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With the season right officially underway, our staff will continue to release previews for teams from around the state. In this edition we highlighted four schools in Mid-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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Alma Panthers

Head Coach: Jarod Hughes

Division: 2

2025 Record: 13-16

2025 Tournament: Lost in Pre-Districts

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/2

2026 Team Strengths:

• Starting Pitching
• Leadership
• Base Running

Key Returners:

• Ethan Helinski, C/RHP, 2026, Alpena CC
  .383 AVG, 15 2B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 32 R, 11 SB / 2-2, 1.29 ERA, 26 K, 12 BB

2026 C Ethan Helinski@ethan_helinski | @MSelect17U

Helinski hits a 2 RBI double to right center!!!#MichiganChamp25 #pb56 pic.twitter.com/YT5GyU6YUo

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) July 11, 2025

• Rocco Holiday, SS/RHP, 2026
  .227 AVG, 3 2B, 1 3B, 10 RBI, 14 R, 5 SB / 1-3, 3.15 ERA, 16 K, 15 BB
• Malachi Irvin, INF/RHP, 2027
  .286 AVG, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 12 R, 3 SB
• RJ Bielaga, RF/C, 2026
• Vicente Rodriguez, INF/RHP, 2026

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Beal City Aggies

Head Coach: Brad Antcliff

Division: 4

2025 Record: 26-8

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Final

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/2

2026 Team Strengths:

• Pitching
• Depth

Key Returners:

• Cuyler Smith, SS/RHP, 2027
  .511 AVG, 7 2B, 41 R, 30 RBI, 22 SB / 51.1 IP, 9-2, 1.91 ERA, 64 K
• Blake Walcutt, OF/RHP, 2026, Mid-Michigan CC
  .380 AVG, 26 R, 17 RBI, 18 SB / 39 IP, 9-1, 1.44 ERA, 61 K
• Eric Elias, C/RHP, 2027
  .423 AVG, 5 XBH, 22 RBI / 12 IP, 1.17 ERA, 22 K
• Garrison Zuker, OF, 2026
  .276 AVG, 4 3B, 31 R, 19 RBI, 12 SB / 27.1 IP, 3-1, 2.31 ERA, 33 K
• Will McClintic, INF, 2027
  .369 AVG, 7 XBH, 26 R, 19 RBI, 10 SB
• Cooper Scarbrough, INF/C, 2027
  .244 AVG, 19 R, 14 RBI, 12 SB
• Braxton Butkovich, OF, 2028
  .298 AVG, 21 R, 9 RBI, 12 SB

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Mt. Pleasant Oilers

Head Coach: Luke Epple

Division: 1

2025 Record: 16-16

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Semifinals

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/5

Team Strengths:

• Defense
• Pitching
• Hitting
• Experience

Key Returners:

• Aryan Punjabi, RHP/OF, 2027
  55.2 IP, 3-6, 3.02 ERA, 55 K

2027 RHP/OF Aryan Punjabi@aryanpunjabi111 | @MISelect2027

FB: 80-82
SL: 71-73
CH: 68-71

Punjabi has the full arsenal on display here early punching out a pair in the first in his QF start #MichiganChamp25 #PB13 pic.twitter.com/WaMfNF2Q4V

— Prep Baseball Michigan Scouting Coverage (@PrepBaseMIScout) July 13, 2025

• Tate Wager, RHP/INF, Grace Christian
• Andrew Artz, C/RHP, 2027
• Kyle Wallace, RHP/1B, Kalamazoo Valley CC
• Grahm Phillips, OF/P, 2026
• Jacob Hutchins, INF/RHP, 2028
• Alex Whitman, INF/RHP, 2026

Underclassmen to Watch:

• Brody Binder, C/OF, 2028
• Reddek Hovey, OF, 2028

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Shepherd Bluejays

Head Coach: Mitch Weiss

Division: 2

2025 Record: 24-11-2

2025 Tournament: Lost in District Finals

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 12/10

Team Strengths:

• Pitching
• Defense
• Baserunning

Key Returners:

• Sam King 1B/OF/LHP, 2026, Mid-Michigan CC
  .368 AVG, 9 2B, 2 HR, 31 RBI, 32 R, 13 SB / 2-4, 2.54 ERA, 44 K, 29 BB
• Bryce Smith, IF/OF/C, 2026
  .309 AVG, 8 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 19 R, 10 SB
• Tristin Fisher SS/RHP, 2027
  .336 AVG, 11 2B, 27 RBI, 37 R, 30 SB
• Brady Robinson OF,/RHP, 2027
  .324 AVG, 3 2B, 18 RBI, 34 R, 28 SB. 3-0 1.71 ERA, 15 K, 10 BB
• Kaden Yuncker MIF/RHP, 2027
  49.1 IP, 7-1, 2.55 ERA, 37 SO, 6 BB

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