Wisconsin Rankings Class of 2027: Update
April 9, 2026
This is a pivotal year for Wisconsin’s Class of 2027, who are now entering their junior spring after wrapping up a winter offseason that generally marks a huge point in their development. Across the state this winter, we held more showcases than ever before – and in more places in Wisconsin – which allowed us to see more of the state’s top talent representing every corner.
We’ve talked about the state’s historic senior class, the ‘26s, plenty. They’re leaving an impressive mark that’s helping highlight just how good the baseball in Wisconsin is. Maybe even more importantly, those seniors have raised the bar for the players behind them. Whether directly or indirectly, the juniors in the state have benefited from the class above them. It’s given this group something to chase and compete alongside, and they’re all sharper for it. The Class of 2027’s outlook is as promising as ever and it’s flooded with high-level uncommitted talent that’s just waiting for the right opportunity to excel in college and beyond, we fully believe that.
With that, we’re going to spend some time today breaking down the top of this class, as well as the juniors who’ve leapt up into the top-25 or so after a break-out winter.
NEW-LOOK TOP-5
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Kyle Rogosienski SS / 3B / Muskego, WI / 2027Vanderbilt commit. Rogosienski’s arrow is pointed as north as anyone’s on this list. He clearly made use of the offseason, because it was obvious how much physicality he added this winter. Yet the strength added only enhanced the fast twitch he’s had a part of his game ever since he was a member of our Junior Future Games squad back in 2023. No one in the state, regardless of class, ran a sub-6.60 in the 60-yard dash and generated 78-plus mph bat speed on average except for Rogosienski. And even more impressively, bat speed was one of the few parts of his game missing from a season ago. He’s improved it by 10 mph or so, a huge jump, and his round of BP at the South Milwaukee ID was also one of the loudest of the winter. At an average exit speed of 97.2 mph, that’s two ticks harder than his previous max EV at our events, including last year’s Future Games. All the while, he’s one of the top athletes in the state, a left-handed hitter, a shortstop, armed with 99(!) mph arm strength across the infield. 
The Vanderbilt recruit is the No. 1 player in Wisconsin’s junior class, manning shortstop on an historically star-powered Muskego team this spring. |
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Ira Hilbelink OF / SS / Cedar Grove-Belgium, WI / 2027Uncommitted. Now ranked No. 2 in Wisconsin’s junior class, Hilbelink has a legitimate claim to be the top overall player, frankly. That says more about how good the top of this class is becoming than anything else. He is simply in rare air, physically. He’s a muscle-bound, compact 5-foot-11, 198 pounds, and his quality of contact is as impactful as anyone’s in the state. Senior slugger Dominic Santarelli is the only Wisconsin player who averaged a higher EV than Hilbelink’s 102.2 mph average (107.1 max), and he’s swinging the second fastest bat in the state, at 80.1 mph on average, combined with explosive rotational speed. He’s also a 6.68 runner who sat 92-93 mph on the mound at the South Milwaukee ID with two swing-and-miss secondaries which have earned him the title of the top uncommitted prospect inside Wisconsin. Hilbelink deserves to be called one of the country’s top uncommitted ‘27s as well. 
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Cooper Schaefgen 3B / RHP / Oconomowoc, WI / 2027Louisville commit. We write something similar about Schaefgen with each passing update, but it’s just as simple as this: Cooper Schaefgen is one of the best pure hitters in the area. At 6-foot-1, 219 pounds, the Louisville commit made meaningful gains over the winter. He cut his 60-yard dash time down from 7.07 to 6.76, his bat speed is up nearly 10 mph to 75.3 on average, and he continues to lift the ball efficiently, generating triple-digit exits (106.1 max) that are carrying 400 feet. He’s one of the youngest players on this list as well, though his poise in the batter’s box facing some of the best arms in the state during Classic 8 Conference contests makes it seem as if he’s got one of the most mature approaches, too. Offseason gains complement his well-earned reputation as one of the region’s top right-handed bats. 
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Logan Hagman C / OF / Hudson, WI / 2027Minnesota commit. Hagman is one of the strongest players in the state. His right-handed swing has been launching home runs ever since he first stepped foot on Hudson’s diamond as a freshman starter on varsity. He’s continued down that same path without skipping a beat. This winter, Hagman looked like a familiar version of himself, just with even more bat strength. He averaged an exit speed of 99.7 mph (105.3 max) at the Eau Claire ID and ran a 1.57 10-yard split, and a 6.79 in the 60. That speed/power combination puts him in elite company, and it’s really just an indicator that Hagman is a special caliber of athlete with even more ceiling remaining despite how maxed out some of the tools look on paper. |
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Chace Staude OF / SS / Kettle Moraine, WI / 2027Notre Dame commit. Within our top-10, Staude is the most substantial riser. Up four big spots from No. 9 to 5 this update, Staude makes loud left-handed contact, especially for his size compared to others on this list. He’s a center field-type athlete at 5-foot-11, 164 pounds, who recorded a 94.9 mph average EV (98.2 max) though it’s the consistency and quality of the contact that’s helped him jump into the top-five. Staude is lifting the ball more naturally with above-average bat speed (72.5 mph) and big twitch, as always. Athletically, he’s another one of the best on this list, with a 1.54 10-yard split and a 6.56 time in the 60, he’s got the burst and instincts that plays up the middle of the field out in center, and his arm is a real weapon, 93 mph throws without much effort. There’s a track record of performance here that combines well with some improved offensive metrics that has the Notre Dame recruit riding high into his junior spring. 
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LEFTY ARMS RACE
This is one of the deepest groups of left-handers in our recollection. LHPs Cal Schneider (New Berlin Eisenhower; Louisville) and Mason Horn (Muskego; Purdue) are the headliners, but they’re closely followed by several more southpaws who continue to get better: Mark Susa (Hudson), Drew Stettbacher (Horace Mann; Central Michigan), and Ben Schroeder (Marquette University).
Schneider ticked up to 87 mph this winter with his same ol’ elite touch-and-feel pitch mix that makes him one of the most fun pitchers to watch work in-game. Horn actually climbed to 88 mph this winter, and he too dominates in-game and should be a critical part of Muskego’s efforts to repeat at state this year. Of the five listed, Stettbacher is the other committed lefty, and he turned heads at our Wausau ID, leaping from an 84 mph high last year all the way up to 89 now from a unique slot that will complement his sweeper and changeup effectively.
The top uncommitted left-hander in the state remains Mark Susa, and he put the work in this offseason evidently. At a long-levered 6-foot-4, 191 pounds, Susa sat 87-89 mph in his ‘pen at the Wausau ID in February with fluid and uber clean mechanics down the mound that make it easy to envision him as a long-term starter. He looked to be working at a quicker pace too, which allowed him to establish a rhythm, showing off some enhanced secondaries along the way, a slider and a change. Susa’s size, delivery, and present stuff should make him one of the most coveted juniors this spring and summer among those who are still uncommitted.
As for Schroeder, he’s in the top-45 overall in the state as a strike-thrower with some of the best spin traits on the board. With mid-80s velo, Schroeder’s fastball misses a ton of bats leaving a lower slot, and he throws a mid-70s breaking ball with tight spin at 2,600-plus rpm and a change, 80-81, with big arm-side movement that gives him three pitches and a starter’s profile.
THE RIGHT-HANDERS
While the depth of the lefties stands out in this class, the right-handers’ ceiling is arguably even higher. RHP Dylan Schreiber (Waukesha West; Purdue) leads this group has a 6-foot-7, 223-pound prospect with spindly levers and a funky delivery. Despite his height, Schreiber’s shorter extension and near side-arm slot releasing the ball at 4.7 feet off the ground on average, generating 16 inches of horizontal movement at 90 mph. It’s unique, and it’s usually a good thing to make hitters uncomfortable by unleashing stuff they’ve never really seen before. Schreiber also uses a short, tight slider and a changeup that could blossom into one of the state’s best offspeed offerings, if it isn’t already.
A Cincinnati recruit, RHP Jacob Coisman (Luxemburg-Casco) fits a more prototypical pitcher’s mold. He’s got an athletic, 6-foot-3, 185-pound build with a carry fastball in the upper-80s (up to 92 in our looks) and he spins a sharp slider over 2,400 rpm as well as an advanced splitter, 78-80. It’s all of the ingredients you’d expect to see out of a future college starter capable of playing pro ball one day.
To us, RHP Chase Wolter (Whitefish Bay; UIC) has some of the biggest upside of anyone on this list. He’s an excellent athlete on the mound with a fluid delivery that gets to 88-90 mph velocity effortlessly, really just scratching the surface here. Metrically, the fastball plays up beyond that velo range too, with 18 inches of IVB and true backspin. The slider, 76-77 mph, has sharp horizontal break and the changeup is deceptive with arm-side run and sink, 78-80. Just the whole package here feels like Wolter has what it takes to follow the Wisconsin to UIC track that’s been particularly productive lately.
While the three above are committed, these two have the potential to become the best right-handers in the state: Maxwell Lubenow (Madison West) and Rhett Lamovec (Loyal).
Lubenow enters the top-20 in this update after tossing one of the most impressive ‘pens of the winter at the Madison ID. There, he sat 89-90 mph (90.4 max) on a fastball with hard arm-side life, nearly 16 inches on average, from a taller release with near optimal spin efficiency. The breaking ball was one of the sharpest of the winter, with -3.5 inches of IVB and over 16 inches of horizontal at 75-77 mph. The changeup, 81-82 mph, plays very well next to his heater and he throws a more traditional sinker that gets even more arm-side action with the same amount of velo as his four-seam. On top of the stuff, Lubenow is 6-foot-2, 187 pounds, further upping his prospect status as one of the most need-to-know uncommitted arms in the entire area. It’s not hard to see him climbing even further up this list with an impressive spring where he attacks the zone and stifles hitters for his high school.
Rhett Lamovec, meanwhile, has freakish strength in a 6-foot-4, 221-pound stature that helps him get to some of the hardest velocity in the state. At the Eau Claire ID, Lamovec didn’t throw a fastball below 90.6 mph, reaching a 91.8 max, and it’s effortless looking for him to reach that high. The slider is firm for his age, 76-79 mph, thrown aggressively with sharp horizontal and 10.4 IVB on average. And the change has deceptive depth and sink too. It’s a longer arm action and a more unique look, but Lamovec has the intangibles and size that you can’t otherwise teach. He’s a major follow this spring and summer.
Up to No. 27 in the state now is RHP Ty Bumgardner (Notre Dame Academy), another one of Wisconsin’s top uncommitted arms. Bumgardner tied Lamovec in max fastball velo (91.8 mph), and his slider was one of the best ones we saw this winter, at 80-84 mph with sharp break at 2,500 rpm on average, paired with an impressive 80-84 changeup with 15 inches of arm-side run. At 6-foot-3, 192 pounds, the former Future Gamer remains one of the state’s top righties to know for the spring and summer seasons in his own right.
Wisconsin has been known for developing quality backstops at a consistent basis and the group of catchers inside the 2026 class is no different C Grady Cheever (Germantown) Toledo commit headlines the unit that has gotten increasingly deeper since our last update: C Ethan Miller (Slinger) Uncommitted, C/OF Tyler Smeiska (Mukwonago) Uncommitted have continued to impress and develop both at the plate and defensively, offering big ceilings defensively.
Miller is a physical and strong catcher that is one of the more experienced backstops behind the plate and showed an improved catch and run tool (1.81-1.91 pops) this winter, a part of his game that was already quite advanced for the class. At the plate, the right-handed hitter has a history of competing in the box no matter the arm, showed an improved ability to repeat and get off his “A” swing and a more easy and consistent basis increasing his average exit velocity by nearly 15 mph year over year.
The tools standout across the board for the compact 5-foot-7 Smeiska. Twitchy strength throughout the frame with standout athleticism for the position, posting a 6.87 run time with a uniquely impressive 26.9-inch vertical jump. Seemingly advanced and almost natural feel for the catching position despite limited game reps at the position. The athleticism translates from the crouch, an easy and repeatable move to second with an accurate arm that plays with life beyond the 83 mph velo. The hands play soft with natural feel for the pocket during pens, even receiving the non-competitive pitches cleanly and smoothly. Strong right-handed bat to pair with a more polished and synced up swing this winter, driving the ball with ease and natural leverage throughout his round of BP this winter.
The depth of the class extends even past positional groups and into the infield, where the Badger State has made a name for itself in recent years with some high-end prospects coming through the state as preps. The group of junior infielders MIF Ryan Rose (West Bend West) Uncommitted, MIF Cooper Sievert (Wisconsin Lutheran) West Virginia commit, MIF Brady Helms (Hartford Union) Penn State commit are some names among the top of the group. INF Braun Wotruba (Pulaski), INF Ethan Woller (Elkhorn Area) are both in-game performers with ticked up toolsets adding to the additional depth inside the class.
Rose is one of the top uncommitted prospects in the state, if not the Midwest. Physically built with top of the class athleticism and a skillset that can play in the infield and at the plate at a high level with other tools throughout the profile.
Wotruba made a name for himself last spring after a standout sophomore campaign and was a frequent performer in front of our staff on the summer circuit. Easy to tell the infielder was at work this winter and the tools showed through in a workout setting. Nearly averaging his previous max exit velocity from last spring with the top end impact reaching near elite status at 106.2 mph. Looks like a long-term defender in the dirt with clean action all around and an accurate arm to pair.
Similar things can be said about the hit-tool of Woller, constantly performing with loud results in front of our staff. The impact continues to trend up for the infielder, working in sync and repeating on a more consistent basis. The actions defensively more than translate in the infield at the next level with a ceiling of sticking up the middle long-term.
The class of outfielder is turning into something to monitor closely inside the state as well, OF/LHP Kingston Grisolono (Kewaskum) Evansville commit is a two-way talent inside the group with production and tools to pair with a loud left-handed bat. OF/INF Cooper Wendt (Muskego) South Dakota State commit is a twitchy athlete with a toolset that could be electric to watch once he puts it all together in-game. OF Colton Topp (Arrowhead) Uncommitted, swings a smooth and easy left-handed bat with promising results across our in-game looks. Athletic and confident actions in the outfield and just enough speed to look like an option in center field long-term to add to an already intriguing ceiling as a prospect.
VIEW THE COMPLETE 2027 RANKINGS HERE
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