The 2026 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement is present throughout Nebraska. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across the Cornhusker State.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons at Werner Park at the NSAA championship games, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to shine a spotlight on all teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Nebraska.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state.

Each week we will be releasing our Diamond Notes and Player of The Week, covering all the bases across the state of Nebraska.

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Lincoln Northeast Rockets

High School: Lincoln Northeast
Head Coach: Kyle Parker
Class: Class A
2025 Record (Finish): 15-12 (Lost to Papio first round of Districts)

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Marshawn Jefferson - Marshalltown CC commit

+ Barrett Batt

+ Drew Van Dyke - Marshalltown CC commit

+ Carter Cohn - Marshalltown CC commit

+ Tyler Anderson - Peru State commit

+ Ashton Clough - Doane commit

+ Peyton Perez

+ Zayne Long

+ Devyn Castillo

+ Colton Sims

+ Kaleb Poulsen

+ Tyrin Buckley

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TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

+ Barrett Batt

+ Will Fagler

+ Gavin Damme

+ Jaxson Huenik

+ Ezekiel Arizola

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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Jordan Lemon - Southeast CC

+ Jaxon Volkmer - Nebraska Wesleyan

+ Cody Bruss - Fort Hays State

+ Austin Roberts - Southeast CC

+ William Carlson - Nebraska Wesleyan

+ Kyle Troutman - Hastings College

+ Kellen Janssen - Grand View University

+ Alex Humphrey - Buena Vista University

+ Carson Peterson - Grand View University

+ Nathan Brown - Grand View University

+ William Schuman - Luther College

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TEAM OUTLOOK

“We return a lot of experience in the field, but we’ll need arms to step up on the mound to make up for our lack of returning varsity innings. We return 25 innings out of the 175 that were thrown last Spring. The energy is high, the seniors are leading well, and our younger players are pushing the veterans every day for their chance to contribute.” – Kyle Parker , head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Lincoln Northeast program below:

+ Follow them on X: @LNEBasebal1
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Nebraska, 2026 HS Team Previews

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FOLLOW PREP BASEBALL NEBRASKA THROUGHOUT THE SPRING

+ Prep Baseball Nebraska on X
+ Prep Baseball Nebraska on Instagram
+ Prep Baseball Nebraska on Facebook

 

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