Prep Baseball Report

2025 State Tournament: PLAYERS TO WATCH


Jamie Tessoff
KY Scouting Director

The State Tournament is finally here! Check out some of the names to know for each team that could have big time impacts this week.


#1 TRINITY


MEADE COUNTY

  • 2025 Lucas Hail - RHP/OF (University of Kentucky)
    • .326 AVG, 22 R, 10 SB, 7.1 IP, 16 K, 0.00 ERA
  • 2025 Aiden Bratcher - C
    • .330 AVG, 10 XBH, 43.1 IP, 72 K, 4-3 W/L, 1.78 ERA
  • 2026 Austin Stansbury - RHP/OF
    • .304 AVG, 14 SB, 49.1 IP, 49 K, 7-1 W/L, 1.28 ERA
  • 2025 Talan Ledford - OF
    • 40.0 IP, 28 K, 5-3 W/L, 1 SV, 2.98 ERA

#23 BOYLE COUNTY


#14 BOYD COUNTY


#8 TAYLOR COUNTY


#5 SAYRE


#16 HARRISON COUNTY

  • 2025 Jashon Lewis - OF/1B (Edison State CC)
    • .455 AVG, 46 R, 34 RBI, 23 XBH, 10 HR, 22 SB 
  • 2025 Brian Vaughn - C/RHP (Edison State CC)
    • .449 AVG, 26 R, 41 RBI, 18 XBH, 10 SB, 54.0 IP, 59 K, 8-2 W/L, 1.04 ERA
  • 2026 Blake Green - UTL
    • .315 AVG, 46 R, 29 SB, 8 XBH
  • 2025 Boston Reynolds - MIF
    • .333 AVG, 27 R, 21 RBI, 12 SB 
  • 2026 Cooper Slade - MIF
    • 50.1 IP, 26 K, 8-1 W/L, 2.23 ERA

WOLFE COUNTY

  • 2026 Max Whisman - RHP/MIF
    • 59.0 IP, 71 K, 8-1 W/L, 1.07 ERA
  • 2026 Jaden Hollon - RHP/3B
    • 56.1 IP, 62 K, 4-5 W/L, 2.24 ERA
  • 2026 Camden Oliver - 1B/LHP
    • .406 AVG, 35 R, 26 RBI, 14 XBH, 25 SB
  • 2026 Jayden Molands - UTL/RHP
    • .427 AVG, 29 R, 30 RBI, 14 XBH, 29 SB
  • 2026 Kris Evans - MIF
    • .316 AVG, 24 R, 24 RBI, 10 XBH, 6 SB

#4 MCCRACKEN COUNTY


#13 LYON COUNTY


#7 SOUTH WARREN


HIGHLANDS


#6 PLEASURE RIDGE PARK


CORBIN


JOHNSON CENTRAL

  • 2027 Brayden Shepherd - MIF
    • .336 AVG, 44 R, 26 RBI, 9 XBH, 19 SB
  • 2026 Chase Preece - 3B/RHP
    • .384 AVG, 34 R, 39 RBI, 17 XBH, 9HR, 9 SB
  • 2027 Kyler Callaham - 1B/C
    • .330 AVG, 36 R, 21 RBI, 10 XBH,  18 SB
  • 2027 Kaleb Callaham - 3B/RHP
    • .313 AVG, 22 R, 24 RBI, 9 XBH, 15 SB
  • 2025 Dawson Montgomery - RHP
    • 62.0 IP, 68 K, 7-3 W/L, 1 SV, 1.58 ERA
  • 2027 Levi Pennington - UTL
    • 50.2 IP, 40 K, 7-1 W/L, 1.93 ERA

SPENCER COUNTY


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