Prep Baseball Report

Top 25 Profiles of 2025: No. 8 Caden Crowell


Conner Madding
Indiana Operations/Multimedia

As we are nearing the end of another calendar year, we have compiled a list of the top 25 most viewed Indiana player profiles this year.  According to our research through our google analytics, these are the most viewed profiles by you the reader in 2025.

Coming in at No. 8 is ’25 LHP Caden Crowell (Valparaiso HS). The 6-foot-3, 205-pound southpaw — the No. 2 ranked player in Indiana’s 2025 class and one of the top 50 prospects in the country — delivered a dominant senior campaign on both sides of the ball for Valparaiso. The Region product was nearly untouchable on the mound, allowing just two earned runs over 55 innings while piling up 97 strikeouts against only 11 walks. Crowell finished a perfect 6-0 with a microscopic 0.53 WHIP, didn’t allow an extra-base hit or a stolen base all spring, and held opponents to a .098 batting average. At the plate, he hit .375 with 14 extra-base hits, including three home runs, three triples, and eight doubles. Crowell capped an ultra-impressive senior season by leading Valparaiso to a 4A State Championship and earning 2025 Indiana Player of the Year honors. Now at Notre Dame, he’ll look to make an immediate impact for the Irish and was ranked No. 14 on Prep Baseball Draft HQ’s “Top 100 On Campus” list.