Prep Baseball Report

2026 Program Preview: Mountain Ridge


Antonio Torres
Arizona Director

       

The 2026 Arizona 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 throughout the Grand Canyon State.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons by raising the 2026 AIA State Championship trophy, 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 throughout Arizona and will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Top 10 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 Top 10 Rankings.

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Our 2026 preseason coverage continues today.  

High School: Mountain Ridge 
Head Coach: Eddie Bonine 
AIA Classification: 6A Desert Valley
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 4

 


TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

PLAYER CLASS POSITION COMMITMENT
Carter Neville 2027 SS/RHP Uncommitted
Tank Castillo 2027 C/UTIL Uncommitted
Jagger Holmes 2027 RHP Uncommitted
Andrew Hohman  2027 1B Uncommitted

NEWCOMERS (TRANSFERS)

PLAYER CLASS POSITION COMMITMENT
Griffin Gregory 2027 C/UTIL Uncommitted
Chase Heid  2027 OF Uncommitted

UNDERCLASSMEN TO KNOW

PLAYER CLASS POSITION COMMITMENT
Mario Giannone  2029 OF Uncommitted
Braden Bonine  2029 OF/1B/LHP Uncommitted
Jayston Maruffo 2028 OF/LHP Uncommitted
Logan Jackson 2028 RHP Uncommitted
Joey Rosko 2029 SS Uncommitted
Brandon Ashing 2028 UTIL/RHP Uncommitted

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UPCOMING EVENTS ⤵️

Showcase State Date Location
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/01 The MAX - McCook, IL
West Valley Preseason ID AZ 02/01 Apollo High School - Glendale, AZ
Preseason All-State: Underclass (Invite-Only) AZ 02/07 Casteel High School - Queen Creek, AZ
Preseason All-State: Upperclass (Invite-Only) AZ 02/08 Casteel High School - Queen Creek, AZ

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