Prep Baseball Report

2026 Minnesota High School Preview: New Ulm Cathedral


Andy Judkins
State Director, Prep Baseball Minnesota

The 2026 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement is building throughout Minnesota. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there is no shortage of talented players and teams across the land of 10,000 lakes.

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New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds

High School: New Ulm Cathedral
Conference: Tomahawk
2025 Record (Finish): 23-3 (Class A 2nd Place in State)


TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Evan Blekestad

+ Alex Portner

+ Elijah Rieser

+ Josh Forstner

+ Eli Anderson


TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

+ Ryler Collins

+ Evan Starke


ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Jake Finstad - Alexandria Tech

+ Colin Anderson - St. John's


TEAM OUTLOOK

“New Ulm Cathedral graduated a very solid senior class in 2025 that helped lead us to a Class A second place finish.  We also return a solid core of players who were big contributors last year and will be asked to take another step forward this year.  The main area we will need to see growth from players is on the mound where players will be taking on increased roles in comparison to last year.  Offensively we look to get contributions up and down the order and execute situationally.  We hope to once again be competitive in the Tomahawk Conference and Section 2.” – Alan Woitas, head coach


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