High school baseball 2024: Minnesota’s top players and their college plans. Two chose the Gophers.
Check out 25 players to watch from the Twin Cities and 10 more from beyond the metro. The best teams are listed, too.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
April 15, 2024 at 10:56PM
Max Arlich, East Ridge, senior P/1B/OF. College: Texas A&M.
Jonathan Dobis, St. Thomas Academy, senior OF/P. College: Minnesota.
Josh Donna, Mahtomedi, junior SS/P. College: Iowa Western Community College.
Blake Eckerle, White Bear Lake, junior C/P. College: Utah.
Ethan Felling, Mahtomedi, junior P/OF. College: TCU.
Tyler Guerin, Mounds View, senior P/1B/3B. College: Iowa.
Will Haas, Rockford, junior P/OF. College: Tennessee.
Myles Hanson, Elk River, senior P/2B. College: Augustana.
Hudson Johnson, Prior Lake, senior P/1B. College: Cincinnati.
Paul Jones II, Cretin-Derham Hall, senior 1B/P. College: Maryland.
John Henry Kohorst, Cretin-Derham Hall, junior P/OF. College: Iowa.
Caleb Koskie, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, senior OF/P. College: Indiana.
Evan Kueppers, Minnetonka, senior P. College: Kansas.
Riley Leatherman, Wayzata, senior P/SS. College: North Carolina.
Aiden Lieser, Centennial, senior P/1B. College: Nebraska.
Lucas McNellis, Woodbury, senior C. College: St. Thomas.
Alex Mezzetti, East Ridge, senior 3B/1B/OF. College: Illinois-Chicago.
Jack Morris, Shakopee, senior P/OF. College: Clemson.
Anthony Pardo, Andover, senior P/1B. College: Illinois State.
Tyler Phenow, Champlin Park, senior P/OF. College: TCU.
Jake Quinn, Cretin-Derham Hall, senior OF. College: Minnesota.
Jake Reigert, East Ridge, senior P. College: Mississippi.
Riane Ritter, Rogers, senior P/1B/3B. College: St. Thomas.
Luke Ryerse, East Ridge, junior P/OF/DH. College: Alabama.
Sam Stockman, Elk River, senior P/1B. College: Utah.
Ten metro teams to watch
1. East Ridge
2. Stillwater
3. Wayzata
4. Cretin-Derham Hall
5. Mounds View
6. Prior Lake
7. Champlin Park
8. Farmington
9. Minnetonka
10. Andover
Ten non-metro players to watch
Noah Asuma, Cherry, sophomore SS. College: uncommitted.
Carson Beavers, Rochester Mayo, senior OF. College: Wichita State.
Nick Bowron, Rochester Lourdes, junior C/1B/OF. College: uncommitted.
Wilson Magers, Mankato West, senior P/SS/OF. College: Creighton.
Owen Marsolek, Duluth Marshall, junior P/1B/OF. College: uncommitted.
Preston Ohm, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, senior P/OF. College: St. Thomas.
Hudson Ohm, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, sophomore (P/OF). College: uncommitted.
Will Steil, Rocori, senior P/SS/3B. College: North Dakota State (football).
Nicholas Terhaar, Proctor, junior P/CF. College: Iowa.
Hunter VaDeer, Lyle-Pacelli, junior P/OF. College: Creighton.
Five non-metro teams to watch
1. Mankato West (Class 3A)
2. Rocori (Class 3A)
3. Rochester Mayo
4. Little Falls (Class 3A)
5. Grand Rapids (Class 3A)
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
