2025 high school baseball MaxPreps Player of the Year in every state

Steele Hall, Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville)
5-11 | Shortstop | Senior
Hall had the Huskies ranked as the top team in the state for most of the season thanks to his prowess at the plate. He batted .484 with 46 runs, 35 RBI, 14 doubles, five triples and eight home runs.

Arkansas
Keaton Mathis, Valley View (Jonesboro)
5-10 | Catcher/Pitcher | Junior
The ace of the staff for the two-time Class 5A state champions, Mathis went 10-0 with a 1.68 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched. He also batted .402 with 38 RBI, 10 doubles, two triples and two home runs.



Arizona
Brett Crossland, Corona del Sol (Tempe)
6-5 | Pitcher | Senior
Regarded as one of the top pitchers in the state by Perfect Game, Crossland led the Aztecs to a Class 6A state championship. He posted a 9-2 record with one no-hitter and struck out 86 batters in 73.2 innings pitched.

District of Columbia
Ren Devereaux, St. John's
6-1 | Shortstop/Pitcher | Senior
A two-way standout for the Cadets, Deveraux led St. John's to a 30-1 record and a WCAC championship. He had a 9-0 record with a 0.333 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched. At the plate, he batted .368 with 15 runs, 38 RBI, five doubles, four triples and a home run.

Florida
Gio Rojas, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)
6-4 | Pitcher | Junior
Not only one of the winningest pitchers in Florida and the nation, Rojas was also a team leader on offense as he led the Class 7A state champions in on-base percentage (.504) and RBI (32). He finished second in the state with 12 wins to go along with 0.72 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched. He had his best game of the season in the semifinals against Alonso, tossing a one-hit shutout with 16 strikeouts.

Georgia
Malachi Washington, Parkview (Lilburn)
6-0 | Outfield | Senior
The Panther senior led the nation in home runs for most of the season, finishing with 15. He batted .538 with 53 runs, 59 RBI, 13 doubles and four triples. He had a slugging percentage of 1.160 and an OPS of 1.810. 

Hawaii
Bruin Agbayani, St. Louis (Honolulu)
6-1 | Shortstop | Senior
The senior shortstop led the Crusaders to a Division 1 championship and ranked among the state leaders in most offensive categories. He batted .365 with 15 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and three home runs. He also had 17 stolen bases. He came up big in the state tournament, batting 8-for-14 with five runs, a double, two triples and a home run.

Idaho
Dawson McInelly, Sugar-Salem (Sugar City)
6-2 | Shortstop | Senior
The Utah-bound pitcher/shortstop had a huge season for the Class 4A champions as he belted 14 home runs with a state-best 1.325 slugging percentage. He batted .558 with 41 RBI, 44 runs, nine doubles and four triples and he was also 8-0 on the mound with 69 strikeouts and a 0.31 ERA in 45.2 innings pitched.

Kansas
Cru Huenfeld, Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park)
6-3 | Outfielder | Senior
The Class 5A state player of the year by the Kansas Baseball Coaches Association, Huenfield led the Saints to a 27-4 record and a state championship. The outfielder batted .455 with 40 runs, 36 RBI, 13 doubles and four home runs.

Louisiana
Andrew Clapinski, Catholic (Baton Rouge)
5-10 | Catcher | Senior
The top hitter for the back-to-back Select Division 1 state champions, Clapinski batted .459 with a team-best 41 RBI. He added 13 doubles and scored 17 runs. He had 98 RBI in his career and batted .389 over three seasons.

Maryland
Casey Carpenter, John Carroll (Bel Air)
6-2 | Third Base | Senior
The player of the year in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association, Carpenter led John Carroll to the A Conference championship. He batted .398 for the season with 33 runs, 29 RBI, four doubles, three triples and six home runs.

Mississippi
Jacob Parker, Purvis
6-4 | Outfielder | Senior
JoJo Parker, Purvis
6-2 | Shortstop/Pitcher | Senior
Hard to choose between the two twins so they both receive the honor. Jacob Parker finished second in the nation with 17 home runs while batting .525 with 63 runs, 54 RBI and 10 doubles. He had 186 RBI in his career with 42 home runs with 47 doubles. JoJo batted .465 with 11 doubles, 35 RBI and 13 home runs. His 70 runs scored led the nation. He also went 9-2 on the mound with 99 strikeouts.

Montana
Chase Wise, Billings West (Billings)
5-8 | Shortstop | Senior
In leading Billings West to first place in the Eastern Conference regular season standings, Wise batted .468 with 23 runs, 30 RBI, six doubles, a triple and two home runs. He had an RBI in 19 of the 20 games he played.
 
Nebraska
Joey Senstock, Lincoln East (Lincoln)
6-0 | Shortstop | Senior
The Spartans cruised to a 33-3 record and a Class A championship behind the play of Senstock. The team leader with 33 RBI and 30 basehits, Senstock also belted seven doubles and four home runs while batting .300 for the season.

Nevada
Alexander Mercurius, Durango (Las Vegas)
5-11 | Third Base/Pitcher | Senior
Ranking among the state leaders as a hitter and a pitcher, Mercurius led Durango to the Class 4A state championship. He ranked among the top five pitchers in the state with 100 strikeouts and he was the state leader in home runs with 12. He finished second in the state with 52 RBI and third in slugging percentage at 1.116.

New Mexico
Adriel Figueroa-Brito, Sandia (Albuquerque)
5-9 | Shortstop | Senior
One of the national leaders in doubles and triples, Figueroa-Brito batted .443 with 17 doubles and seven triples to go with four home runs. He led Sandia to the Class 5A state championship and had 52 runs scored and 43 RBI.



North Carolina
Coy James, Davie (Mocksville)
6-0 | Shortstop | Senior
The Mississippi recruit had a huge season as he led the state, according to the MaxPreps leaderboard, with a .605 batting average that included 15 doubles, four triples and nine home runs. He also led the state in slugging percentage at 1.222 and he had 50 runs scored and 25 RBI.

North Dakota
Cayden Neuharth, Fargo Davies (Fargo)
6-5 | Catcher/Pitcher | Senior
The Eagles finsihed in first place in the Eastern Dakota Conference with a 20-2 record behind the play of Neuharth, who was named the league's senior player of the year. He posted a 6-1 record with a 1.78 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched. He also batted .333 with 15 runs, 20 RBI, eight doubles and four home runs.

Oklahoma
Ethan Holliday, Stillwater
6-4 | Third base | Senior
Regarded as the No. 1 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game, Hollliday had a monster season for Stillwater. Among the national leaders with 16 home runs, Holliday had a run of five hits, all home runs, over four games. He also knocked in 51 runs and had eight doubles. He walked 37 times, scored 50 runs and batted. 617 with a 1.308 slugging percentage.

South Carolina
Taj Marchand, James Island (Charleston)
6-1 | Shortstop/Pitcher | Junior
One of the top two-way talents in the nation, Marchand led James Island to a Class 5A Division 1 state championship and was named state player of the year for 5A by the coaches association. He batted .514 with 38 runs, 49 RBI, 12 doubles and 12 home runs. He also had a 6-1 record with a 1.85 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched.

South Dakota
Eli Kokenge, Harrisburg
6-0 | Shortstop/Pitcher | Senior
The Tigers finished in first place in the Class A Conference during the regular season with Kokenge leading the team on the mound and at the plate. He went 5-2 as a pitcher with 69 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched and a 1.54 ERA. He batted .447 with 30 runs, 22 RBI, 11 doubles, a triple and a home run.

Tennessee
Blake Lundy, Baylor (Chattanooga)
6-3 | Catcher | Sophomore
Named Mr. Baseball in Tennessee for Division II-AA, Lundy led all sophomores in the nation with 15 home runs. He finished with 41 RBI and 28 runs scored to go with a .440 batting average. He led the Red Raiders to a 22-8 record and a district championship.



Utah
Cy Chrisman, Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork)
6-4 | First Base | Junior
The national clubhouse leader in home runs with 19, Chrisman led the Golden Eagles to a 28-3 record and a semifinal finish in Class 5A. He batted .461 and led the state in RBI (59) and slugging percentage (1.202). He finished second in the state in runs scored with 46.

Washington
Mason Pike, Puyallup
6-0 | Pitcher/Shortstop | Senior
The Vikings won 28 straight games and ranked among the top teams in the nation thanks to Pike. The team's leading hitter with a .482 batting average, Pike also had 39 runs, 28 RBI, 14 doubles and two triples. He was even better on the mound, with an 11-1 record, and a 0.84 ERA with 112 strikeouts in 66.2 innings pitched. He also threw a no-hitter in the postseason.