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With 2024 now in the past, Prep Baseball Michigan is eagerly anticipating bringing the state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2024. Starting in February, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

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2025 Spring Team Preview: Howell Highlanders

Team Name: Howell Highlanders
Head Coach: Matt Hunt
Division: 1
2024 Record: 17-20
2024 Tourney Finish: Districts loss to South Lyon
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

Coach Outlook: "Expectations are high. On paper this year is very promising with 6 college commits but our boys will have to show up everyday with their hard hats on ready to put in the work."

2025 Team Strengths:

• Experience
• Pitching
• Hitting

Top Returning Players:

JT Thomas, C, 2025 SVSU recruit

2025 C Jason Thomas@JT_Thomas_11 | West Oakland Wings

Absolutely pimps this one to LF for a homerun#pbgli #pbr81 pic.twitter.com/LJf96I32Qi

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) June 29, 2024

Nick Hoorn, RHP/INF, 2025 Northwood recruit

2025 RHP Nick Hoorn
West Oakland Wings

FB: 82-85
CB: 70-73
CH: 77-79

Leaning heavily on the fastball early. Getting swing and miss on the offering, especially when elevated. Mixes offspeed to keep opposing hitters guessing and to set up the put-away fastball.#pbgli #pbr40 pic.twitter.com/W8SQyx4del

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) June 30, 2024

Neko Hall, 1B/RHP, Madonna recruit

Gavin Pejakovich, RHP/1B, Kalamazoo recruit

Daniel Hampton, MIF, 2026

2026 2B Daniel Hampton@ZtNavy

Daniel continues the big 1st with an RBI double into the left-center gap.#pbncc #pbr15 pic.twitter.com/gkjJ8mSIMp

— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 21, 2024

Brady Hamilton, INF/RHP, 2026

Justin Jones, CF/LHP, 2025

Josh Soneral, RHP/UT, 2025

Class of 2025 Prospects:

Jimmy Steakley, C/OF, Defiance recruit

Duncan Gray, OF

Class of 2026 Prospects:

Blake Lowery, RHP

Nick Myers, LHP

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