Wisconsin Class of 2029 Rankings Debut
November 24, 2025
Rankings season is upon us once again, and with that comes our initial look at this young 2029 group. We’re keeping the list short by design, going off what we’ve seen in-event and on the tournament circuit to this point. Blending present ability and projection, we’ve accumulated 15 players we feel the most confident in to stay towards the top of the class in the coming years, found below.
There will be a follow-up story coming soon with more names to follow in this class, so be on the lookout for that.
AT THE TOP
Two highly advanced arms sit at the top of the class, each making a strong case for the No. 1 spot in their debut. And they aren’t alone—two dynamic two-way talents are right behind them, creating a tight and talented group we’ve seen at the top of an initial rankings release.
+ RHP Cooper Graham (Mukwonago) debuts at the top spot heading into his first season as a prep. A blend of right now stuff and performance with remaining projectability to the arm, the arm works clean with armspeed and feel to throw all three of his pitches out of the same window. Advanced feel on the mound with a clean delivery to pair, already strong standing at 6-foot-1, 196-pounds with strength throughout the frame. The stuff is already loud, reaching the mid-80s with his fastball, topping out at 86 mph with feel for the zone with two offspeed pitches. The breaking ball is thrown hard and mostly used as a putaway pitch with heavy 11/5 action thrown hard for his age at 68-70 mph, the changeup plays with running action in the upper-70s with more feel for the zone. Easy, loose and repeats with stuff that can get varsity level hitters out right now.
+ LHP Hunter Shepstone (Oak Creek) is a quick-armed left-hander with feel to pitch that slots in at No. 2. The 6-foot, 180-pound lefty has shown feel to repeat his delivery across multiple looks, even going back to the 2024 summer circuit. It’s a simple operation and delivery using the first base side of the rubber with a slight and repeatable crossfire finish adding deception. Filling the zone consistently throughout our looks, cruising mostly with a lively fastball that reaches into the low-80s with run and flashing two firm and upside off speed pitches. The young left-hander has the makings of a starters arsenal with strikes and remaining upside to continue to project on.
A pair of physical two-way follows from Western Wisconsin push their way into the top-5, a rare sight this early in a class cycle. Their combination of strength, athleticism, and two-way impact gives this group a unique look at the top.
+ INF/RHP Heath Rosemeyer (Fall Creek) made a name for himself this summer and was a top performer early this summer at The Rock that makes his debut at the No. 3 spot. The strong 5-foot-11, 170-pound athlete has an advanced two-way skillset for someone entering his first year as a prep. On the mound, our staff has seen multiple quality outings from the right-hander including a three scoreless inning outing for Team Wisconsin at the Junior Future Games. The feel for the delivery is advanced beyond his years to pair with a clean and upside arm action, there’s already some velo and stuff to pair. The fastball plays in the low-80s flashing carry up at the top of the zone with an upside two-plane breaking ball in the low-70s working off it with an average spin rate of 2,243 RPMs. The upside translates to the plate, swinging an athletic and strong right-handed barrel with feel to spray line drives across the entire field reaching low-90s exit velos. Defensively the infielder has the actions and arm strength to stay in the dirt and provide potential quality defense on the left-side. Clearly talented enough to have an impact on the game no matter the role, with a high-end ceiling as both a bat and on the mound.
+ RHP/1B Eastin Sorenson (Chippewa Falls) another younger prep that has made waves for himself heading into his freshman season. The frame alongside with the present toolset sets the talented two-way apart. Standing at 6-foot-3, 167-pounds with clear room to continue to add strength, already has a number of advanced tools for his age. On the mound, the right-hander has been a name we have been following for multiple years already. Tossed multiple quality performances in front of our staff this summer, across multiple age groups. The delivery is athletic with advanced feel to repeat with clear armspeed, the fastball gets on hitters quickly sitting in the low-80s with 7 feet of extension while flashing carry at the top of the zone with feel to spin a bigger action two-plane breaking ball off of it. The bat has really impressed this summer playing across multiple age groups, an athletic right-handed swing with a knack for finding the barrel in game and spraying hard contact across the diamond. The amount of impact is advanced for the age as well as the bat speed, reaching 95.5 mph exit velos near average bat speed at 69.4 mph. The defense is solid to even better at first with feel for the bag and arm strength up to 80 mpg across the diamond.
+ Rounding out the Top-5 OF Oliver Peltz (Whitefish Bay) is one of the top athletes in the class, a potential centerfielder standing at an athletic 5-foot-11, 158-pounds with obvious room for added strength to his frame. Athletically, Peltz checks a lot of boxes, a 7.13 runner with bounce and twitch At the plate, the right-handed hitter swings an easy bat with feel to elevate the ball through the middle of the field while making repeated line drive contact in games. Defensively in the outfielder, Peltz plays with natural and athletic actions that only looks to improve, the routes are also advanced and add to the profile defensively giving him a chance to not only stick in center but also potential quality defense, the arm plays true up to 83 mph.
ROUNDING OUT THE TOP-10
+ OF/LHP Robert Perez II (Bay Port) was a performer for Team Wisconsin during the Junior Future Games and debuts at No. 6 overall. is an athletic L/L two-way standing at 5-foot-11, 154-pounds with room to add to his frame. At the plate the left-handed bat has played in front of our staff consistently across the summer, playing against some high end competition for his age. The bat passes the eye test in the box, twitchy and explosive at launch, working on plane throughout the swing. The feel for the barrel is advanced with feel to drive the ball throughout the field with growing feel to impact the baseball. Defensively Perez can play both a quality first base and outfield playing with natural and clean actions with arm strength from both spots. On the mound the left-hander’s arm strength translates, the fastball plays with life in the low-80s with feel for two breaking balls and a firm changeup to pair that only adds to the two-way profile.
A trio of bats follows next, each showing advanced feel in the box and consistent production throughout our summer and fall looks. The group features two strong left-handed hitters alongside an upside middle infielder who has the tools to develop into a quality defender at shortstop.
+ INF Casey Helgren (South Milwaukee) comes in at No. 7 overall, the bat has consistently produced in front of our staff over the summer. Standing at 5-foot-10, 163-pounds with more room to add to his frame, the left-handed hitting infielder has shown feel for the barrel across a number of in-game looks with growing strength that should continue to tick up as he matures. The feel for the barrel is advanced and has shown feel to drive the ball to all fields while playing quality defense, mostly at third base in our looks playing with clean actions and an arm that plays on the left-side and should continue to provide quality defense in the dirt moving forward.
+ After multiple strong showing this summer and fall MIF Donald Krause III (Milwaukee School of Languages) debuts at No. 8. The athletic middle infielder with athletic and confident actions in the dirt and an accurate arm that works on the move and from multiple arm slots. Standing at an athletic 5-foot-9, 135-pound frame with clear room to continue to add to his frame. At the plate, Krause III was consistently on the barrel, spraying the ball across the field throughout our looks while hitting in the middle of the order. Defensively the actions play up the middle with twitch while flashing range to either side with soft hands to pair, the arm plays with accuracy and works on the move and from different slots.
+ INF/OF Chris Von Haden (Sauk Prairie) comes in at No. 9 and is an athletic left-handed bat standing at 5-foot-11, 180-pounds with strength and more room to continue to add strength to his frame as he matures. At the plate the left-handed hitter has feel to drive the ball on the line to all fields, with leverage at contact. Defensively the infielder is a capable defender at multiple spots in the infield and even has enough athleticism to potentially play the middle of the field moving forward.
+ Rounding out the Top-10 RHP/INF Sutton Nelson (Waupun) is an athletic and upside two-way player standing at 5-foot-10, 149-pounds with room to continue to fill out as he matures. Was a performer for Team Wisconsin during the Junior Future Games tossing two scoreless innings and while taking a number of quality at-bats and being a versatile piece defensively. On the mound the right-hander has advanced feel to pitch and clear arm talent on the mound. The arm action works clean and uninterrupted with arm speed out of a high ¾ slot with two pitches working out of the same window. The fastball works in the low-80s, with more velo on the way with plane and carry up in the zone and feel to locate. Shown feel to throw a firm breaking ball for his age at 69-71 mph with tight sweeping action. At the plate, the right-handed hitter swings a smooth and easy bat with feel to elevate the baseball to the pull side.
PERFORMING LEFT-HANDERS
+ Coming in at No. 11 LHP Henri Alesci (Sussex Hamilton) is an athletic left-hander with a fast and loose arm action. The lefty shows feel to repeat on the mound with feel for two pitches that are thrown out of the same window, the fastball plays with life out of the hands while sitting around the 80 mph mark with more velo on the way while being constantly thrown in the zone. Also showing feel for the firm breaking ball with feel to spin on 2,293 RPMs with sweeping action averaging 14.3” of sweep.
+ Rounding out our initial rankings release LHP Trent Demeuse (Green Bay Preble) was a standout in front of our staff throughout the summer circuit, tossing numerous quality and extended outings in front of our staff. The physical 6-foot, 202-pound left-hander has advanced feel to pitch with growing feel to repeat his delivery throughout longer outings. The arm works quick from a 3/4 slot with a three pitch mix, the fastball works in the low-80s with life out of the hand and feel for finding the zone consistently. The breaking ball plays with 1/7 action flashing bigger and sharper action, while showing feel for a heavy fading changeup. The in-game performances over the summer stood out, consistently attacking hitters early and often in counts while rarely getting to 3-ball counts across our looks, consistently working in the drivers seat. Potential starters arsenal with strikes while flashing feel to work efficiently deep into outings.
ON THE RISE ATHLETES
+ MIF Brock Stuck (Nicolet) is another athletic and upside right handed hitting infielder with a chance to provide quality defense at shortstop, slotting in at No. 12. Standing at 5-foot-11, 160-pounds with clear room to continue to add to the frame, at the plate the right-handed swing plays and has worked in front of our staff across multiple looks this summer. The bat-to-ball stands out in game, making consistent contact while also driving the ball in game to all fields. Defensively in the infield the infielder plays with quality actions with clean feet and hands with arm strength up to 83 mph. There’s feel for three pitches on the mound as well, a lively fastball that tops out at 81 mph with a tight breaking ball and fading changeup to round out the arsenal.
+ OF Ray Figueroa (Vel Phillips Memorial) comes in at No. 13, standing at an athletic 5-foot-10, 158-pounds with advanced tools across the board. At the plate, the right-handed hitter swings with the intent to do damage at the plate, consistent loud contact when on the barrel, reaching a max exit velo of 95 mph during an event over the summer and the impact translated over in game where the contact stayed loud across our looks. Defensively the outfielder plays with comfortable and reliable actions with arm strength up to 84 mph.
+ MIF Caleb Rueland (Appleton North) slots in at No. 14 in the initial rankings. An athletic middle infield prospect standing at 5-foot-9, 150-pounds with twitch and room to continue to add to his frame. It's all about the movements here, at the plate the right-hander swings a smooth and easy bat with bat-to-ball traits and ability that showed up in game across multiple looks, the strength and impact will come naturally as he matures and fills into the frame. Defensively it's more of the same, smooth and clean actions with clean and fluid feet with an arm that plays from multiple angles and on the move.
VIEW THE COMPLETE WISCONSIN 2029 RANKINGS HERE
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