The Arkansas high school baseball season kicks off on Mar. 2, opening day for regular season action under AAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2026 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down to the official Prep Baseball Arkansas Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.

Our 2026 preseason coverage continues today.

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2026 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Position Players: 2
No. of Returning Pitchers: 1

Top Returners:

• Emerson Early (2026) - OF, 6'0, 190, L/R
  • Harding signee 
  • Good athlete that can play OF, INF and will pitch some for us
• Cayden Dutile (2026) - LHP, 5'10 180, L/L
  • Ecclesia signee. 
  • Most experienced pitcher returning
• Tanner Davison (2027) - INF/RHP, 6'2 200, R/R
  • Arkansas commit 
  • Really good all around player, tough kid who has come up big in clutch situations as a sophomore. He will also pitch for us this year.
• Will Schaefer (2028) - LHP/OF, 5'10 150, L/L
  • As last season progressed pitched more for our varsity team. Has thrown during important games and will be counted on to play everyday this season.

Top Newcomers:

• Boston Graber (2028) - 5'9, 165, R/R
  • Can play everywhere on the field. Started as a freshman at Heritage and moved to Fayetteville in the summer.

Key Players Lost:

• Mark Brissey - Arkansas
• Landon Schaefer - Arkansas
• Landon Holzhauer - Connors State JC
• Charlie Graves - Daytona State JC
• Jaison DeLamar - Iowa Western CC
• Carter Morris - Augusta
• Ken Paschall - Connors State JC

Coach’s Insight: “These players are excited to play as some have had to wait for players to graduate to see the field more. They are really coachable and work hard. A weak point is our inexperience, we have good players they just lack the experience of playing in conference games that are intense.” – Scott Gallagher, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Fayetteville program below:

+ Follow them on X: @FayDogBaseball
+ Visit Prep Baseball Arkansas’ 2026 AAA Team Previews page to learn more.

+ If you are a high school coach and didn’t receive our questionnaire, please click HERE to fill out the form

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