2026 Prep Baseball Missouri Player of the Year Finalists
June 3, 2026
With the Missouri high school season winding down, the Prep Baseball Missouri staff is excited to announce the finalists for our 2026 Prep Baseball Missouri Player of the Year award.
Narrowing this list down was an incredibly difficult task. There are dozens of players across the state who put together phenomenal, award-worthy seasons and deserve immense recognition, even if they didn't make this final cut. Ultimately, these select few standout finalists put together truly eye-popping numbers that rewrote record books across Missouri, but only one can take home the crown.
Check out the finalists and their incredible stat lines below, and stay tuned to our social media channels over the coming weeks as we reveal this year's winner!
THE FINALISTS
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Kendall Hagedorn C / Smith-Cotton, MO / 2026106 AB, 55 H, 21 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 48 RBI, 22 BB, 5 K, .519 AVG, .609 OBP, 1.019 SLG, 1.628 OPS 
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Tyler Putnam RHP / Battle, MO / 202640.2 IP, 21 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 16 BB, 81 K, 3 HBP, 1.34 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .143 BAA, 13.94 K/9 72 AB, 35 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 38 RBI, 34 R, 37 BB, 14 K, .486 AVG, .655 OBP, 1.097 SLG, 1.752 OPS 
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Nolan Sissom SS / Fort Zumwalt West, MO / 2026124 AB, 51 H, 24 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 33 R, 26 BB, 19 K, .411 AVG, .523 OBP, .750 SLG, 1.273 OPS 
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Rylan Sutton OF / Ozark, MO / 202742 H, 7 2B, 10 3B, 11 HR, 34 RBI, 44 R, .457 AVG 
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Jase Wilkinson LHP / Miller, MO / 202754 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 133 K, .130 ERA, .048 BAA |
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Brady Yates 3B / Glendale, MO / 202792 AB, 15 2B, 3 3B, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 49 R, 33 BB, .457 AVG, .627 OBP, 1.141 SLG, 1.768 OPS 
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Brooks Zumwalt C / Summit Christian, MO / 202682 AB, 46 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 48 RBI, .561 AVG, .616 OBP, 1.134 SLG, 1.750 OPS |
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