2026 Program Preview: Coronado Cougars
March 2, 2026
The 2026 Nevada High School baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. 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 throughout the Silver State.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons by raising the 2026 NIAA State Championship trophy, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams throughout Nevada and will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Top 10 Rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.
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 Players of the Week and updating the Top 10 Rankings.
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Our 2026 preseason coverage continues today.
High School: Coronado Cougars
Head Coach: Garrett Smith
NIAA Classification: Class 5A Desert League
Returning Pitchers: 3
Returning Starters: 5
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
| PLAYER | CLASS | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
| Hudson Inouye | 2026 | RHP | Ohlone College |
| Seth Asare | 2026 | C | Principia College |
| Milano Bradley | 2026 | IF | Uncommitted |
| Hudson Jones | 2026 | OF | Uncommitted |
| Matthew Smoot | 2027 | IF/RHP | Uncommitted |
| Santiago Cocon | 2028 | IF | Uncommitted |
NEWCOMERS TO KNOW
| PLAYER | CLASS | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
| Chase DelPrete | 2027 | C | Uncommitted |
| Diego Pena | 2027 | RHP | Uncommitted |
| Parker Janssen | 2027 | LHP | Uncommitted |
| Jesse Jaime | 2027 | OF | Uncommitted |
| Mariano Rodriguez | 2027 | LHP | Uncommitted |
| Ty Fairweather | 2027 | RHP | Uncommitted |
| Ryder Metz | 2028 | RHP/IF | Uncommitted |
| Camden Smith | 2028 | IF | Uncommitted |
| Dawson Schmitt | 2028 | OF | Uncommitted |
| Gage Gandy | 2028 | C/OF | Uncommitted |
| Crosby McGreal | 2028 | 1B/RHP | Uncommitted |
| Avery Smukal | 2028 | C/OF | Uncommitted |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Reno Preseason ID | NV | 02/08 | Reno HS - Reno, NV |
| Las Vegas Preseason ID - Session 3 | NV | 02/11 | Durango HS - Las Vegas, NV |
| Las Vegas Rising Stars ID: Session 1 | NV | 03/22 | Centennial HS - Las Vegas, NV |
| Reno Rising Stars ID | NV | 04/04 | Reed HS - Sparks, NV |
| Las Vegas Rising Stars ID: Session 2 | NV | 04/11 | Green Valley HS - Henderson, NV |