Identifying talent on the recruiting trail remains one of the defining factors in a college program’s long-term success. With recruiting windows tightening and evaluation opportunities condensed, the race to compile follow lists and uncover under-the-radar prospects has never been more competitive. Although recent NCAA legislation has tempered early commitments by pushing back the contact period, programs that are prepared to hit the ground running when the window opens gain a crucial edge. More efficient looks, deeper evaluations, and the ability to minimize long-term risk all hinge on early organization and a keen eye for projectable upside.

Below, Prep Baseball Vice President of Scouting, Shooter Hunt, has compiled a list of more than 100 players in the 2028 class that caught his eye over the past year and are names that college coaches will want to add to their database of future follows.

Man, no words.

1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣.5️⃣ off the top of the scoreboard for the no-doubt grand slam from 2028 3B Colin Anderson.

Bat speed and innate feel for the barrel 📈📈📈@EtowahBaseball up huge to open up the first game at @BattleForBartow@PrepBaseballGA @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/ZL7AxaXu6R

— Ian Smith (@IanSmittyGA) April 3, 2025

SS Colin Anderson (Etowah HS, GA)

RHP Hunter Dailey (AL)
3B/RHP Nash Davis (AL)
1B Hunter Elmore (AL)
SS Carter Gilley (AL)
OF/LHP Brock Green (AL)
LHP Patton Mitchell (AL)
OF/LHP Hudson Oliver (AL)

OF/LHP Chase Fillman (AZ)
1B/RHP Cooper Leroy (AZ)
OF Ian Palumbo (AZ)
OF Landon Swineheart (AZ)

IF Jacob Gray (CA)
RHP/SS Daxton Hyde (CA)
RHP/SS Jax Janeski (CA)
LHP Isaak Medina (CA)
OF/C Quinn Melton (CA)
RHP Kingston Monette (CA)
OF/LHP Logan Pascarella (CA)
SS Ryan Sheffer (CA)
OF Theo Swafford (CA)

LHP Jake Lamb (CAN)
OF/RHP Ethan Renaud (CAN)

OF/LHP Colton Duman (CO)

SS/P Mason Demetree (FL)
Jackson Evans (FL)
1B Bryce Conner (FL)
OF/RHP Cullen Garner (FL)
3B Carter Hawk (FL)
RHP Cooper Janke (FL)
Liam Lee (FL)
1B Evan Pedersen (FL)
RHP Kohen Poplin (FL)
Luke Straw (FL)
C/3B David Zitnick (FL)

RHP Chase Alonso (GA)
Colin Anderson (GA)
OF Grant Chaffin (GA)
Cayden Dimitri (GA)
OF Caelen Frederick (GA)
SS Lio Garcia (GA)
SS Zach Koons (GA)
SS/RHP Owen McKeeby (GA)
2B Jax Nystrom (GA)
LHP Daelan Jones-Teasley (GA)
C Truitt Stafford (GA)
SS David Vargas (GA)
SS Jacob Veloz (GA)
LHP Cal Williamson (GA)

SS Brock Ayudan (HI)
RHP Noah Castillo (HI)
RHP/1B Dayton-Michael Hanson (HI)
3B/C Devyn Lee Rosaga (HI)

RHp/SS Drake Gosselink (IA)
SS/RHP Callan Koch (IA)
SS/RHP Jacob Pierre (IA)
LHP/OF Cash Shoemaker (IA)

SS Gideon Harris (IN)
Luke Hensley (IN)
SS Remington Johnson (IN)
SS Dylan Murphy (IN)
OF/LHP Jaxson White (IN)

RHP/OF Jay Baird (IL)
RHP/OF Cole Clower (IL)
RHP Dodger Friedrich (IL)
RHP Jack Postma (IL)
RHP James Sobkowiak (IL)

RHP Cole Breeden (IN)
OF canyon Koonce (IN)
RHP Bodhi Pulley (IN)
SS Jack Whaley (IN)
OF Hayden Zellers (IN)

C Jake Buchman (KS)
SS/RHP Hunter Horner (KS)
RHP Luke McKenna (KS)
1B/LHP Keelan Zumwalt (KS)

Brandon Perkins Jr. (KY)

James Bowman (MD)

SS/RHP Broderick Calder (MI)
1B Tristan Spencer (MI)

RHP Cooper Sanders (MN)

SS Kameron Gillespie (MO)
RHP/IF Asher Kimmel (MO)
SS Porter McCarthy (MO)

SS/RHP Jesse Covington (NC)
OF Ellis White (NC)

OF Connor Bresler (NJ)
RHP James Fenton (NJ)
3B Anthony Huaranga (NJ)
SS Gabe Lerro (NJ)

RHP Tommy Driver (NY)
C/1B Scott Hutton (NY)
C/OF Colin Raymond (NY)
SS/RHP George Simou (NY)

LHP Bryce Besgrove (OH)
3B Jake Donahue (OH)
RHP Landon Echelberry (OH)
Cole Rath (OH)
C/3B Keegan Sawyer (OH)
OF/LHP Carter Shouse (OH)
RHP Holden Wilcox (OH)

SS Bradley Hastings (OK)

OF Sam Smith (OR)

3B/RHP Mason Cevette (PA)
RHP Ben Hinderberger (PA)
RHP Zack Lawlor (PA)
LHP/OF Cole Tucholski (PA)

SS Kaden Lank (SC)

Jeffrey Ball (TN)
1B/OF Champ Banks (TN)
C/OF Jack Rhodes (TN)
RHP Alex Potter (TN)
1B Jake West (TN)

RHP Tanner Ball (TX)
LHP Luke Esquivel (TX)
OF Truman Shelton (TX)
RHP/OF Lucas Strawn (TX)
RHP Taegen Tate (TX)

OF Austin Brown (UT)

Elijah Archer (VA)
Jame Bacher (VA)
Tucker Fodill (VA)
RHP Ryan Gaines (VA)

OF Noah Adams (WA)
SS Lincoln Moore (WA)
OF Kobe Reese (WA)

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