The 2026 South Carolina 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 across The Palmetto State.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons atop their respective South Carolina High School League class, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams with this initial Preseason Power 25 release which will take us right up to first pitch.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across South Carolina. Each week we will be releasing our Power 25, Players of the Week, Diamond Notes, Scout Blog and much more. 

Our 2026 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Blacksburg Wildcat
Head Coach: Chase Norman
SCHSL Classification: AA (Region 1-AA)
Last Year’s Record: 7-19    Made playoffs but lost first 2 games 
Key Players Lost: Matty Cody-One of out top arms 

 

ROSTER PREVIEW

Team Strengths: Will be pretty solid on defense 

Top Returning Players: Neal Thompson, P/infield,2027, dominant arm on the mound

Projected Rotation: Neal Thompson and Blake Bedford

NEWCOMER TO WATCH

Impact Underclassmen: Easton Ramsey, Kaison Hollifield, Blake Bedford

 

 
 

TEAM OUTLOOK

+ Top Juniors: Neal Thompson, Jakob Reid

 

Find more information on the 2026 Wildcat program below:

Follow Blacksburg on X at Blacksburg_baseball_sc
Watch and listen to our podcast, “Palmetto Dugout Show”, on YouTube
Read our in-season analysis on Prep Baseball South Carolina’s homepage
 

 
 

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