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2026 High School Team Preview: Detroit Edison Pioneers

DETROIT - The Pioneers of Detroit Edison are looking to make the final year of playing all road games a big one in 2026.

A field is being built near the school and play there will begin in 2027.

“We’re excited about it,” Edison head coach Mark Brown said. “It levels the playing field where we can practice on a baseball field instead of a football field. Kids can come to our games and that will help our kids be more focused with their peers watching them play.”

But that is a year from now. The immediate focus for Edison is on what lies directly ahead.

“Now it’s your turn,” Brown explained about what he tells players in the program. “We talk about reloading as opposed to rebuilding. It’s about playing as hard as you can and never quitting. Play to the last out. Go out and compete and play for seven innings. Be great competitors.”

A pair of all-state players are back to lead the way in Jamir Campbell and JonTae Wright. Campbell is the sixth-ranked senior shortstop in Michigan who will bat first or third after leading the team in hitting a year ago. The Southern University commit carried a .367 average with 42 runs scored, eight doubles, four triples and 36 stolen bases. Wright, the fourth-rated 2026 first baseman in the state, who is a Jackson CC recruit, hit .362 with 42 RBIs and six home runs last season.

Campbell is also expected to be one of the top pitchers in a program that lost to Liggett 3-2 in the district finals in 2025 after reaching the state semis in 2024, regional finals in 2023 and state finals in 2022. David Hemphill, a left-hander who will play right field when not pitching, will help form a one-two punch on the mound after going 7-2 with a 1.79 ERA last year, fanning 91 in 61 innings.

Senior DaiJon Brooks and juniors Javaris Jackson and Deonte Leneor, who all sat out last season after transferring in, are expected to be key players this year. Brooks will be the number three pitcher and play center field, Jackson, a left-handed hitter, will bat in the two-hole and play right field and catch, while Lanier will help on the mound and also play second, short and/or third.

Freshman Troy Hammon is penciled in as the fourth pitcher while also seeing action at third base with fellow ninth grader Elijah Hines at short when Campbell pitches and in left field otherwise.

Junior catcher Melvin Tennison is back after batting .309 with 18 RBIs as a sophomore. Tennison will also play in right and pitch. Jerrell Crosson, a left fielder last year, will move to second base coming off a .305 season with 23 steals and 19 RBIs.

“Speed is our game,” Brown said about what he likes about this team. “We have guys that can run and steal bases. I also like our experience. We have seven seniors, probably the most we’ve ever had, that will bring a wealth of experience. We’ve played in a lot of big games and that will help come tournament time.”

A schedule featuring Hartland, Brother Rice, New Boston Huron, Grosse Pointe South, Saline and Grand Blanc will help prepare the Pioneers for the postseason.

“We switched districts this year so we wouldn’t play Liggett until the state championship,” Brown noted.

But that time is a long way off.

“For us to get back to the Final Four will take some luck for one thing,” Brown explained. “The key with playing a tough schedule is to get guys experience against really good pitching. That will get us acclimated to what we could see.”

There is more that will make or break Edison this year.

“We have guys we’re depending on that include three transfers that didn’t play last year,” Brown said. “It’s their turn now and we need them to step up and play to their potential. Injuries and staying healthy will be key while we’re learning to play in tough games.”

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