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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Papillion LaVista Monarchs

High School: Papillion LaVista
Head Coach: Nate McCabe
Class: Class A
2025 Record (Finish): 20-13 (State Tournament)

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Landyn Albrecht

+ Ryan Thompson

+ Luke Bennett

+ Colton Peters

+ Cayden Miller

+ Jordan McDade

+ Logan Vodicka

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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Isaac Pamaran - Johnson County CC

+ Brett Hoelscher - Iowa Western CC

+ Easton Schneider - South Mountain CC

+ Dylan Wernli - Peru State College

+ Trevor Antoniak - Northeastern CC

+ Trent Lavicky - Allen CC

+ Brayden Jones - Doane

+ Jake Franks - Milwaukee School of Engineering

+ Luke Saxton - Missouri St. Louis

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TEAM OUTLOOK

“Need to replace a strong group of seniors who played a ton of varsity baseball. Will look to replace with players who gained experience from last summer's State Tourney legion team.” – Nate McCabe, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Papillion LaVista program below:

+ Follow them on X: @PLV_Baseball
+ 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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