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Tennessee HS Team Preview: Sevier County Smoky Bears

March 6, 2025
Prep Baseball Tennessee Staff

The 2025 Tennessee high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Tennessee.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Murfreesboro at the state tournament championships – but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Tennessee. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our Players of the Week and updating the Power 25 rankings.

Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Sevier County
Head Coach: Casey Taylor
TSSAA Classification: AAAA
District & Region: District 2-AAAA and Region 1
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 26-11 (Sub State)

 

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+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 3
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 2
+ Key Returners:

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2025s:

  • Colby Moore (2025)

2026s:

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+ Impact Underclassmen:

2025 OUTLOOK

+ The Sevier County baseball program finished the 2024 season going 26-11 and was eliminated by Oak Ridge in the sectional round. The Smoky Bears were led by a senior heavy class and only return 3 starters and 2 pitchers from that team. 

The senior class is led by three big arms. 2025 Alice Lloyd College commit Anikan Floyd is a strike thrower who has been up to 84 mph. He was a huge arm down the stretch for the Bears. 2025 LHP/1B Isaiah Pappas was the winning pitcher in the region championship game that sent Sevier County to the sectional round. Pappas will also be a big bat in the middle of the lineup. 2025 Walters State commit OF/LHP Eli Koch brings big pop to the top of the lineup and will be counted on to throw more innings this spring. 

The junior class returns two big bats. 2026 INF Jacob Greene has great size at 6’2 285. He will return as the leading hitter from 2024 which earned him a Super Sophomore recognition. 2026 UTL Braden Huffaker is a guy that can play anywhere on the field and adds a solid bat to a top heavy lineup. 

Sevier County made a great run in 2024 and were a game away from making it to the state tournament. There are a lot of pieces that they will need to replace in 2025 but they should be strong on the mound which will give them a chance to win and return to the regional round of the playoffs.

Find more information on Sevier County’s 2025 season below:

+ Follow them on X: @SevCoHSBaseball
+ Find more 2025 team previews on our TSSAA Season Preview page

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