August 12, 2026
By Shooter Hunt
Vice President, Scouting

The 2026 MLB Draft is finally behind us in earnest after the signing deadline officially passed, and now we finally know the best prospects to have reached college campuses across the country. Below is Prep Baseball’s top-150 players who are set to begin their collegiate careers this fall, players who either went undrafted, unsigned, or elected to honor their commitments early. It’s a group deep in premium arms and up-the-middle talent, and one the SEC has cornered in a big way: 74 of the 150 are headed to an SEC program, including 20 of the top-25 overall.

Tennessee, LSU, and Texas lead the way with 10 commits apiece inside the top-150, while Vanderbilt (8), Stanford, Miami, and Arkansas (6 each) headline the rest of the college baseball landscape’s biggest hauls. The 10 most-represented programs alone account for 70 of the 150 players ranked here.

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Cole Koeninger No. 1 | RHP/INF | Keller HS (TX)

TENNESSEE

Prep Baseball’s top-ranked player headed to college was the Prep Baseball Texas Co-Player of the Year alongside Lucas Nawrocki, who shares a spot on this list. Koeninger hit .436 with 14 doubles, three triples, and 10 home runs, driving in 32 and scoring 49, while going 12-1 across 73.2 innings with a 1.14 ERA and 130 strikeouts. He tossed a one-hit shutout with 16 punch-outs in a playoff elimination game, then won the Class 6A Division I state championship game against Lake Travis, gritting out eight Ks and 110 pitches to earn both Keller and head coach Rob Stramp their first-ever state title. There was real first-round buzz around him this summer, but Koeninger is bound for Knoxville – and that two-way résumé is exactly what the Vols are getting: an arm with mid-rotation upside and a physical right-handed bat, giving them one of the most versatile freshmen in the country the moment he steps on campus.









Sean Dunlap No. 2 | C | Crown Point HS (IN)

TENNESSEE

The 2026 Prep Baseball Indiana Player of the Year enters this fall as the second-highest-ranked player in the country headed to a college campus, and the spring he authored at Crown Point explains why. Dunlap hit .473 with a .554 OBP and a 1.500 OPS, piling up 44 hits, 11 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs en route to 45 RBIs, and he added 15 stolen bases for good measure. The offensive production is the headline, but his work behind the dish, anchored by massive arm strength, is what makes him one of the most complete backstops in this class. Tennessee lands a catcher who can impact a game on both sides of the ball from the day he arrives on campus.









Blake Bowen No. 3 | OF | JSerra HS (CA)

OREGON STATE

One of the most highly touted incoming prospects in the country, the Oregon State signee closed his senior year with the kind of offensive and power production that made him a priority target for Corvallis. His high school head coach Brett Kay called him “the best athlete we’ve ever had.” For JSerra, Bowen slashed .360/.491/.738 and launched nine home runs, a total reached just one other time in program history, while anchoring the lineup against one of the toughest schedules in California. That blend of premium athleticism and game-changing power should translate quickly at the next level, and Oregon State adds one of the highest-upside bats in its incoming class.









Archer Horn No. 4 | SS | St. Ignatius Prep HS (CA)

STANFORD

Listed at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Horn carries sturdy, natural strength throughout an athletic frame that hints at more physicality to come. Horn moved admirably at short in front of the Prep Baseball California staff this spring, playing confident with soft hands, a plus arm (he pitches, too), and crisp footwork more than warrant a run at the premium position long-term. That two-way athleticism and offensive upside is exactly the kind of high-ceiling talent Stanford has built its recent success around, and Horn profiles as a foundational piece at the prestigious program.









James Tronstein No. 5 | SS/OF | Harvard-Westlake HS (CA)

VANDERBILT

The Prep Baseball California Player of the Year caps a legendary prep career at one of the country’s preeminent prep programs, slashing .548/.600/1.000 this spring with 10 home runs, 28 RBIs, and 45 runs scored for Harvard-Westlake. He drew heavy MLB Draft interest but is ticketed for Vanderbilt, where he’ll join one of the deepest incoming classes in the country. Tronstein’s spring ranked among the most productive of any shortstop on the West Coast, and that advanced, all-fields bat should play right away in Nashville.









James Clark No. 6 | SS | St. John Bosco HS (CA)

DUKE

No prospect has carried more buzz in the winter and lead-up to the spring season than Clark. Listed at 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, the left-handed-hitting shortstop pairs present strength with a well-proportioned, athletic frame and room to add. Across spring looks, he moved nimbly through pregame with adequate arm strength across the diamond, and the tools warrant an early look at the premium position as he continues to sharpen his defensive actions. Duke lands a high-upside, up-the-middle bat with real developmental runway to grow into on campus.









Logan Schmidt No. 7 | LHP | Ganesha HS (CA)

LSU

Schmidt’s 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame is trending in the right direction, holding its physicality while presenting a leaner, more athletic look. Working from a simple, repeatable delivery, the reclassified southpaw is one of the youngest arms in his class. Early on this spring, he sat 91-95-plus with a heavy fastball that flashed arm-side life in a quality performance. He pitched with a calm, unbothered demeanor that let him rise above the competition and look every bit the part of a future starter. His slurve-shaped breaking ball at 74-78 mph landed for strikes with varying shape and projects to climb with continued pitch-design work, while the changeup is the current standout offering, thrown with power intent that already flashes as a plus, put-away weapon. Adding a true spin pitch is the next step in his development, and it’s more a matter of shape and design than raw ability. After deliberating between LSU and the JUCO route, the Tigers are officially getting a young, high-ceiling starter with premium physical projection. This is the kind of arm that, inside LSU’s development program, has a chance to blossom into one of the premier players on campus.









Ethan Bass No. 8 | SS | Glenbrook North HS (IL)

SOUTH CAROLINA

A late South Carolina convert, Ethan Bass has been a cornerstone for Glenbrook North’s program his entire prep career, and he went out on a high note in his senior spring. He has collected numerous accolades throughout his prep career, including 100 career hits, the single-season home run record and the career homers record. This past spring, he turned in a .449 batting average with 12 home runs, six doubles, 40 RBIs, 51 runs scored, 47 walks to only 16 strikeouts, 21 stolen bases and an OPS of 1.519, and this came while supplying high-level defense at shortstop all year long.









Joseph Contreras No. 9 | RHP | Blessed Trinity HS (GA)

VANDERBILT

There may not be a more recognizable arm in Georgia’s 2026 class than the Vanderbilt commit, who has thrived in the spotlight, including an unforgettable World Baseball Classic moment this spring. At 6-foot-4, 195 pounds and barely 18-years old, Contreras pairs big-league bloodlines with substantial projection and a present arsenal to match. He’s touched 99 mph on multiple occasions with a low-effort delivery and the ability to mix four- and two-seam shapes at will. His slider is as firm as you’ll see at this level, working 88-90 with late horizontal sweep that flashes future plus. The low-to-mid-80s changeup shows well, but the standout pitch and perhaps the most advanced offspeed offering in the class, is a plus forkball at 78-80 with disappearing tumble that misses bats at will. It’s a rare ceiling, and Vanderbilt is getting a potential front-of-the-rotation arm with the kind of raw material a college staff dreams about developing on campus.









Grayson Willoughby No. 10 | RHP | Trinity HS (KY)

KENTUCKY

The Prep Baseball Kentucky Player of the Year aced the 2026 Prep Baseball National Champions, helping lead Trinity to back-to-back KHSAA state titles, the Kentucky’s first successful title defense since 1998. Willoughby went 12-0 over 62.1 innings with a 0.67 ERA, a 0.67 WHIP, and 96 strikeouts, and he capped his senior year with a one-hit shutout in the state championship game. He beat a murderer’s row of competition along the way, including Brother Rice (IL), Floyd Central (IN), Carmel (IN), and Kentucky’s Nos. 4, 9, 15, and 19 programs. He heads to Lexington with upper-90s stuff, and he touched 100 mph at the MLB Draft Combine, and a champion’s pedigree, positioned to make an immediate impact in the SEC as one of the top arms to reach a college campus this fall.








1
Cole Koeninger
RHP/INF
Tennessee


2
Sean Dunlap
C
Tennessee


3
Blake Bowen
OF
Oregon State


4
Archer Horn
SS
Stanford


5
James Tronstein
SS/OF
Vanderbilt


6
James Clark
SS
Duke


7
Logan Schmidt
LHP
Louisiana State


8
Ethan Bass
SS
South Carolina


9
Joseph Contreras
RHP
Vanderbilt


10
Grayson Willoughby
RHP
Kentucky


11
Dominic Santarelli
1B
Louisiana State


12
Noah Wilson
OF
Vanderbilt


13
Lucas Nawrocki
OF/LHP
Louisiana State


14
Rookie Shepard
SS
Miami


15
Anthony Murphy
OF
Miami


16
Brady Harris
OF
Florida


17
Malachi Washington
OF
Louisiana State


18
Easton Autrey
OF
Texas


19
Landon Brown
RHP
Mississippi State


20
Matt Ponatoski
RHP
Kentucky


21
John Stowers
C
Auburn


22
Bo Holloway
LHP
Vanderbilt


23
Gunner Skelton
3B
Vanderbilt


24
Jake Carbaugh
RHP
Mississippi State


25
Gannon Grant
RHP
Tennessee


26
Hudson DeVaughan
RHP
Alabama


27
Josiah Morris
C
Oklahoma State


28
James Jorgensen
RHP
Texas


29
Isaiah Galason
2B
Georgia Tech


30
Denton Lord
RHP
Mississippi State


31
Gunnar Alm
OF
North Carolina State


32
Jon Mora
OF
Miami


33
Trey Rangel
RHP
Texas


34
Anthony Del Angel
3B
Oklahoma


35
Alain Gómez Gudino
C
South Carolina


36
Will Yow
SS
Virginia


37
Matthew Sharman
RHP
Georgia


38
Wilson Andersen
RHP
Mississippi State


39
Jorvorskie Lane
OF
Arkansas


40
Jason Amalbert
SS/OF
Oklahoma


41
Jack Dugan
Util.
Tennessee


42
Coleton Brady
RHP
Louisiana State


43
Jet Berry
Util.
Arizona State


44
Nathaneal Davis
OF
Louisiana State


45
Eli Herst
RHP
Vanderbilt


46
Gary Morse
RHP
Tennessee


47
Max Holland
C
Arkansas


48
Spencer Browning
SS
Arkansas


49
Cooper Webb
RHP
Texas


50
Luke Tucker
3B
Louisiana State


51
CJ Weinstein
IF
UCLA


52
Ethan Offing
SS
Clemson


53
Brody Schumaker
SS
Texas Christian


54
Carson Sheffer
C
Oklahoma State


55
Chase Kiker
RHP
Clemson


56
Cooper Sides
RHP
Louisiana State


57
Keller Bradley
RHP
Vanderbilt


58
Deacon Nelson
SS
Auburn


59
Easton Kitura
3B/OF
Miami


60
Ethan Armstrong
RHP
Michigan


61
Jack Beck
SS
Walters State


62
Genson Veras
OF
Florida State


63
Ryan Harwood
OF
Texas A&M


64
Louis Hernandez II
SS
Clemson


65
Chandler Taylor
OF
Alabama


66
Cooper Shrum
RHP
Tennessee


67
McCoy Silicz
RHP
Mississippi


68
Braylen Montgomery
OF
Florida


69
Nolan Stefaniak
RHP
Penn State


70
Kaden Powell
OF
Kentucky


71
Jerek Turlij
RHP
Penn State


72
Bryce Hill
RHP
Stanford


73
Shawn Sullivan
RHP
Tennessee


74
Kamrin Jenkins
SS
Troy


75
Gavin Swartz
RHP
Indiana


76
Ty Tillery
RHP
Auburn


77
Hayes Holton
RHP
Texas


78
Keenan Dolan
RHP
Nevada


79
Matthew Kelley
SS
Texas A&M


80
Gavin Guy
RHP
UC Santa Barbara


81
Bryce Krenek
LHP
Texas


82
Jayden Parker
SS
Indiana


83
Alex Harrington
SS
Stanford


84
Rock Arnold
SS
Oklahoma State


85
Dustin Dunwoody
RHP
Arizona


86
RJ Cope
LHP
Vanderbilt


87
AJ Curry
1B
Tennessee


88
Parker Loew
SS
Louisiana State


89
Matthew Mansbery
SS
Michigan


90
Daniel Kellis
RHP
Wake Forest


91
Donovan Thiery
RHP
Florida State


92
David Hinojosa
RHP
Wake Forest


93
Karson Reeder
RHP
Texas


94
Sean Loggie
LHP
Virginia


95
Connor Finn
LHP
Texas Tech


96
Trystan Newberry
LHP
Arkansas


97
Mickey Gilligan
C
Rutgers


98
Tyner Flynt
LHP
Troy


99
Kahanu Martinez
C
Oregon


100
Cy Chrisman
1B
Oklahoma State


101
Alika Ahu
SS
Stanford


102
CJ Sampson
3B
Texas A&M


103
Matias Fischer
SS
Miami


104
Jaxon Matthews
OF
Clemson


105
Hunter Rose
LHP
Arkansas


106
Graham Schlicht
RHP
Stanford


107
Isaiah James
LHP
Duke


108
TJ McQuillan
3B
Wake Forest


109
Brayden Harris
RHP
Florida State


110
Colin White
LHP
Florida


111
Brady Snow
RHP
Florida


112
Kolby Stringer
RHP
LSU


113
Colton Semmelmann
LHP
Gulf coast state


114
Jaden Jackson
OF
University of California-Los Angeles


115
Deion Cole
OF
Georgia Tech


116
Brock Rein
SS
Georgia


117
Judah Ota
OF
Arkansas


118
Christian Doty
SS
Mississippi


119
Garrett Luett
SS
Iowa


120
Drew Christine
LHP
Tennessee


121
Phinn Beaird
LHP
Texas


122
Luke Nitkowski
RHP
Georgia Tech


123
Kael Barney
Util.
Oregon State


124
Dillon Moss
C
Stanford


125
Jason Harris
SS
California


126
Yodelkis Quevedo
3B
Florida State


127
Evan O’Connor
LHP
Arizona State


128
Harrison Pollina
RHP
Cincinnati


129
Ayden Deome
3B
Arizona


130
Alex Hoffman
RHP
Virginia Tech


131
Parker Van Engelenhoven
RHP
Louisville


132
Dax Hardcastle
RHP
Mississippi State


133
Caden Matusak
SS
Michigan


134
Dylan Minnatee
1B
Louisiana State


135
Landon Thiel
LHP
Ohio State


136
Jaxson Wood
SS
Tennessee


137
Drew Milner
RHP
Texas A&M


138
Rhett Britt
RHP
North Carolina


139
Ryan Fuller
RHP
Penn State


140
Brody Jindra
SS
Nebraska


141
Jeffrey-Todd Darden
OF
Oklahoma State


142
Reiston Durham
SS
Texas


143
Brady Abate
Util.
Wake Forest


144
Landon Church
SS
North Carolina State


145
Taytum Reeves
C
Texas Tech


146
Jax Robinson
C
Texas


147
Carson May
C
Kentucky


148
Braden Oliver
SS
UC Irvine


149
Devin Diaz
C
Miami


150
Teagan Scott
C
Oregon State

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