Prep Baseball Report

2026 Spring Preview: All-Region Teams


Prep Baseball Indiana
Indiana Staff

Our annual preseason high school coverage takes an in-depth look at all areas of the state as we inch towards first pitch. Our staff has already rolled out 72 team previews, which can be found at this link, along with several interviews with coaches from around the state that we held at the IHSBCA Coaches Convention, which can be found at this link

Also, our Preseason Player of the Year Watchlist can be found at this link

Today, we name an "All-Region" team for six areas of the state. The Central region makes up the central part of the state, working from as far south as Johnson County, all the way up to the Kokomo/Lafayette/Muncie region. Next is the "Region area" or the Northwest pocket of the state. South Bend, and areas north of Kokomo, makes up the Northern Indiana team, while everything north of Muncie and east of South Bend is lumped into the Northeast team. Evansville and its surrounding areas south of Bedford makes up the Southwest team, while the Bloomington/Bedford area and everything east of that, and south of Johnson County, comprises the Southern Indiana team. 

The criteria for selecting each team was based off of : prospect status, 2025 statistics and accomplishments, and finally a bit of "gut feel" on who we think will perform this upcoming season. 


Northwest Indiana

+ Region Preseason Co-Player of the Year: C Sean Dunlap (Crown Point) & Dylan Bowen (Hanover Central)
+ Region Preseason Pitcher of the Year: LHP Troy Barrett (Chesterton)
+ Region Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: C Sean Dunlap (Crown Point)
+ Region Newcomer of the Year: RHP Lucas Haas (Valparaiso)

Pos Name School Class Commitment
P Riley Ackerman Crown Point 2027 Northwestern
Troy Barrett Chesterton 2026 Purdue
P Matt Cook Hanover Central 2026 Evansville
P Logan Johnston Crown Point 2026 Indiana
P Kaden Maxwell Andrean 2026 Illinois
P Tanner Post Illiana Christian 2026 Toledo
C Sean Dunlap Crown Point 2026 Tennessee
INF Dylan Bowen Hanover Central 2026 Oklahoma State
INF Donovan Craig Munster 2028
INF Caden Matusak Crown Point 2026 Michigan
INF Parker Robinson Lake Central 2027  Oklahoma
OF Rob Czarniecki Chesterton 2026 Kentucky
OF Luke Goben Andrean 2026 IU-Southeast
OF Nate Southwell Munster 2026 IU-Kokomo
2-way Billy Miller Kouts 2028

Northern Indiana 

+ Region Co-Preseason Player of the Year: 1B Grady Nelson (Warsaw) & C/UTL Reed Robinson (New Prairie)
+ Region Preseason Pitcher of the Year: RHP Cayden Stockbridge (Penn)
+ Region Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: CF Mason Biernacki (Penn)
+ Region Preseason Newcomer of the Year: CF Mason Biernacki (Penn)

Pos  Name School Class Commitment
P Ryen Diaz Goshen 2026
P Colton Griffiths New Prairie 2026 Bethel
P Carson Paulik Rochester 2026 Taylor
P Jacob Snyder South Bend Saint Joseph 2026 Ohio Northern
P Cayden Stockbridge Penn 2026 Purdue
C Max Shreiner Elkhart 2026 Franklin
INF Braxton Cline Goshen 2026
INF Bennett Hartford Penn 2026 Hillsdale
INF AJ LaSane South Bend Saint Joseph 2027
INF Grady Nelson Warsaw 2027 Ole Miss
OF Reis Bellar Peru 2026 Marian
OF Mason Biernacki Penn 2028
OF Mekhi Pulluaim John Glenn 2027
UTL Reed Robinson New Prairie 2026 Northern Illinois
2way Quinton Brock Warsaw 2026 IU-Kokomo

Northeast Indiana

+ Region Preseason Player of the Year: SS Isaiah Snavely (Fort Wayne Snider)
+ Region Preseason Pitcher of the Year: RHP Charlie Herr (Homestead)
+ Region Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: C Nolan Butcher (Leo)
+ Region Preseason Newcomer of the Year: C Cooper Nichols (Fort Wayne Carroll)

Pos Name School Class Commitment
P Miles Brockhouse Dekalb 2027
P Dylan Chism Norwell 2028
P Lucas Collins Garrett 2027
P Mason Gutmann Homestead 2026 Indiana Tech
P Charlie Herr Homestead 2027 Indiana
P Harper Sturtsman Manchester 2027
C Nolan Butcher Leo 2027
INF Cruz Kindler Huntington North 2026 Huntington
INF Aiden Phillips Homestead 2026 Davenport
INF Dominic Rennecker Leo 2026 Saint Francis
INF Isaiah Snavely Fort Wayne Snider 2027 Wake Forest
OF Drake Hall Dekalb 2027
OF Gray Stockwell Homestead 2026 Kellogg CC
OF Brady Vince Dekalb 2027 Huntington
2-way Trey Deckman Columbia City 2026 Ball State

Central Indiana

+ Region Preseason Co-Player of the Year: RHP/INF Gannon Grant (Center Grove) & INF Aiden Reynolds (Noblesville)
+ Region Preseason Co-Pitcher of the Year: RHP/INF Gannon Grant (Center Grove) & RHP Hudson Devaughan (Mooresville)
+ Region Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: SS Grady Grant (Center Grove)
+ Region Preseason Newcomer of the Year: OF Andrew Noble (Westfield)

Pos Name School Class Commitment
P Hudson Devaughan Mooresville 2026 Alabama
P Beckett Doane Noblesville 2026 Mississippi State
P Davis Moore Zionsville 2027 Vanderbilt
P Ryan Murphy Brownsburg 2026 Creighton
P Sammy Swank McCutcheon 2026 Kentucky
P Tate Troxell Guerin Catholic 2026 Alabama
C Ryan Rodman Western 2026 Eastern Illinois
INF Ben Canada Guerin Catholic 2027 Northwestern
INF Lannon Nicoloff Harrison 2026 George Mason
INF Aiden Reynolds Noblesville 2026 Indiana
INF Jake Winger McCutcheon 2026 Indiana
OF Desmond Francis Park Tudor 2026 Notre Dame
OF Drake McClurg Center Grove 2027 Indiana
OF Ian Taylor Guerin Catholic 2026 George Mason
2-way Gannon Grant Center Grove 2026 Tennessee

Southwest Indiana

+ Region Preseason Player of the Year: SS Peyton Gray (Heritage Hills)
+ Region Preseason Pitcher of the Year: RHP Jaxon Lueken (Forest Park)
+ Region Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: C Cooper Collins (Vincennes Lincoln)
+ Region Preseason Newcomer of the Year: LHP Ty Pohl (Evansville North)

Pos Name School Class Commitment
P Cole Breeden Mater Dei 2028
P Jack Levin Jasper 2026
P Jaxon Lueken  Forest Park 2026 Indiana
P Max Miller Mater Dei 2026 Oakland City
P Alton Otsby Washington 2026 Indiana State
P Preston Seidl Castle 2027 Cincinnati
C Cooper Collins Vincennes Lincoln 2027 Texas A&M
INF Brooks Carroll North 2026 Evansville
INF Peyton Gray Heritage Hills 2026 Western Kentucky
INF Levi Lester Barr-Reeve 2026 Oakland City
INF Dylan Murphy Mater Dei 2028
OF Nolan Schickel Mater Dei 2026 Oakland City
OF Micah Toler Heritage Hills 2027
OF Jace Watson Castle 2026 Old Dominion
2-way AJ Baggett North 2027 Indiana

Southern Indiana

+ Region Preseason Player of the Year: RHP/OF Aiden Smith (Shelbyville)
+ Region Preseason Pitcher of the Year: RHP/OF Aiden Smith (Shelbyville)
+ Region Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year: SS Cole Reynolds (East Central) & SS Boston Roberts (Silver Creek)
+ Region Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: OF EJ Milliner (Floyd Central) & 1B/OF Eli Harris (Jeffersonville)

Pos Name School Class Commitment
P Cutler Chastain Bedford North Lawrence 2027 Indiana State
P Cole Cheatham Union County 2027 West Virginia
P Connor Couch Bloomington South 2026 Columbia
P Luke Freel Bloomington North 2026 Depauw
P Collin Marcum Bloomington South 2026 Indiana
P Rhys Wolf Martinsville 2026 Notre Dame
C Cam Gates Bedford North Lawrence 2027
INF Luke Arnett Bloomington South 2026 Taylor
INF Gavin Jackson Providence 2026 Indiana State
INF Cole Reynolds East Central 2027
INF Jack Whaley Columbus North 2028
OF Dane Dudley Batesville 2026 Lincoln Memorial 
OF Brock Kintner Columbus North 2026 Marian
OF EJ Milliner Floyd Central 2026 Central Michigan
2way Aiden Smith Shelbyville 2026 Kentucky