The Missouri high school baseball season kicks off on Mar. 20, opening day for regular season action under MSHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2025 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down to the official Prep Baseball Missouri Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.

Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.

 

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2025 SEASON OUTLOOK

No. of Returning Position Players: 5
No. of Returning Pitchers: 4

Top Returners:

• SS/P Chris Coy (2025; Omaha) - 6’2, 180, R/R
  • 1st team all State 2024. When he pitches, we can beat anybody in the state, any class. He had wins over MICDS in state semifinals, Kearney, Ozark, Mid Buchanan, Savannah, St. Pius and Pleasant Hill. Went a combine 8-0 last season with a .7 ERA.
• CF Myles Bachali (2025) - 5’10, 155, R/L
  • All district, all conference 1st team 2024
• 1B/OF/P Zaidyn Woodward (2027) - 5’10, L/L
  • All conference, all district 1st team
• OF Jaxson Rich (2025) - 6’1, 185, R/R

Top Newcomers:

• OF Xander Tiller (2028) - 5’9, 180, R/R
  • #8 ranked freshman in the state of Missouri by Prep Baseball
• MIF Porter McCarthy (2028) - 5’10, 145, R/L
  • #6 ranked freshman in Missouri by Prep Baseball

Key Players Lost:

• Carson Schmidt (Metropolitan CC)
• Treigh Nowak
• Carson Davis (Northwest Missouri St.)
• Jackson Kanacsky

Coach’s Insight: “Team strengths include competitiveness in the weightroom as well as on the playing field. Good amount of big game varsity experience coming back from last years team. These boys have a very high baseball IQ and enjoy putting in the extra work. While we do have a good amount of big game experience from last years team, there will need to be some young and new guys step up in major roles very early into the season. ” – Johnny Coy, head coach

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Find more information on the 2025 Benton program below:

+ Follow them on X: @BHS_Baseball238
+ Visit Prep Baseball Missouri’s 2025 MSHSAA Team Previews page to learn more.

+ If you are a high school coach and didn’t receive our questionnaire, please click HERE to fill out the form

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