2025 High School Team Preview: St. Francis Episcopal
January 24, 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: St. Francis Episcopal
Head Coach: Mike August
UIL Classification: TAPPS Division 3, District 6
Team Strengths: Starting Pitching and Top 4 offensive players returning
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 13-11 (Area Finalists)
Key Players Lost: N/A
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
- CIF Maddux El-Hakam (2025; uncommitted) - 2024 First Team All-State, 2024 First Team All-District
- RHP/SS Andres Garcia (2025; Howard Payne) - 2024 Second Team All-District
- C/RHP Austin Reed (2025; uncommitted) - 2024 Honorable Mention All-State, 2024 First Team All-District
- C/INF Sebastian Mora (2027) - 2024 Second Team All-District
TOP NEWCOMERS
- 1B/OF Will Spinelli (2027)
- INF/OF Adam Garcia (2027)
FRESHMEN TO FOLLOW
- OF Bryan Castellanos (2028)
- INF Brody August (2028)
- OF Leeland El-Hakam (2028)
TEAM OUTLOOK
Head Coach Mike August and the St. Francis Episcopal baseball team enter the 2025 season looking to build off a 13-11 campaign in 2024 that saw them advance to the Area round of the playoffs. The team returns a core of talented players and boasts a mix of experienced veterans and promising newcomers. With a deep starting pitching rotation and their top four offensive contributors back in action, the Wolves aim to build on last year’s playoff run and contend for a deeper postseason push in 2025.
The team will be anchored by 2024 First Team All-State and First Team All-District corner infielder Maddux El-Hakam (2025; uncommitted), whose power at the plate and leadership will set the tone offensively. Two-way standout Andres Garcia (2025; Howard Payne) brings skill and experience on the mound and at shortstop, having earned Second Team All-District honors last season. Behind the plate, Austin Reed (2025; uncommitted) provides stability and offensive firepower as an Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-District performer. Versatile catcher and infielder Sebastian Mora (2027), a Second Team All-District honoree as a freshman, will be a key contributor as well.
Adding to the team’s depth are promising newcomers like Will Spinelli (2027) and Adam Garcia (2027), who bring versatility to the lineup. Freshmen to watch include outfielders Bryan Castallanos and Leeland El-Hakam, along with infielder Brody August, who could all make an immediate impact. With a blend of seasoned leadership and young talent, St. Francis Episcopal is poised for another strong season in 2025, with eyes set firmly on postseason success.
Find more information on the 2025 St. Francis Episcopal program below:
+ St. Francis Episcopal 2025 Schedule
+ Follow St. Francis Episcopal Baseball on X: @SFE_Athletics & @MikeAugust14
+ Prep Baseball Texas, Power 30 Homepage
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