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: Chapin Eagles
Head Coach: Dell Lever
SCHSL Classification: 5A D2 (Region Region 4 5A)
Last Year’s Record: 18-7, Lost to Lucy Beckam in District 4 of Lower State 
Key Players Lost: Caden Reeves, Bobby Gummere, Ty Harper, Campbell Todd

 

ROSTER PREVIEW

Team Strengths: pitching, speed

Top Returning Players: Drew Greer, OF/C, 2026-speedy, athletic and a vaccum in the OF(USC Lancaster commit)
Charlie Todd, OF, 2027--tone setter. Ball player.
Griff Harper, P, 2026--bulldog on the mound, ultimate competitor and teammate. (Anderson commit)
Mac Berry, P, 2027--competitor from the left side. (Air Force commit)
Felix Flecha Ruiz, 3B/OF, 2026--guy just hits, leader. (Florence-Darlington commit)
Cooper Derrick, P, 2027--legit arm, legit stuff

Projected Starting 9: Charlie Todd-RF, Felix Flecha Ruiz-3B, Kaedyn Harris-1B, Drew Greer-CF, Dalton Gravelle-DH, Caden Guy-SS, Avery Haller-C, Weston Plotner-LF, Josh Rector-2B

Projected Rotation: Griff Harper, Cooper Derrick, Mac Berry

 
NEWCOMER TO WATCH

Impact Underclassmen: Mason Reeves-sophomore(could push for a middle IF job), Hampton Flake-sophomore(big time arm on the mound)

TEAM OUTLOOK

“There's no better group of guy's I'd want to go to battle with. These guys are hungry and get after it every day in everything we do. The young men in this program have all the makings to create something really special. ” – Dell Lever, head coach

+ Top Seniors: Griff Harper, P-Anderson Commit
Drew Greer, OF/C-USC Lancaster Commit
Felix Flecha Ruiz, 3B/OF-Florence Darlington Commit
+ Top Juniors: Charlie Todd, OF-Uncommitted
Mac Berry, P-Air Force Commit
Cooper Derrick, P-Uncommitted
Brewer Haggard, P-Uncommitted

 
 

Find more information on the 2026 Eagles program below:

Follow Chapin on X at X--@baseball_Chapin/ Insta--@chapinbsb
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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