and sophomore Courtland, who produced a solid .355 AVG himself. A couple of juniors, Josh Pace (.314) and Jackson Flynn (.283), will also look to make big contributions offensively. The mound is where this group will stand out as the Blazers will sport a ridiculously deep staff, led by the above mentioned Hunt (1.39 ERA, 62K’s, 45.1 IP), Jaiden Miles (5-0, 2.26 ERA, 46K’s, 34 IP), Bryson Turner (1.68 ERA), Josh Pace ( 48K’s, 32 IP), and Ryan Luckey (2.10 ERA, 33K’s, 23.1 IP). This loaded group might be a year away from really being a dominant force, but the Prep Baseball staff believes they are ready to contend this Spring. It might take a couple of bounces going their way, but if that happens then this young, battle tested group will have a chance at a deep postseason run. If they stay healthy and catch a break or two, then we could be looking at a last group standing situation from the 2nd Region." - Jamie Tessoff

Top Newcomers:

2027 A.J. Hogart - OF/RHP
2027 Aiden Jones - 1B/RHP

Top Returning Players:

2026 Hayden Hunt - MIF/RHP
- .397 AVG, 25 H, 22 R, 10 RBI, 24 BB, 12 SB
- 3-0, 45.1 IP, 9 ER, 22 BB, 62 K, 1.39 ERA
2026 Cadence Gibson - MIF
- .371 AVG, 36 H, 33 R, 27 RBI, 7 XBH, 22 BB, 19 SB
- 4-0, 27.0 IP, 10 ER, 32 K, 2.59 ERA
2026 Jaiden Miles - 3B/RHP
- .225 AVG, 20 H, 14 R, 14 RBI, 13 BB
- 5-0, 34.0 IP, 11 ER, 9 BB, 46 K, 2.26 ERA
2026 Jackson Flynn - OF/RHP
- .283 AVG, 32 H, 17 R, 25 RBI, 10 BB
2026 Bryson Turner - UTL/RHP
- 33.1 IP, 8 ER, 14 BB, 19 K, 2 SV, 1.68 ERA
2026 Ryan Luckey - OF/RHP
- .259 AVG, 22 H, 34 R, 9 RBI, 25 BB, 12 SB
- 3-0, 23.1 IP, 7 ER, 33 K, 2.10 ERA
2026 Josh Pace - OF/RHP
- .314 AVG, 32 H, 22 R, 15 RBI, 7 XBH
- 3-2, 32.0 IP, 23 ER, 48 K, 5.03 ERA
2027 Courtland Gibson - C
- .355 AVG, 33 H, 30 RBI, 16 BB