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High School  | General | 2/26/2025

High School Showdown Preview

As we get to less than 24 hours away from the start of the 13th PG High School Showdown, we get to look ahead to one of the premier events on the high school schedule. The combination of players and teams in attendance always make this one of the best events in the spring. As there has been in almost every year prior, there’s sure to be guys that play this weekend that will hear their names called in the upcoming MLB Draft along with big contributors in the college ranks.

This year’s field of teams is one of the stronger that we’ve put together with countless state title contenders from each state. We have six teams ranked inside of our National Top 50, including #2 IMG Academy (FL), #16 Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC), #27 North Broward Prep (FL), #29 Blessed Trinity Catholic (GA), #35 Bob Jones (AL), and #46 Thompson (AL). Beyond this list, we also bring in some of the best programs throughout the Southeast who, with a good weekend in Hoover, could find themselves ranked inside the National Top 50.



Looking at the list of players who will be in attendance, we have an impressive five PG All-Americans, including two of the top-10 players in the 2025 class. All in all, 27 players ranked inside the top-500 of the class of 2025 are going to take the field in Hoover as well as some of the brightest stars from the 2026 and 2027 classes as well. It’s another strong crop of talent at the High School Showdown this year, as we’ll get a look at the future of baseball in Hoover this weekend.


Blue Bracket


It should be no surprise who comes in as the favorite in this bracket as IMG Academy (FL) is our #2 team in the country. The boast two of the top-10 players in the country along with a host of other high-end talent as shown in our top prospects below. They’ve got three PG All-Americans in Sean Gamble, Dean Moss, and Kelvyn Paulino Jr, giving them one of the stronger offenses in attendance. Nathan Eisfelder is another top-150 prospect in the country on the offensive side for them and they’ll headline their staff with two SEC arms in Parker Jennings and Chase Bentley. This isn’t an easy bracket for them to navigate however with The First Academy (FL), who brings in one of the better rosters in Hoover. Lewisburg (MS) is one of the top programs in the Southeast, who continuously churns out Power-5 talent. Loganville (GA) has won three straight state titles in Georgia and Blessed Trinity Catholic (GA) is another loaded team from the Peach State coming in as a Top 50 team in the country. Don’t forget about Hoover (AL), they’re playing on their home turf and are historically one of the best programs in the state of Alabama.


Red Bracket


This bracket has as much balance from top-to-bottom as any coming into the event. The two top-50 teams in the country in this one are North Broward Prep (FL) and Thompson (AL) but there’s also some formidable opponents along the path to the championship for those two programs. Parkview (GA) has won about as many games as any school in the country in the last 10 years and once again have a strong team coming into this event. T.C. Roberson (NC) is one of the top schools in North Carolina with a serious chance to make a run in Hoover this weekend. IMG Academy Gray (FL) has some of the top underclassmen in the country on their roster and they’re liable to get hot and make a run. Desoto Central (MS) is already off to a hot start early in the year and are looking to pull off the upset early in the tournament. Don’t forget about Chelsea (AL), they have one of Alabama’s top pitching staffs that they’ll look to ride through this bracket. This bracket is a toss-up in the best sense of the phrase with countless contenders and teams looking to make some real noise early in the event.


White Bracket


Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) comes into this bracket as the favorite by a slim margin as a top-20 team nationally. They have one of the best one-two punches on the mound in the country in Sam Cozart and Josh Hammond and a powerful offense to go along with it. The other major factor in this group is Bob Jones (AL), a team that pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the country last year beating IMG Academy in the championship and rolling to a state title and a top-5 finish in the country. They bring back some main contributors and seem to be primed for another big season ahead. Cartersville (GA) is one of the main powers in Georgia year in and year out and they have another strong group coming to Hoover this year. Mountain Brook (AL) is headlined by PG All-American Caleb Barnett who has some of the biggest power in the class and is also one of their best arms too. Houston County (GA) is one of the better programs in the state of Georgia and they always seem to make some noise in Hoover. John Carroll (MD) and Brandon (MS) can’t be forgot about either as two of the best programs in their respective states that will look to push for a Showdown title this weekend.


Top 30 Class of 2025 Prospects Attending

Nat'l Rank Player Pos Team Commitment
6 Sean Gamble OF IMG Academy Vanderbilt
8 Dean Moss OF IMG Academy LSU
24 Caleb Barnett 3B Mountain Brook Alabama
49 Sam Cozart RHP Wesleyan Christian Texas
50 Kelvyn Paulino Jr 3B IMG Academy Florida State
61 Eric Hines OF American Christian Academy Alabama
84 Josh Hammond RHP Wesleyan Christian Wake Forest
117 Terrance Bowen SS Blessed Trinity Oklahoma State
133 Nathan Eisfelder OF IMG Academy Tennessee
198 Parker Jennings RHP IMG Academy Oklahoma State
201 Ma'Kale Holden RHP Thompson Alabama
226 Joshua Campbell OF IMG Academy Michigan
228 Talon Haley LHP Lewisburg Vanderbilt
238 Tanner Beliveau C Petal Mississippi State
244 Will Rhine SS John Carroll Alabama
246 Peyton Miller 3B IMG Academy Clemson
269 Remo Indomenico OF The First Academy Oklahoma State
313 Will Allen RHP Houston County South Florida
320 Dillon Adkins OF Bob Jones Uncommitted
373 Chase Bentley RHP IMG Academy Texas A&M
376 Aiden Zagryn 3B Blessed Trinity Gulf Coast State
385 Blake Fields OF The First Academy Uncommitted
399 Austin Pierzynski C The First Academy UAB
426 Domaine Vann OF Wesleyan Christian Miami
435 Caiden Combs 1B Gardendale Auburn
478 Matt Evans SS Redan East Tenn State
491 Dallas Brooks C John Carroll Uncommitted
500 Cameron Novak RHP Blessed Trinity Miami (OH)
500 Zackary Johnson C Bob Jones Alabama
500 Porter Berryman LHP Parkview Brown

Top 15 Class of 2026 Prospects Attending

Nat'l Rank Player Pos Team Commitment
52 Dillon Moss C IMG Academy Stanford
55 Malachi Washington OF Parkview LSU
59 Jaxson Wood SS Hoover Tennessee
81 John Stowers C St. Paul's Episcopal Auburn
126 Will Adams 1B/LHP Hoover LSU
186 Joseph Contreras RHP Blessed Trinity Uncommitted
209 Charles Messina C IMG Academy Northwestern
243 Dylan Messina SS IMG Academy Pennsylvania
279 Johnson Dubose SS IMG Academy Indiana
344 Ethan Stipp OF IMG Academy Siena
387 Parker Allman LHP IMG Academy Miami
396 Tai Jones OF Brandon Uncommitted
407 Pierce Quinn RHP John Carroll Virginia
435 Emani Ford SS Parkview Kennesaw State
500 Brayden Loquasto LHP Blessed Trinity Uncommitted

Top 10 Class of 2027 Prospects Attending

Nat'l Rank Player Pos Team Commitment
3 Caden Dawson OF Blessed Trinity
4 Max Hemenway SS IMG Academy Tennessee
11 Sebastian Wilson OF IMG Academy Tennessee
13 Kyler Meccage OF IMG Academy
69 Frank Thomas III 1B IMG Academy
70 Rocco Maniscalco SS Oxford
84 Aiden Pack 3B/RHP Blessed Trinity
100 Logan Bristol RHP North Broward Prep
118 Holt Gaston RHP T.C. Roberson
148 Isaiah Galason SS Houston County


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