2026 Prep Baseball Minnesota Diamond Notes: Week 4
May 6, 2026
Starting on Opening Day, our scouts will be out covering the 2026 season, publishing scout notes and additional in-season content along the way, like Power Rankings, Player of the Week awards, Scout Blog, Heat Sheet, Baseball Day Minnesota, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes.
2026 PREP BASEBALL MINNESOTA DIAMOND NOTES 💎 WEEK 4
All players are submitted weekly by their high school coaches.
Names in alphabetical order.
| Brendan Goedker | 2027 (JR) | Big Lake | 6 IP in a 5-0 win, allowed 4 H with 8 K. Attacked zone and worked ahead consistently. |
| Jackson LaRoche | 2027 (JR) | Big Lake | 5 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 10 K. Showed command and ability to miss bats. |
| Owen Wilczek | 2026 (SR) | Big Lake | Complete game effort, 1 ER allowed with 11 K. Durable outing with swing-and-miss. |
| Ryan Hjellming | 2026 (SR) | Cannon Falls | 5 IP, 1 H, 10 K vs. Goodhue. Dominant fastball usage with consistent strike throwing. |
| Micah Nelson | 2026 (SR) | Cannon Falls | 4-for-6, 2 RBI, .714 OBP from leadoff spot. Created consistent traffic. |
| Chase Gerdts | 2026 (SR) | JWP | On mound: 2 IP (5 K, 2 ER) and 6 IP (10 K). At plate: 5-for-7 with HR, 2B, 3 RBI. Two-way impact. |
| Grady Babcock | 2026 (SR) | Kasson-Mantorville | At plate: 4-for-7, 4 BB, 4 RBI, HR, 2B, 3B. On mound: 5 IP CG shutout, 12 K, 0 BB on 65 pitches. |
| Noah Meyer | 2027 (JR) | Lake City | Delivered in key moments with back-to-back clutch hits, including walk-off and go-ahead RBI single in 7th. |
| Caleb Sullivan | 2028 (SO) | Le Sueur-Henderson | No-hitter vs. Lake Crystal. Complete game with 8 K, controlled tempo throughout. |
| Peyton Tellijohn | 2026 (SR) | LeSueur-Henderson | 3-for-5 with 2 HR (GS, 3-run) and 8 RBI. Middle-of-order run production. |
| Alex Medina | 2026 (SR) | Litchfield | 7-for-10, 11 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 3B, 4 SB over 4 wins. Added 11 putouts in CF. |
| Gideon Boerema | 2026 (SR) | Litchfield | On mound: 2-0, 10.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 14 K (0.68 ERA). At plate: 7-for-13, 10 RBI, 2 2B. |
| Tripp McCann | 2026 (SR) | Litchfield | 7-for-11, HR, 6 RBI, 4 SB across 4 wins. Handled catching duties in heavy workload. |
| Keaton Wocjik | 2027 (JR) | Mankato East | CG, 1-hit shutout with 12 K in 1-0 win. Efficient and competitive outing. |
| Avery Stubbs | 2027 (JR) | Mankato East | CG, 1-hit shutout with 7 K vs. Rochester Mayo. Limited hard contact. |
| Mason Schreiber | 2026 (SR) | Mankato West | 7-for-12 (.583), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0 K. 1.782 OPS, consistent barrel control. |
| Emmitt Rentas | 2028 (SO) | Mankato West | 8-for-14 (.571), 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI. 1.743 OPS, extra-base impact. |
| Kason Nuehring | 2027 (JR) | Mankato West | CG shutout (5 IP), 4 H, 8 K. Scoreless over last 12 IP. |
| Noah Pieper | 2028 (SO) | Marshall | Perfect game: 7 IP, 15 K on 83 pitches (59 strikes). Dominant strike throwing. |
| Eric Terres | 2026 (SR) | New London-Spicer | 9 IP over 2 outings, 14 K, 2 BB, 2 ER. Held hitters to .150 AVG. |
| Griffin Epema | 2027 (JR) | Montevideo | 6.2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 15 K on 105 pitches vs. Minnewaska. Swing-and-miss stuff. |
| Gavin Gardner | 2027 (JR) | Monticello | Complete game in 1-0 win, allowed 3 H. Worked efficiently in low-scoring game. |
| Patrick Sorensen | 2027 (JR) | Saint Thomas Academy | CG (7 IP), 1 ER, 10 K, 0 BB. Commanded the zone throughout. |
| Jerome Nemanich | 2026 (SR) | Sartell | 7 IP shutout vs. Willmar (5 H, 4 BB, 7 K). Back-to-back shutouts. |
| Trevor Schlangen | 2027 (JR) | Sartell | 5-for-10 with 2B, HR, 6 RBI. Middle-order production. |
| Bo Harriman | 2027 (JR) | Cloquet | CG shutout vs. Duluth Marshall: 7 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 9 K. Controlled contact. |
| Mason Park | 2026 (SR) | Duluth Marshall | 6.2 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 7 K, 0 BB vs. Thief River Falls. Clean outing. |
| Aaden Westerbur | 2026 (SR) | Duluth Marshall | 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K in win vs. Esko. Worked through traffic. |
| Luke Carlson | 2027 (JR) | Champlin Park | .700 AVG (7 H), 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 5 SB, 0 SO over 3 games. Consistent contact. |
| Josh Henchen | 2026 (SR) | Champlin Park | CG (5 IP), 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K. Limited baserunners. |
| Tanner Wylie | 2026 (SR) | Champlin Park | CG (5 IP), 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K. Attacked zone effectively. |
| Sam Oliver | 2027 (JR) | Cathedral | 5-for-11 (.455), 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB. Contributed to 3-0 week. |
| Henry Schloe | 2026 (SR) | Cathedral | CG, 1-hitter with 5 K vs. ranked opponent. Kept hitters off balance. |
| Eli Strawsell | 2027 (JR) | Hawley | CG 1-hit shutout, 0 BB, 12 K. Also 2-for-3, 2 RBI at plate. |
| Zach Hubbard | 2026 (SR) | New Ulm | 5-for-7 with 3 XBH (2B, 2B, 3B), added RBI and 2 R. |
| Sawyer Olson | 2027 (JR) | St. James | 4-for-8 with 2B, HR, 4 RBI. Impact contact. |
| Max Westman | 2026 (SR) | St. James | 4-for-10 with 3 2B, 5 RBI. Gap-to-gap approach. |
| John Boelke | 2026 (SR) | St. James | CG shutout (4-0), 5 H, 8 K, 1 BB. Worked efficiently. |
| Tony Ambrose | 2026 (SR) | Spectrum | 8-for-13, 5 RBI, 4 R. Consistent contact over 4 games. |
| Owen Carlson | 2026 (SR) | Spectrum | 6-for-11, 7 R, 7 SB. Created pressure on bases. |
| Hudson Ohm | 2026 (SR) | Zumbrota-Mazeppa | 1-hit shutout vs. Lourdes, 15 K, 1 BB. Dominant outing. |
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