Missouri Class of 2026 Signing Period: By the Numbers
December 5, 2025
With signing day now in the rearview, we’re taking a deeper dive into where Missouri’s college-bound seniors are headed next. Below, we break down the 2026 class by level and position, while also highlighting the programs pulling the most talent from the Show Me State.
Explore the commitment totals in our database below:
Total Commits - 229
NCAA Division I- 46
NCAA Division II - 45
NCAA Division III - 13
NAIA - 23
NJCAA - 102
* Commitment totals are derived from the Prep Baseball Database as of 12/5/25 *
NCAA Division I
- # of Missouri Recruits - 46
- # of Missouri Recruits Ranked in the Top 50 - 39
- DI Program with the most Missouri recruits - Missouri (8)
- Top Ranked Position Player - Nolan Sissom (Missouri)
- Top Ranked Pitcher - Cooper Shrum (Tennessee)
Top 10 DI Recruits (in order based on state rank)
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. | Commitment |
| Cooper Shrum | 1 | Belton | RHP | Tennessee |
| Tyler Putnam | 2 | Battle | RHP | Tennessee |
| Dylan Curtis | 3 | Francis Howell | RHP | Missouri |
| Nolan Sissom | 6 | Fort Zumwalt West | SS | Missouri |
| Brody Crane | 7 | Neosho | RHP | Arkansas |
| Grayden Seuferling | 8 | Blue Springs South | RHP | Wake Forest |
| Zach Van Hook | 9 | St. John Vianney | LHP | Missouri |
| GT Taylor | 10 | Christian Brothers College | OF | Kansas |
| Johnny Carver | 11 | P27 Baseball Academy | LHP | Arkansas |
| Haverly Cox | 12 | Homeschool | RHP | Illinois |
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
SEC
- # of Missouri Recruits - 13
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 12
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 7
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Cooper Shrum | 1 | Belton | RHP (1) | Tennessee |
| Tyler Putnam | 2 | Battle | RHP (2) | Tennessee |
| Dylan Curtis | 3 | Francis Howell | RHP (3) | Missouri |
| Nolan Sissom | 6 | Fort Zumwalt West | SS (1) | Missouri |
| Brody Crane | 7 | Neosho | RHP (6) | Arkansas |
| Zach Van Hook | 9 | St. John Vianney | LHP (1) | Missouri |
| Johnny Carver | 11 | P27 Baseball Academy | LHP (2) | Arkansas |
| Jake Brettschneider | 13 | Francis Howell | RHP (9) | Missouri |
| Seaton Thompson | 14 | Ladue Horton Watkins | SS (2) | Missouri |
| Caden Throneberry | 16 | Marquette | OF (3) | Missouri |
| Hayden Sharp | 17 | Lee's Summit West | 1B (1) | Missouri |
| Troy Fisher | 18 | Liberty North | SS (3) | Arkansas |
| Jack Smith | 51 | Springfield Catholic | RHP (21) | Missouri |
Conference USA
- # of Missouri Recruits - 5
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 1
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Preston McCracken | 25 | Republic | RHP (11) | Missouri State |
| Brody Wilson | 31 | Kickapoo | RHP (12) | Missouri State |
| Henry Vedder | 33 | Washington | RHP (13) | Jacksonville State |
| Cole Milliken | 43 | Lebanon | SS (9) | Missouri State |
| Cooper Kauffman | - | Hollister | OF | Missouri State |
Missouri Valley
- # of Missouri Recruits - 5
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 2
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Micah Patterson | 22 | Lee's Summit | OF (4) | Evansville |
| Kendall Hagedorn | 24 | Smith-Cotton | C (1) | Illinois State |
| Brady Tanner | 27 | Francis Howell | OF (1) | Indiana State |
| Brayden Davidson | 46 | Liberty North | RHP (19) | Bradley |
| William Bologna | 52 | Liberty North | SS (10) | Bradley |
Ohio Valley
- # of Missouri Recruits - 5
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 0
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Cooper Callahan | 34 | Blue Springs South | SS (7) | Southeast Missouri State |
| Ben Lackey | 36 | Eureka | RHP (15) | Southeast Missouri State |
| Blake Coleman | 38 | DeSoto | LHP (5) | Southeast Missouri State |
| Drew Parsons | 44 | Jackson | C (5) | Southeast Missouri State |
| John Haberkorn | 45 | Eureka | RHP (18) | Southeast Missouri State |
ACC
- # of Missouri Recruits - 2
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 2
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Grayden Seuferling | 8 | Blue Springs South | RHP (7) | Wake Forest |
| Drew Messey | 20 | Westminster Christian | SS (5) | Louisville |
| Brooks Zumwalt | 28 | Summit Christian | C (2) | Pittsburgh |
| Luke Condrin | - | MICDS | LHP | Notre Dame |
Big Ten
- # of Missouri Recruits - 4
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 3
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Haverly Cox | 12 | Homeschool | RHP (8) | Illinois |
| Colton Petersmith | 15 | Rolla | OF (2) | Nebraska |
| Jaxson Joggerty | 23 | Eureka | RHP (10) | Indiana |
| Jackson Smith | 30 | Festus | LHP (3) | Michigan |
Atlantic 10
- # of Missouri Recruits - 3
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 0
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Craig Ringe | 26 | Eureka | SS (6) | St. Louis |
| Hunter Fryman | 39 | Marshfield | C (4) | Davidson |
| Logan Sutton | 40 | Liberty | SS (8) | St. Louis |
American
- # of Missouri Recruits - 2
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 0
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Brady Smith | 35 | East Carter | RHP (14) | Wichita State |
| Caelin Bradford | 94 | Park Hill | 3B (7) | Wichita State |
Big 12
- # of Missouri Recruits - 1
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 1
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 1
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| GT Taylor | 10 | Christian Brothers College | OF (1) | Kansas |
Big East
- # of Missouri Recruits - 1
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 0
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Carter Jeffries | 29 | Summit Christian | C (3) | Xavier |
Ivy League
- # of Missouri Recruits - 1
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 0
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Logan Studer | 29 | St. Louis University | C (6) | Brown |
MAC
- # of Missouri Recruits - 1
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 0
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Hank Blackburn | 63 | Liberty | SS (12) | Eastern Michigan |
Summit League
- # of Missouri Recruits - 1
- # of Top 25 Ranked Players (Missouri) - 1
- # of Nationally Ranked Players - 0
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. (Rank) | Commitment |
| Brennan McLaughlin | 19 | Platte County | SS (4) | Oral Roberts |
NCAA Division II
- # of Missouri Recruits - 45
- # of Missouri Recruits Ranked in the Top 200 - 25
- DII Program with the most Missouri recruits - Quincy (6)
- Top Ranked Position Player - Devin Freeman (Missouri Southern)
- Top Ranked Pitcher - Ben Thierauf (Rockhurst)
Top 10 DII Recruits (in order based on state rank)
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. | Commitment |
| Ben Thierauf | 41 | St. John Vianney | RHP | Rockhurst |
| Devin Freeman | 47 | Ladue Horton Watkins | OF | Missouri Southern |
| Wyatt Schneider | 57 | Rockwood Summit | 3B | Missouri Southern |
| Eli Kemna | 59 | St. Elizabeth | RHP | Missouri Southern |
| Landon Matthews | 62 | Lafayette | RHP | Maryville |
| AJ Jones Jr. | 80 | Francis Howell | OF | Maryville |
| Cohen Drake | 88 | Holden | SS | Drury |
| Charlie Morgan | 89 | Warrensburg | SS | Central Missouri |
| Logan Hansel | 105 | Union | LHP | Maryville |
| Cade Gustafson | 107 | Eureka | LHP | Missouri Southern |
NCAA Division III
- # of Missouri Recruits - 13
- # of Missouri Recruits Ranked in the Top 200 - 6
- DIII Program with the most Missouri recruits - Westminster (3)
- Top Ranked Position Player - Chase Roeder (Emory)
- Top Ranked Pitcher - Michael Strong (Case Western Reserve)
Top 8 DIII Recruits (in order based on state rank)
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. | Commitment |
| Michael Strong | 77 | St. Louis University | RHP | Case Western Reserve |
| Chase Roeder | 79 | Lafayette | OF | Emory |
| Jack Passan | 81 | Pembroke Hill | OF | Williams |
| Charlie Bernstein | 125 | Rockhurst | OF | Washington Univ. |
| Carter Deken | 126 | John Burroughs | 3B | US Coast Guard Academy |
| Trip Kratofil | 195 | Rockhurst | LHP | Washington & Lee |
| Nico Chiu | 211 | Pembroke Hill | SS | Occidental |
| Dunnen McGaughey | 218 | MICDS | 3B | Grinnell |
NAIA
- # of Missouri Recruits - 23
- # of Missouri Recruits Ranked in the Top 200 - 4
- NAIA Program with the most Missouri recruits - Columbia & William Woods (4)
- Top Ranked Position Player - Teagan Trent (Bellevue)
- Top Ranked Pitcher - Brody Porter (Columbia)
Top 5 NAIA Recruits (in order based on state rank)
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. | Commitment |
| Teagan Trent | 98 | Logan-Rogersville | C | Bellevue |
| MJ Portis | 120 | Whitfield | SS | Benedictine |
| Chase Lewis | 144 | Capital City | 3B | William Woods |
| Drew DeMint | 181 | Mexico | OF | Columbia |
| Maveric Cure | 201 | St. Michael the Archangel | SS | Warner |
NJCAA
- # of Missouri Recruits - 102
- # of Missouri Recruits Ranked in the Top 200 - 49
- NJCAA Program with the most Missouri recruits - East Central (16)
- Top Ranked Position Player - Brendan Pyle (Johnson County CC)
- Top Ranked Pitcher - CJ Lake (John A. Logan)
Top 10 NJCAA Recruits (in order based on state rank)
| Name | Rank | High School | Pos. | Commitment |
| CJ Lake | 4 | Oakville | RHP | John A. Logan |
| Brendan Pyle | 21 | Fort Zumwalt West | 3B | Johnson County CC |
| Grant Mehrhoff | 32 | Christian Brothers College | LHP | Jefferson |
| Anden Hyde | 37 | Fort Zumwalt West | 3B | Jefferson |
| Kaelan Bedford | 42 | Excelsior Springs | RHP | Johnson County CC |
| Zak Meador | 48 | North County | OF | East Central |
| Henry Bertoncin | 50 | St. Pius X (KC) | RHP | Iowa Western CC |
| Casen Willenborg | 54 | Staley | RHP | Crowder |
| Paxson Schnieders | 58 | Mehlville | RHP | Jefferson |
| Kaden Dinges | 65 | Rockwood Summit | OF | Jefferson |
POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN
*Positions reflect the primary position listed in player profiles*
| Position | DI | DII | DIII | NAIA | NJCAA | Total |
| RHP | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 55 |
| LHP | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| C | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| MIF | 12 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 56 |
| 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 3B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| OF | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 33 |