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: 14
No. of Returning Pitchers: 6

Top Returners:

• C Sam Jost (2025; State Fair CC) - 6’, 190 lbs, R/R
  • 2024 All-Metro Team/First Team All-State, most likely will end the season as DHS career holder for hits, runs, OBP, already the career record holder for SBs, HBPs.
• P Gavin Moffitt (2025; Moberly Area CC) - 6’, 180lbs, R/R
  • Honorary Mention All State Pitcher will be a 4-year starter on the mound
• OF/DH Jack Burle (2025; St. Louis CC) - 6’2, 190lbs, L/L
  • First Team All-State Outfielder
• SS/P/2B Jackson Nikodym (2026) - 6’1, 180lbs, R/R
  • First Team All-State Utility, 3 year varsity starter, absolute dawg
• 3B/SS Jaymeson Forest (2026) - 6’2, 215lbs, R/R
  • First Team All-State Infielder, big middle-of-the-order pop, tied the school record for hits in a season last year

Top Newcomers:

• INF/P Finnegan Ryan (2026)
  • CBC transfer
• INF/OF Michael Shaw (2026)

Key Players Lost:

• Anthony Painter

Coach’s Insight: “Our lineup brings back key pieces from last year’s state championship run, providing a strong offensive foundation. With a mix of power and experience, we expect to generate runs consistently. On the basepaths, our speed and aggressive approach will put pressure on opposing defenses, creating scoring opportunities and keeping the game fast-paced. As a small school, depth is always a challenge, and this season is no different. Pitching depth will be a key area to develop as we navigate a demanding schedule, giving younger arms the chance to step up so we can keep our top-of-the-rotation arms healthy and rested. Similarly, middle infield depth is a question mark, but we have players ready to compete for those roles.” – Michael Hollander, head coach

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Find more information on the 2025 Duchesne program below:

+ Follow them on X: @duchesnebasebal
+ 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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