Prep Baseball Report

Uncommitted Senior Spotlight: 2026 Arms


Cooper Trinkle
Scouting Director

The fall nears, a vital 'last' look for recruiters before signing day comes in early November. The 2026 class currently has 85 committed players per our database, with 49 of those commitments being to Division I programs. This class is deep and there still remains plenty of quality talent on the board. Our 2026 rankings are due for an update at the end of this month and to tease the list before it comes out, here are the top 15 arms that remain uncommitted in the order that they're set to update in. Find all uncommitted position rankings below, with an updated list of 2026 rankings set to drop tomorrow...

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Jake Mazzier RHP / Gibson southern, IN / 2026

+ 6-foot-1, 175 pounds. Athletic. 

FB: 88-90 T 91 (2200s)
SLV: 73-75 (2600+, feel)
CH: 82 (1300s)

+ Athletic righty that can get swing and miss with a quality two-pitch (FB/SLV) combo. Confident, competitive presence. Projects as a back-end bullpen piece. Top uncommitted player remaining on our board.

Sam Gooch RHP / SS / Greencastle High School, IN / 2026

+ Wiry, athletic, 6-foot, 170 pounder

FB: 86-88 T 90 
SLV: 75-77
CH: 79-82

+ Uber-athletic kid that fills that zone with three pitches. Tight, compact, clean arm action with a simple, athletic delivery. Also standout basketball player and All-State performer as a junior as a position player. Strike-throwing nature and present above average stuff establishes a safe floor, athletic capabilities bring intirguing upside. 

 

Luke Freel RHP / Bloomington North, IN / 2026

+ Athletic, 6-foot, 175 pound frame.

FB: 86-89 (2200s, some arm side life)
CB: 72-74 (2500+, -8" IVB, -16" HZ)
SL: 75-77 (2500+, -2" IVB, -17" HZ)
CH: 75 (1111)

+ Low-pulse compeitior who floodes the zone with four pitches. Fastball can go to both sides with repeatable arm action and delivery. Truly can manipulate spin for two distinct pitches. SP projections. 

 

Greyson Betts RHP / Franklin Community High School, IN / 2026

+ Stocky, 6-foot, 190 pounder.

FB: 86-88 T 90 
SL: 77-79 (2400+, sweep)
CH 81.5

+ Competitive right-handed arm with a weapon-slider that he has feel for. Willing to attack with upper-80s fastball that sets the tunnel for wipeout spin. 

Jaden Norris RHP / Sullivan , IN / 2026

+ Strong, proportional, 6-foot-2ish, 190 pounder.

FB: 85-89 
SL: 77-82 (2400+, sweep)

+ Aggressive righty who looks to rack up whiffs with a strong two-pitch mix. Uncoils with intent to embarass. Likely a back-end RP profile. 

Peter Ward RHP / Zionsville Community High School, IN / 2026

+ Lanky, projectable, 6-foot-2, 170 pound frame

FB: 86-90 T 91 
SL: 71-73

+ Was having a very strong spring for Zionsville (16.1 IP, 1.71 ERA, 29 K, 9 BB) before was struck by injury. Finished the summer with a huge outing at Lakepoint. Upside arm with standout arm talent who could be a late steal for a recruiting class. 

Jackson Trueblood RHP / Seymour Senior High School, IN / 2026

+ Athletic for 6-foot-4, 195 pound frame.

FB: 85-88 T 89 (occasional run (or) cut)
SL: 77-79 (2300s, sweep)
CH: 76-77

+ Talented arm that works on a long, deep path with real strength. Real upside frame holds room for strength with wiry twitch already present. Has had a history of some spray issues but it is beginning to condense. Real swing-and-miss capabilities with continued development and refinement. 

Kaleb Hacker RHP / Portage High School, IN / 2026

+ Imposing, 6-foot-6, 230 pound frame.

FB: 85-88 T 90 (steep look from high OTT, cut/ride)
SL: 76-77 (sweep)
CH: 78-80


+ Relief profile with a sturdy-framed, physical look. Attacks from a higher OTT slot with the ability to get swing-and-miss with the fastball. 

Harrison Haq RHP / Penn, IN / 2026

+ Physical, 6-foot-3, 230 pounder.

FB: 85-88 T 90 (ride)
SLV: 77-79
CH: 82-83

+ Sturdy-strong RHP with clean, compact arm. Change over spin, has the ability to pitch & get outs with riding heater. Strikes at an above average clip. 

Eric McAtee RHP / Center Grove High School, IN / 2026

+ Projectable, loose, 6-foot-4, 195 pound frame.

FB: 84-88 (2400s, ride)
SL: 70-72 (16+ sweep)
SPL: 76-79 (1330)

+ High-upside RHP with a loose arm. Sequences well with several traits to dream on. Added strength should bring continued velocity jumps, certainly a candidate to make gains once he makes it to campus. Overall feel is fringe average. 

Quinton Brock RHP / SS / Warsaw Community High School, IN / 2026

+ Athletic, 6-foot, 175 pounder.

FB: 84-87
SL: 70-74

+ Natural athlete that moves really well in the delivery. Clean arm action that he is able to repeat and allows for strike zone feel. Fastball likely ticks 90+ with full maturity, SL flashes bite with late 10/4 shape. Also a standout on the gridiron and as a position player as well. 

Sullivan Kress OF / RHP / New Prairie High School, IN / 2026

+ Twitchy, 6-foot, 170 pounder.

FB: 85-90 T 91.5
CB: 67-70 (developing)
SPL: 71.5 (knuckle-like tumble)

+ From Top Prospect Games 2025 - Easily the biggest riser of the event. Completely tooled-out with a leaner, 6-foot, 170 pound frame that provides tons of twitch. Arm is best tool - up to 98 (2x) from the OF and 92 on the mound. Ran a 6.79, was also 96+ off the bat. Highest ceiling appears on the mound - is more a thrower than pitcher now but the upside is undeniable. High intent, highly-athletic delivery. Sat 86-90 and was able to get swings-and-misses with the fastball. Killed spin on low-70s splitter, spun an upper-60s CB - developing feel for both. In total - the athlete and twitch is what I value here. There are unteachable traits the create some real intrigue, but there is also polish needed. Offensively, there is length to the swing, but there is bat speed as well with the arm strength and foot speed likely to translate defensively allowing for some 2-way upside.

 

Xavier Hemingway RHP / Bloomington High School South, IN / 2026

+ 6-foot-3, 205 pounds.

FB: 83-86
SL: 72-74
CH: 74-76

+ From 2025 Top Prospect Games -  One of the best movers at the event. Ball comes out with ease. 6-foot-3, 195 pounds with tons of room to refine and add strength. Very young for the grade. Both traits suggest 82-84 T 85 FB will tick further. Feel for 72-74 spin that plays with true sweeper shape. Showed 74-76 CH. Controls the zone and repeats very well. This velocity will not jump off the page, but Hemingway has several traits to dream on and provides a high enough floor with the present ability to command the baseball. 

Ben Pickering RHP / C / Jefferson High School, IN / 2026

+ Stocky, 6-foot-1, 225 pounder. 

FB: 87-90 T 92 (some arm side run)
SL: 70-75
CH: 77-81

+ Strong-armed C/P who has been up to 92 previously in showcase. Relief profile, drop and drive allows for flatter vertical approach. Secondaries show usable flashes. The arm talent provides the majority of the value and intrigue here. 

Louis Gage LHP / Andrean High School, IN / 2026

+ Projectable, 6-foot-4, 175 pounds.

FB: 82-85 (2300s, some rise & run)
SL: 72-74 (sweep)
CB: 66-70
CH: 77

+ From 2025 Top Prospect Games - One of my favorite 'light-but-right' arms at the event - Gage's 6-foot-4, 175 pound frame brings plenty of projection to suggest his 80-83 (T 85) fastball should tick up as strength/explosiveness is added. The lift is repeatable, and he syncs his long levers up at a tick above average clip for now. Long-levered arms tend to figure things out later, though he showed more polish/feel at this event than he did in a winter showcase in February - my first look at him. He supinates at release to bring a spin-over-change arsenal, and showed some ability to manipulate shape with a 68-70 CB and 71-73 SL. In summation, I value the ability the upside here, with a unique left-handed look providing real intrigue