Prep Baseball Report

Colorado Class of 2026 Signing Period: By the Numbers


Eliott Wilk
Central Region Operations Director

With signing day now in the rearview, we’re taking a deeper dive into where Colorado’ college-bound seniors are headed next. Below, we break down the 2026 class by level and position, while also highlighting the programs pulling the most talent from the Centennial State.

Explore the commitment totals in our database below:

Total Commits - 131

NCAA Division I- 27

NCAA Division II - 20

NCAA Division III - 21

NAIA - 23

NJCAA/CCCAA 40

* Commitment totals are derived from the Prep Baseball Database as of 12/12/25 *


NCAA Division I

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 27
  • # of Colorado Recruits Ranked in the Top 50 - 25
  • DI Program with the most Colorado recruits - Boston College, New Mexico & Northern Colorado (2)
  • Top Ranked Position Player - Cole Teltschik (Missouri State)
  • Top Ranked Pitcher - Ethan Wachsmann (Wake Forest)

Top 10 DI Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name  Rank High School Pos. Commitment
Ethan Wachsmann 1 Grandview RHP Wake Forest
Hudson Alpert 2 Regis Jesuit RHP Vanderbilt
Gunnar Garrison 3 Eaton RHP Arizona State
Maddox Burnett 4 Erie RHP BYU
Cole Teltschik 5 Discovery Canyon C Missouri State
Luc Gaca Thiele 6 Fossil Ridge 3B Columbia
Chase Massey 7 Regis Jesuit SS Boston College
Cory Dean Carver 9 Montezuma-Cortez SS Navy
Max Goldberg 10 Cherry Creek LHP Boston College
Ryan Prater 11 Pine Creek LHP Grand Canyon

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Mountain West

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 5
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 3
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 7
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Ryan Prater 11 Pine Creek LHP (2) Grand Canyon
Tommy Humphrey 14 Chaparral OF (2) Air Force
Carson Munroe 15 Chaparral RHP (6) New Mexico
Skyler Daniel 24 Fairview SS (5) New Mexico
Keaton Maiorana 41 Mountain Vista RHP (15) UNLV

ACC

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 3
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 3
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 1
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Ethan Wachsmann 1 Grandview RHP (1) Wake Forest
Chase Massey 7 Regis Jesuit SS (1) Boston College
Max Goldberg 10 Cherry Creek LHP (1) Boston College

Big West

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 3
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 0
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Sam Eldredge 21 Summit RHP (10) Cal Poly
Tyler Houston 35 Legend RHP (13) Cal State Northridge
Matthew Hegerle 44 Bear Creek SS (10) UC Davis

Big 12

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 2
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 2
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 2
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Gunnar Garrison 3 Eaton RHP (3) Arizona State
Maddox Burnett 4 Erie RHP (4) BYU

Missouri Valley

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 2
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 2
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Austin Sickler 16 Brighton SS (4) Evansville
Andrew Henderson 18 Grand Junction 3B (2) Indiana State

Patriot League

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 2
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 2
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Cory Dean Carver 9 Montezuma-Cortez SS (2) Navy
Sawyer Tipton 20 Mountain Vista RHP (9) Lehigh

Summit League

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 2
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 0
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Britain Fox 42 Holy Family OF (7) Northern Colorado
Gunner Gienger 43 Douglas County LHP (3) Northern Colorado

West Coast

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 2
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 0
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Ari Rothman 30 Cherry Creek OF (4) St. Mary's
Carter Rathbun 51 Regis Jesuit OF (8) San Francisco

Big East

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 1
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 1
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Alex King 12 Mountain Vista SS (3) Xavier

Conference USA

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 1
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 1
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 1
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Cole Teltschik 5 Discovery Canyon C (1) Missouri State

Ivy League

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 1
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 1
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Luc Gaca Thiele 6 Fossil Ridge 3B (1) Columbia

SEC

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 1
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 1
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 1
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Hudson Alpert 2 Regis Jesuit RHP (2) Vanderbilt

SWAC

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 1
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 0
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Deion Cesario-Scott 63 Regis Jesuit 1B (5) Alabama A&M

Sun Belt

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 1
  • # of Top 20 Ranked Players (Colorado) - 1
  • # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
Name  Rank High School Pos. (Rank) Commitment
Wyatt Gustafson 17 Windsor RHP (7) Southern Miss

NCAA Division II

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 20
  • # of Colorado Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 12
  • DII Program with the most Colorado recruits - Adams State & Mary (4)
  • Top Ranked Position Player - Tyler Kephart (Colorado Mesa)
  • Top Ranked Pitcher - Titus Dokes (Colorado Mesa)

Top 10 DII Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name  Rank High School Pos. Commitment
Titus Dokes 22 Denver East RHP Colorado Mesa
Tyler Kephart 23 Fossil Ridge C Colorado Mesa
Cole Pfeifer 28 Ralston Valley SS Mary
Jackson Wier 45 Fairview 1B Westmont
Chase Hoelting 47 Legacy SS Mary
Anthony Misch 49 Lutheran SS Mary
Brayden Reiner 50 Arvada West C Newman
Ethan Gentz 59 Falcon 2B Fort Hays State
Jake Huddle 64 Mountain Vista RHP Augustana
Liam Martin 75 Rampart RHP Regis

NCAA Division III

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 21
  • # of Colorado Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 3
  • DIII Program with the most Colorado recruits - Simpson, St. Scholastica, & Trinity (2)
  • Top Ranked Position Player - Marco Silverman (Emory)
  • Top Ranked Pitcher - Jack Reed (Macalaster)

Top 10 DIII Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name  Rank High School Pos. Commitment
Marco Silverman 67 Cherry Creek 2B Emory
Peter Worth 79 Northfield C Washington Univ.
Liam Whalen 82 Eaton OF St. Scholastica
Greyson Glasheen 106 Regis Jesuit 3B Pacific Univ.
Ryan Amerman 110 Valor Christian OF North Carolina Wesleyan
Tyson Thome 123 Cherry Creek OF Hendrix
Jack Reed 125 Battle Mountain RHP Macalester
James Long 128 Heritage SS Webster
Jackson Martin 131 Fossil Ridge C College of Wooster
Carson Seeley 136 Village C Simpson

NAIA

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 23
  • # of Colorado Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 1
  • NAIA Program with the most Colorado recruits - Ottawa (5)
  • Top Ranked Position Player - Alex Hughes (Morningside)
  • Top Ranked Pitcher - Cade Petersen (Concordia)

Top 8 NAIA Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name  Rank High School Pos. Commitment
Cade Petersen 76 Lutheran RHP Concordia
Brady Mylander 137 Roosevelt RHP York
Alex Hughes 149 Regis Jesuit OF Morningside
Zach Hall 168 Fossil Ridge LHP La Sierra
Domanick Estrella Torres 174 Severance 1B Oklahoma Wesleyan
Tomas Gonzales Jr. 190 Mead C Sterling
Bryan Helgesen 194 Legend SS MidAmerica Nazarene
Matthew Marocchi 197 Cherry Creek 3B Doane

NJCAA/CCCAA

  • # of Colorado Recruits - 40
  • # of Colorado Recruits Ranked in the Top 100 - 17
  • NJCAA/CCCAA Program with the most Colorado recruits - Northeastern
  • Top Ranked Position Player - Silas Meuli (Chandler-Gilbert CC)
  • Top Ranked Pitcher - Bryce Lover (Northeastern)

Top 10 NJCAA/CCCAA Recruits (in order based on state rank)

Name  Rank High School Pos. Commitment
Silas Meuli 13 Legend OF Chandler-Gilbert CC
Jacob Fladebo 25 Legend SS Colby CC
Josh Weaver 26 Fruita Monument SS Cowley
Bryce Love 32 Peyton RHP Northeastern
Damian Alvarez 34 University SS McLennan CC
Porter Peonio 36 Ralston Valley RHP Scottsdale
Bricen Moore 37 Douglas County 1B Vernon
Colton Brush 39 Legend C Iowa Western CC
Keegan Millikan 52 Arvada West SS Coastal Alabama CC
Blake Anderson 56 Eaglecrest C Northeast CC

POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN

*Positions reflect the primary position listed in player profiles*

Position DI DII DIII NAIA NJCAA Total
RHP 10 3 3 5 8 29
LHP 3 2 0 3 2 10
C 1 3 6 4 6 20
MIF 6 8 3 6 11 34
1B 1 2 1 2 2 8
3B 2 0 3 2 3 10
OF 4 2 5 1 8 20

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