Players from high school baseball power states California and Florida dominate the Preseason MaxPreps All-American Baseball Team, which includes returning MaxPreps National Player of the Year
Gio Rojas of
Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.).
Rojas leads a group of six players from the Sunshine State on the 30-member team that consists of all seniors. Two of the players come from the same team with
Jesuit (Tampa) placing
Kaden Waechter and
Wilson Andersen among the team's 10 pitchers.
California has seven players on the team including three pitchers, three infielders and an outfielder. Among them is pitcher
Logan Schmidt of
Ganesha (Pomona), who has reclassified from the Class of 2027.
Etowah (Woodstock, Ga.) also has two players in
Trevor Condon and
Matthew Sharman. Georgia and Texas also have four, led by
Grady Emerson of
Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills), who is considered by some recruiting services as the nation's top player.
Among others included on the team are
Will Brick of
Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.), a catcher who reclassified from the Class of 2027.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
Headed to: Florida State
Stats: 4-1, 0.67 ERA, 29 strikeouts
P — Joseph Contreras, Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Headed to: Vanderbilt
Stats: Threw perfect game as junior
P — Savion Sims, Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)
Height: 6-8
Weight: 205
Headed to: Oklahoma
Stats: 5-0, 1.73 ERA, 54 strikeouts
P — Gio Rojas, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 190
Headed to: Miami
Stats: 13-0, 0.72 ERA, 120 strikeouts
P — Wilson Andersen, Jesuit
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Headed to: Mississippi State
Stats: 9-3, 105 strikeouts, 1.04 ERA
P — Gary Morse, Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Height: 6-8
Weight: 210
Headed to: Tennessee
Stats: 8-2, 65 strikeouts, 0.94 ERA
P — Carson Bolemon, Southside Christian (Simpsonville, S.C.)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Headed to: Wake Forest
Stats: 11-0, 0.00 ERA, 135 strikeouts, 3 no-hitters
P — Logan Schmidt, Ganesha (Pomona, Calif.)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215
Headed to: Louisiana State
Stats: Reclassified from 2027
P — Bo Holloway, Nolensville (Tenn.)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 215
Headed to: Nolensville
Stats: 3.16 ERA, 44 strikeouts, 94 strikeouts as sophomore
P — Jensen Hirschkorn, Kingsburg (Calif.)
Height: 6-7
Weight: 205
Headed to: Louisiana State
Stats: 5-1, 1.66 ERA, 65 strikeouts
C — Will Brick, Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195
Headed to: Mississippi State
Stats: .413, 21 RBI, 3 HR, reclassified from 2027
C — John Stowers, St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.)Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Headed to: Auburn
Stats: .361 average, 46 RBI, 12 HR
C — Jorvorskie Lane Jr., Grapevine (Texas)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Headed to: Arkansas
Stats: .588, 57 RBI, 61 stolen bases, 181 career stolen bases.
1B — A.J. Curry, University City (San Diego, Calif.)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205
Headed to: Tennessee
Stats: .417 average, 28 runs, 11 doubles
1B — Dominic Santarelli, St. Joseph (Kenosha, Wis.)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 230
Headed to: Louisiana State
Stats: .428 batting average, 40 RBI, 11 HR
IF — Tyler Spangler, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 195
Headed to: Stanford
Stats: .430 batting average, 40 RBI, 10 HR
IF — Beau Peterson, Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Headed to: Texas
Stats: .463 average, 4 HR
IF — Coleman Borthwick, South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.)
Height: 6-6
Weight: 255
Headed to: Auburn
Stats: .471 batting average, 51 RBI, 6 HR
IF — Jacob Lombard, Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
Headed to: Miami
Stats: .306 average, 4 HR
IF — Grady Emerson, Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills, Texas)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Headed to: Texas
Stats: .351 average, 35 runs, 25 RBI
IF — Aiden Ruiz, Stony Brook (N.Y.)
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Headed to: Vanderbilt
Stats: Played for USA Baseball U18 team last fall
OF — Brady Harris, Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Headed to: Florida
Stats: .400 batting average, 20 RBI, 2 HR
OF — Eric Booth Jr., Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 210
Headed to: Vanderbilt
Stats: .467 average, 6 HR, 35 RBI
OF — Kevin Roberts Jr., Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220
Headed to: Florida
Stats: .406, 17 RBI, 3 HR
OF — Anthony Murphy, Corona (Corona, Calif.)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Headed to: Louisiana State
Stats: .415 batting average, 11 HR, 35 RBI
OF — Malachi Washington, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Headed to: Louisiana State
Stats: .538 batting average, 59 RBI, 15 HR
OF — Trevor Condon, Etowah (Woodstock, Ga.)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Headed to: Tennessee
Stats: .402, 39 RBI, 29 runs
UT — Matthew Sharman, Etowah
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Headed to: Georgia
Stats: 13-1, 1.47 ERA, 137 strikeouts, .467 batting average, 6 HR
UT — Blake Bowen, JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 215 | Headed to: Oregon State
Stats: Regarded as a top five high school prospect by some recruiting services
UT — Cole Koeninger, Keller (Texas)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Headed to: Tennessee
Stats: .419, 17 doubles, 8 HR, 39 RBI