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With the spring right around the corner, our staff has began preparing for the season with team previews. In this edition we highlighted some teams in Southeast Michigan.

All information has been provided to us through our preseason coaches questionnaire, please email [email protected] if you have not received this poll and are a varsity head coach in the state of Michigan. 

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Adrian Maples

Head Coach: Kyle Johnson

Division: 2

2025 Record: 22-14

2025 Tournament: Lost in Regional Semifinals

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/4

2026 Team Strengths:

• Pitching
• Speed

Key Returners:

• Julius Robichaud, RHP, 2026, Oakland

2026 RHP Julius Rochichaud (@17uHawksgold)

FB: 86-88 T: 90
SL: 71-75

Big 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame, whippy arm action, athlete.@PrepBaseballMI || #SESelect25 @PB_Uncommitted pic.twitter.com/vGeJmLU3Li

— Prep Baseball Scouting (@pbtscouting) July 15, 2025

• Abram Marlatt, RHP, 2027

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Ann Arbor Huron River Rats

Head Coach: Eamon Horwedel

Division: 1

2025 Record: 10-28

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Semiinals

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/1

2026 Team Strengths:

• Culture
• Hitting

Key Returners:

• Max Pinsky, IF/OF/RHP, 2026
  .418 avg / 42.1 IP, 35 K
• Xander Bolanos, C/OF/LHP, 2026
• Thayer Wallace, 3B/2B/RHP, 2026
• Logan Wolfe, LHP/OF, 2026
• Andrew Hoffman, SS/C, 2027
  .328 avg, 7 2B, 20 RBI, 17 SB
• Kale Gadd, 3B/1B/RHP 2027
• Landon Wimmert, RHP/2B, 2027
• Kyle Phelps, C/1B, 2027
• Justin Guest, RHP/OF, 2028
• Liam Flaherty, 2B/C, 2028
• Campbell Delacourt, IF/RHP, 2028

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Milan Big Reds

Head Coach: Peyton Harding

Division: 2

2025 Record: 15-21

2025 Tournament: Lost in Districts

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

Team Strengths:

• Starting Pitching
• Speed
• Leadership
• Defense

Key Returners:

• Zach Farmer, OF/RHP, 2026
• Cameron Dessellier, RHP/1B
  49.2 IP, 4-6 W/L, 3.8 ERA, 45 K

2027 RHP Cameron Dessellier (Milan)

6-4/205

FB: 84-86
SL: 69-71
CH: 77-79@camerondessell1 | #ProspectsSD pic.twitter.com/mpIRftYN56

— Prep Baseball Michigan (@PrepBaseballMI) February 16, 2026

• Nickson Smith, RHP/3B, 2028
  25.1 IP, 26 K, 4.6 ERA

2028 RHP Nickson Smith (Milan)

6-0/160

FB: 85-87 T87.1
CT: 80-83
SL: 74-75
CH: 78-79@Nickson_Smith24 | #BullsSD pic.twitter.com/SD4xNlUCeh

— Prep Baseball Michigan (@PrepBaseballMI) February 22, 2026

• Hunter Strimpel, RHP, 2027
  16.1 IP, 17 K

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Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Falcons

Head Coach: Jared Janssen

Division: 3

2025 Record: 19-7

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Final

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

Team Strengths:

• Pitching
• Defense
• Speed

Key Returners:

• Lukas Linzell, C, 2026, Toledo
  .386 AVG, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR

2026 C Lucas Linzell
Michigan Monarchs

Linzell LAUNCHES one to LF for a triple in a 1-1 game in the 6th#pb29 #toledoclassic25 pic.twitter.com/kM5eSjntPR

— Prep Baseball Ohio Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseOHScout) July 17, 2025

• Brock Cousino, 1B, 2026
  .365 AVG, 17 SB
• Cameron Cole, RHP/OF, 2026, Henry Ford CC
  37.1 IP, 43 SO

2026 RHP @CameronCole77 @smccBaseball24 | UofM - Dearborn

FB: 82-84 T85.5
SL: 71-73
CH: 72-74

Cole with the nod to start on the hill for SMCC tonight striking out 8 in 5 innings of work ✅ pic.twitter.com/GqXHTgKYYj

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) May 20, 2025

• Steel Decator, P/OF, 2026
  37.2 IP 4-0 3 SV 1.63 ERA
• Ryan Hayden , INF/OF/P 2026
• Dom Zangara , OF 2026
• Jake Angove , INF/OF/P 2027
• Tyler Bashaw , INF/P 2027
• Charlie Leach, INF, 2027
• Blake Lechy, P/UTL, 2027
• Aaron Fowkes, OF, 2027

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Riverview Pirates

Head Coach: Chris Gajewski

Division: 2

2025 Record: 10-28

2025 Tournament: Lost in Regional Semifinal

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/1

2026 Team Strengths:

• Pitching
• Catching
• Hitting

Key Returners:

• Jameson Gelineau, RHP, 2026
• Evan Minnick, INF/C, 2026, Henry Ford CC

2026 C/3B Evan Minnick@MinnickEvans | @USAPrimeMI

Evan lines a single up the middle to plate 2. Then he takes the extra base on the throw home! #GLInvite #pb12 pic.twitter.com/G0An16dGSK

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) June 27, 2025

• Carson Rice, C, 2027
• Carson DeCamillis, OF, 2028

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Sand Creek Aggies

Head Coach: Wayne Perry

Division: 3

2025 Record: 15-14

2025 Tournament: Lost in Districts

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

2026 Team Strengths:

• Leadership
• Returners

Key Returners:

• Ivan Wilkinson, OF/RHP, 2026, Lansing CC
  .551 AVG, 3 HR, 37 RBIs, 16 Doubles, 25 SB / 6-2, 78 K 

2026 OF Ivan Wilkinson@TeamEliteMW

Smashes this one to deep center field for a stand up triple and start the scoring#GLInvite #PB54 pic.twitter.com/AiQeXWijO3

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) June 27, 2025

• Andon Sutherland, SS/RHP, 2026
  .436 AVG, 41 Hits, 29 R
• Carter Bettcher, C/OF/P, 2028
  .338 AVG
• Caden Glinski, P, 2028
  2-1, 14 K
• Parker Strahan, INF, 2027

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Tecumseh Indians

Head Coach: Tom Bullinger

Division: 2

2025 Record: 16-14

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Semiinal

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2026 Team Strengths:

• Speed
• Defense
• Team Chemistry
• Pitching Depth

Key Returners:

• Rocco Williams, SS/RHP, 2026
  .378 AVG, 9 2B, 1 3B, 21 SB, 24 R, 32 RBI / 2-3, 45 Ks, 12 W, 2.1 ERA

2026 SS/2B Rocco Williams@PrecisionPatsBF | @RoccoW_13

HOME RUN ALERT💣🚨

Williams blasts this ball over the left field fence for a 3-RBI home run.#MidMIChamps25 #pb48 pic.twitter.com/soUSaJhO06

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) July 18, 2025

• Connor Bullinger, 2B/SS/RHP, 2026
  .365 AVG, 37 R, 1 2B, 17 RBI, 8 HBP, 30 SB
• Austin Kane, C/3B/RHP, 2026, Alma College
  .329 AVG, 13 R, 5 2B, 2 2B, 22 RBI
• Jeremy Bennett, CF/RHP, 2026
  .277 AVG, 26 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 20 SB

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