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: White Knoll Timberwolves
Head Coach: Dolan Crolley
SCHSL Classification: 5A (Region 4)
Last Year’s Record: 7-22.  Won first two games and then lost out 
2025 Season Highlights: Number 12 seed going into playoffs. Beat the number 5 seed St James in best of three. Then lost two competitive games to soon to be State Champs Berkeley and number 1 seed North Myrtle.
Key Players Lost: Shortstop Chance Culley & Catcher Ayden Gallegos

 

 

ROSTER PREVIEW

Team Strengths: Defense will take a major shift this year for the better.

Offensive execution will be much better.

Top Returning Players: Dillon Woods, CIF, '26/   Logan Gadberry, INF/P, '26/    Denzel Posey, INF/P, '27
Projected Starting 9: TBD
Projected Rotation: Denzel Posey, the rest is TBD

NEWCOMER TO WATCH

Impact Underclassmen: Easton Stewart, MIF/P, '29   -    Parker Heywood, MIF/C, '28

  

TEAM OUTLOOK

“After last year's playoffs, the returning guys were fired up for the offseason. Every day has been attacked to set ourselves up to compete with the best. We expect to stand toe-to-toe with everyone this year.” – Dolan Crolley, head coach

+ Top Seniors: Dillon Woods, CIF, '26       Logan Gadberry, INF/P, '26 (All Region - CIU Commit)
+ Top Juniors: Denzel Posey, INF/P, All Region          
Hunter Bowman, 1B/P
Drew Shealy, OF/P 
Landen Farmer, UTL   

 

Find more information on the 2026 Timberwolves program below:

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