2024 Program Preview: Centennial Patriots
March 22, 2024
The 2024 Idaho high school baseball season is finally here and as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Idaho.
Questionnaires were sent out to all Idaho High School coaches to provide insight on their programs. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Idaho. With the season already underway, our staff will look to provide some insight on how team's season have started, as well as their outlook the rest of the way.
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High School: Centennial HS (Boise, ID)
Head Coach: Brian Champion
Classification: 5A
Conference: Southern Idaho Conference
2023 Record: 7-15
No. of Returning Starters: 4
No. of Returning Pitchers: 3
The Centennial Patriots are currently 3-3 on the season with wins over Vallivue and Canyon Ridge, along with losses to Meridian, Mountain View and Twin Falls. The team has showed well so far as they went down to the wire against Mountain View and Meridian, both being one run losses. The pitching staff has been a major bright spot so far as they've only allowed 16 runs in those six games. The team has shown they'll be a tough test in the 5A Southern Idaho Conference and with a strong crop of players in the junior class, the Patriots should be a fun to watch to over these next couple years.
TOP IMPACT/RETURNING PLAYERS
| PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
| Jaden Belton | 2025 | RHP/CF | Uncommitted |
| Tate Keddington | 2025 | RHP/RF | Uncommitted |
| Stryker Eldred | 2025 | LHP | Uncommitted |
| Cannon Haws | 2026 | 3B/RHP | Uncommitted |
SLEEPERS
| PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
| Stryker Eldred | 2025 | LHP | Uncommitted |
| Gabe Herr | 2025 | OF | Uncommitted |
| Korbyn Nielsen | 2025 | RHP/OF | Uncommitted |
| Nate Lowry | 2024 | P/INF | Uncommitted |
KEY PLAYERS LOST
| PLAYER | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| Grant Jacobson | RHP | College of Idaho |
| Zane Cozens | C | Umpqua CC |
| Dryden Polski | LHP | Umpqua CC |
TOP NEWCOMERS
| PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
| Gabe Herr | 2025 | OF | Uncommitted |
FUTURE NOTEWORTHY UNDERCLASSMEN
| PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
| Daniel Morrison | 2026 | MIF/CF | Uncommitted |
| KC Corley | 2027 | INF | Uncommitted |
| Kaleb Braden | 2027 | RHP | Uncommitted |
| Caleb McNeese | 2027 | C | Uncommitted |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Idaho Rising Stars ID | ID | 05/05 | Middleton High School |
| Kalispell Summer ID | ID | 06/01 | Glacier Bank Park - Kalispell, MT |
| Bozeman Summer ID | ID | 06/02 | Heroes Park at Legion Field - Bozeman, MT |
| Idaho State Games (Invite Only) | ID | 06/04 | College of Southern Idaho - Twin Falls, ID |
| Spokane Summer ID | ID | 06/26 | Whitworth University - Spokane, WA |
| Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |