Gunnar Alm of
Polk County (Columbus, N.C.),
Easton Sullivan of
Greenfield (Tenn.),
Drew Davis of
Sumrall (Miss.) and
Garrett Reid of
Deshler (Tuscumbia, Ala.) headline high school baseball's 2026 Preseason Small Town All-Americans.
Perfect Game ranks Alm as the top player in North Carolina while Sullivan was the Class 1A Player of the Year in Tennessee. Davis was the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year in 2024 and Reid was the Class 3A Player of the Year in Alabama last year.
To be eligible to become a Small Town All-American, players must attend a school with fewer than 1,000 students in a town with a population under 10,000.

Drew Davis of Mississippi went 9-1 on the mound as a sophomore while batting over .400. He helped Sumrall win a state championship as a freshman. (PHOTO: Kendall Bowlin)
Preseason Small Town All-Americans P — Cade Allen, South Gibson (Medina, Tenn.)
Height: 6-1 |
Weight: 205 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: 108 strikeouts
P — Hunter Watson, Tuttle (Okla.)
Height: 6-1 |
Weight: 205 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Had 21-strikeout no-hitter
P — Hayes Holton, Loranger (La.)
Height: 6-2 |
Weight: 195 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: 66 Ks in 33 innings pitched
P — Ty Mobley, Washington County (Sandersville, Ga.)
Height: 6-7 |
Weight: 232 |
Year: 2027
Key stat: Named first team all-state as sophomore.
P — Evan O'Connor, Brock (Texas)
Height: 6-2 |
Weight: 200 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: 14-1, 142 strikeouts
P — Malachi Dato, East Rutherford (Bostic, N.C.)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Went 12-0 with 66 strikeouts
P — Gage Reichenau, Wall (Texas)
Height: 6-1 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Struck out 125 with 8-1 record
P — Cody Ells, Asotin (Wash.)
Height: 6-3 |
Weight: 191 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Had 0.00 ERA with 8-0 record and 114 Ks
P — Jase Wilkinson, Miller (Mo.)
Height: 6-1 |
Weight: 170 |
Year: 2027
Key stat: 11-1 record, 156 strikeouts
P — Colton Temple, Fort Cherry (McDonald, Pa.)
Height: 5-11 |
Weight: 200 |
Year: 2027
Key stat: Batted .621 with 10 home runs, struck out 60
C — Easton Sullivan, Greenfield (Tenn.)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 185 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .515 with 23 RBI
C — Hunter Burrell, New Home (Texas)
Height: 5-10 |
Weight: 185 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: .500 batting average with 53 RBI, nine home runs
C — Rylan Holleman, Overton (Texas)
Height: 6-2 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .433 with 38 RBI and eight home runs
1B — Matt Maxon, Carmel (Calif.)
Height: 6-3 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .467 with 11 home runs
1B — Brady Fronabarger, Crockett County (Alamo, Tenn.)
Height: 6-1 |
Weight: 195 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: .578 on-base percentage with six home runs
IF — Luke Tucker, Krum (Texas)
Height: 6-4 |
Weight: 210 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .376 with 22 RBI and 31 runs
IF — Garrett Reid, Deshler (Tuscumbia, Ala.)
Height: 6-2 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Scored 49 runs with 29 RBI
IF — Ryder Starkey, New Home
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Drove in 67 runs, batted .545 with 65 runs scored
IF — Brooks Hipp, West Side (Greers Ferry, Ark.)
Height: 5-10 |
Weight: 165 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .615 with 61 runs and 41 RBI
IF — Noah Asuma, Cherry (Iron, Minn.)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 205 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .375 with 33 runs
IF — Wyatt Shelley, Headland (Ala.)
Height: 6-3 |
Weight: 230 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Ranked No. 6 player in Alabama
OF — Trey Barnes, Taylorsville (Miss.)
Height: 6-4 |
Weight: 190 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .404 with four home runs
OF — Bryson Wittmer, Edison (Milan, Ohio)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 185 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .460 with 39 runs and six home runs
OF — Jake Buetler, Canute (Okla.)
Height: 6-1 |
Weight: 195 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .519 with eight home runs
OF — Beau Crum, Tishomingo County (Iuka, Miss.)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 170 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .429 with 32 RBI
OF — Gunnar Alm, Polk County (Columbus, N.C.)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 165 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .544 with eight home runs
OF — Colton Patton, Boyd (Texas)
Height: 5-11 |
Weight: 160 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Batted .443 with nine home runs
UT — Drew Davis, Sumrall (Miss.)
Height: 6-0 |
Weight: 175 |
Year: 2027
Key stat: Went 9-1 with 87 strikeouts and batted .410
UT — Cooper Watkins, Jefferson West (Meriden, Kan.)
Height: 6-2 |
Weight: 180 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: 6-0 record with 91 strikeouts
UT — Kino Lorona, Hayden (Winkelman, Ariz.)
Height: 5-11 |
Weight: 205 |
Year: 2026
Key stat: Has won six state championships in football and baseball combined