Nebraska's Top 10 high school baseball players for the 2015 season

As the baseball season rolls into high gear, it's time to take a look at some of the top baseball talent in the state of Nebraska. And there is plenty of it in the Cornhusker State.

Of course, the talent starts at the top with Omaha Roncalli's Alec Bohm, who hit .526 a year ago. Fellow first-team all-Nebraska selectees that made the list of the Cornhusker State's top baseball players were Grant Suponchick (Papillion-LaVista South), Mike Waldron (Omaha Westside) and Michael Helman (Lincoln Pius X).

Much of the information gathered for this story was borrowed from the pages of the Omaha World Herald, the Lincoln Journal Star and of course MaxPreps' stat leader pages from the 2013-14 season.


1. Alec Bohm, Roncalli Catholic (Omaha), Sr. Infielder
A Wichita State recruit, Bohm hit .526 a year ago with four triples and six home runs for the Crimson Pride. Bohm knocked in 29 runs and scored 29 times as a junior. The nationally ranked third baseman was tabbed by the Omaha World Herald as a first-team all-Nebraska player and was selected to the second-team Super-State squad put out by the Lincoln Journal Star.

2. Mike Waldron, Omaha Westside, Sr. Infielder
Waldron hit, ran and pitched his way onto the first-team all-Nebraska and Super-State squads, after going 6-0 on the mound with a save for the two-time defending champion Warriors. The senior put together a 1.35 ERA while collecting 28 strikeouts in 41 1/3 innings. He hit .347 with seven doubles and 24 runs batted in.

3. Grant Suponchick, Papillion-LaVista South, Sr. Infielder
Suponchick hit .374 with eight doubles, a triple and three round trippers. He was 5-3 on the hill with a 3.87 earned run average in 51 2/3 innings and produced 48 strikeouts. The senior earned both first-team all-Nebraska and Super-State honors from the Omaha World Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star, respectively.

4. Michael Helman, Pius X (Lincoln), Sr. Utility
Helman sported one of the best ERAs in the land at 0.18 and went 6-0 from the mound. The first-team all-Nebraska and Super-State selection struck out 45 batters in 39 2/3 innings and walked just 11 batters. At the plate, Helman was up to the task, hitting .439 with 22 runs batted in, nine stolen bases, 11 doubles, three triples and a home run.

5. Matt Waldron, Omaha Westside, Sr. Pitcher/Infielder
Waldron turned it on toward the end of last season and finished 2014 with a 5-1 record from the mound and a save. The senior struck out 51 batters in 41 innings and walked just seven, while compiling a 3.41 ERA. Waldron hit .300 last season with 11 runs batted in and three doubles.

6. Zacary Zagozda, Creighton Prep (Omaha), Jr. Pitcher
The big-game pitcher stunned Junior Jay opposition with four pitches that he could deliver at any time. Enemy hitters hit just .193 against him. The junior went 8-0 with a meager 1.32 ERA and struck out 49 batters in just 42 1/3 innings. Zagozda hit .250 and produced a .368 on-base percentage.

7. Jason Allbery, Creighton Prep (Omaha), Sr. Pitcher/Infielder
Regardless of where he was positioned on the diamond, Allbery was a force a year ago. Leading off for much of last season, Allbery hit .423 with 27 RBIs and 12 extra base hits. He walked 26 times and stole eight bases. On the mound, he was 3-0 while putting together a 3.61 ERA.

8. Cole Stobbe, Millard West (Omaha), Jr. Infielder
The junior infielder hit .317 a year ago in leading the Wildcats to the state tournament with a 25-9 record. Stobbe, who is committed to Arkansas, is ranked 63rd nationally by Perfect Game, and is considered the 45th-best third baseman.

9. Logan Foster, Lincoln Southwest, Jr. Outfielder
A Texas A&M commit, Foster bashed the ball for a .391 batting average as a sophomore. Tabbed to the second-team All-Nebraska Team a year ago, Foster is one of the Top 200 prospects for 2016 according to Perfect Game. The same website lists Foster as Nebraska's top outfielder.

10. Phil Ehly, Millard West (Omaha), Sr. Utility
Ehly went 3-0 and posted a 0.31 earned run average a year ago. The Wildcat closer was credited with three saves from the mound as a junior, and hit .379. Ehly played a role in 47 runs crossing the plate for Millard West, 25 of which he scored himself. The others came in the form of RBIs. Ehly produced nine extra-base hits earning him first-team Super-State honors with the Lincoln Journal Star.

Others considered: Will Patterson (Omaha Westside), Ben Klenke (Seward), Colton Abendroth (Lincoln Pius X), Jack Morock (Elkhorn), Kyle O'Neill (Omaha Skutt Catholic)