2025 High School Team Preview: Santa Fe Indians
January 20, 2025
The 2025 Texas 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 Texas.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Austin at the UIL State Tournament in June, 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 Texas. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 30 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 30 rankings.
Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.
High School: Santa Fe
Head Coach: Ronnie Wulf
UIL Classification: 20-5A
Team Strengths: Pitching and Defense
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 27-14-1 (District Champions, Regional Semifinalists)
Key Players Lost:
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
- 1B/LHP Ronnie Rouse (2025; uncommitted) - 2024 Second Team All-District
- SS Jayce Richardson (2025; uncommitted) - 2024 First Team All-District
- 3B/RHP Jackson Higgins (2025; uncommitted)
- OF/RHP Noah Nelson (2026; uncommitted) - 2024 First Team All-District
TOP NEWCOMERS
- OF/LHP Jarrett Williams (2025; Lamar)
- UTL/RHP Trenton Lewis (2025; Baton Rouge CC)
- OF Johnathan Baccinelli (2026; uncommitted)
- 1B/LHP Rowdy Loftin (2026; uncommitted)
- INF/OF Tyler Atkins (2026; uncommitted)
- UTL/RHP Talan Morgan (2026; uncommitted)
- C Blake Mancuso (2026; uncommitted)
- MIF Austin Reyna (2027)
- C Easton Cantrell (2027)
FRESHMEN TO FOLLOW
- INF/RHP Calvin Van Horn (2028)
- C/INF Gunnar Whitney (2028)
- SS/UTL Hunter Featherly (2028)
- UTL/RHP Steven Henderson (2028)
- RHP Trayce Nava (2028)
- UTL/RHP Jaxon Richardson (2028)
- INF/RHP Max Feimster (2028)
- UTL/RHP Austin Stroud (2028)
- OF/SS Carson Sunday (2028)
TEAM OUTLOOK
The Santa Fe Indians enter the 2025 season with high expectations under head coach Ronnie Wulf. Building on a successful 2024 campaign that saw the team finish 27-14-1, clinch the district championship, and advance to the regional semifinals, the Indians aim to continue their dominance with a roster emphasizing pitching and defense. These strengths, combined with a blend of experienced returners and promising newcomers, position Santa Fe as a formidable contender in the region.
Key returning players include a core of uncommitted 2025 standouts such as 1B/LHP Ronnie Rouse, a reliable presence at the plate and on the mound who earned Second Team All-District honors last season, and SS Jayce Richardson, a dynamic infielder and 2024 First Team All-District selection. 3B/RHP Jackson Higgins and versatile OF/RHP Noah Nelson, another First Team All-District honoree, add depth to the Indians' lineup and bolster their pitching rotation. New additions like OF/LHP Jarrett Williams (Lamar commit) and UTL/RHP Trenton Lewis (Baton Rouge CC commit) further strengthen the squad, while underclassmen such as OF Johnathan Baccinelli and 1B/LHP Rowdy Loftin provide exciting potential at key positions.
Santa Fe also boasts a deep freshman class, with several players to watch, including INF/RHP Calvin Van Horn and C/INF Gunnar Whitney. This incoming group complements a talented roster that already includes the versatility of players like Tyler Atkins and Talan Morgan. With a balanced mix of leadership, talent, and depth, the Indians look poised to build on last year’s success and make a deeper playoff run in 2025.
Find more information on the 2025 Santa Fe program below:
+ Santa Fe 2025 Schedule
+ Prep Baseball Texas, Power 30 Homepage
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