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2026 HS Team Preview: Santa Fe Indians

January 3, 2026
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

The 2026 Texas 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 Texas.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Austin at the UIL State Tournament in June, 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 across Texas. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 30 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 Power 25 rankings.

Our 2026 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Santa Fe Indians
Head Coach: Ronnie Wulf (Overall Record at Santa Fe: 562-328 … Career Wins: 617 … Coach of the Year 4 times)
UIL Classification: 5A-20
Team Strengths: Defense
2025 Record (Playoff Finish): 17-13 (5A Area Finalists)
Key Players Lost:

  • LHP/1B Ronnie Rouse (Alvin CC) District Co-MVP
  • INF Jayce Richardson (Alvin CC) - 2nd Team All-District SS
  • RHP Trenton Lewis (Bosier CC) - 1st Team All-District P
  • LHP Jarret Williams (Lamar University)
  • INF Jackson Higgins (Galveston College) - 1st Team All-District 3B

     

ROSTER PREVIEW

NAME STATE CLASS POS COMMITMENT
Johnathan Baccinelli TX 2026 OF -
Easton Cantrell TX 2027 C -

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

TOP NEWCOMERS

FRESHMEN TO FOLLOW

  • OF/RHP Reece Tombrella (2029)
  • UTL JJ Ramirez (2029)

COACH’S QUOTE

“We are looking to play really good defense. Our goal is to score 7 runs per game. We are looking at a very young pitching staff. We are excited to see us Compete at the Varsity level. 2026 is going to be a fun and exciting year.”

- Ronnie Wulf, Santa Fe Head Coach

TEAM OUTLOOK

Following a successful 2025 campaign that saw the Santa Fe Indians reach the 5A Area Round with a 17-13 record, the program enters the 2026 season under Head Coach Ronnie Wulf. Wulf, a four-time Coach of the Year with 617 career wins, will look to leverage the team’s primary strength in defense to navigate the 2026 schedule. While the roster features a significant turnover in personnel, the program's recent playoff experience provides a solid foundation for the upcoming year.

The Indians face the difficult task of replacing several high-impact departures, including District Co-MVP Ronnie Rouse and several All-District selections who have moved on to the collegiate level. Most notably, the pitching staff undergoes a complete overhaul, as the team returns zero starting pitchers and only one relief pitcher from last season. The loss of key arms like Trenton Lewis and Jarret Williams means the Indians will rely heavily on new talent to step up on the mound.

Despite the pitching vacancies, the outlook is brightened by the return of seven position players. The lineup will be anchored by experienced upperclassmen such as 1B/LHP Rowdy Loftin, OF Johnathan Baccinelli, and 3B/RHP Talan Morgan. This veteran core will be complemented by a promising group of newcomers and freshmen, including multi-positional players like Hunter Wimberley and Calvin Van Horn, who are expected to compete immediately at the varsity level. They will also add more youth to the pitching staff in Cooper Davenport, Colton Wright, Reed Derouen, Max Feimster, and Steven Henderson. With the returning experience they have in their lineup, look for the Indians to compete for another playoff berth in 2026.

Find more information on the 2026 Santa Fe program below:

+ 2026 Santa Fe Schedule
+ Prep Baseball Texas Team Preview Page

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