Here's who is soaring up MLB draft boards as college baseball tournament week begins.
, there's a lot of disagreement beyond the top three or four players. Justin Lebron and Chris Hacopian are sliding a bit while prep position players Eric Booth Jr., Jacob Lombard and Trevor Condon are all moving up to fill that void.
The collegiate bats projected to go in the middle of the first round are disappointing many evaluators, and the college pitchers ranked 15th through 24th that finish strong are likely to scoot up the board down the stretch. Further down the list, Bo Lowrance, Archer Horn and Cole Prosek are moving into the late first round while Jace Mataczynski and Luke Williams have been rising this spring into the second round.
Jack Slightom, Kolby Stringer, Landon Thiel and Cole Dennis are the top popup prep pitchers from this spring, and they all have a shot at seven figures. , the top college-reliever-to-pro-starter candidates are LSU's Deven Sheerin and Florida's Luke McNeillie, with Arkansas' Carson Wiggins a stealth option coming back from elbow surgery and Clemson's Justin LeGuernic a long-time favorite from his high school days..
The number in parentheses is the player's age on draft day, a key number in every team's draft model; in short, younger players allow for more projection.2. Grady Emerson , SS, Fort Worth Christian HS , Texas commit4. Jackson Flora , RHP, UC Santa Barbara6. Ryder Helfrick , C, Arkansas8.
Jacob Lombard , SS, Gulliver HS , Miami commit11. Jared Grindlinger , RF/LHP, Huntington Beach HS , Tennessee commit13. Liam Peterson , RHP, Florida15. Cole Carlon , LHP, Arizona State18.
Tegan Kuhns , RHP, Tennessee21. Ace Reese , 3B, Mississippi State23. Logan Reddemann , RHP, UCLA26. Sawyer Strosnider , RF, TCU29.
Tyler Bell , SS, Kentucky31. Chase Brunson , CF, TCU33. Eric Becker , SS, Virginia35. Coleman Borthwick , RHP, South Walton HS , Auburn commit37.
Connor Comeau , SS, Anderson HS , Texas A&M commit39. Zion Rose , CF, Louisville41. Carson Bolemon , LHP, Southside Christian HS , Wake Forest commit44. Aiden Ruiz , SS, Stony Brook HS , Vanderbilt commit47.
Ty Head , CF, North Carolina State49. Jack Radel , RHP, Notre Dame51. Landon Thome , SS, Nazareth Academy HS , Florida State commit54. Jensen Hirschkorn , RHP, Kingsburg HS , LSU commit56.
Rocco Maniscalco , SS, Oxford HS , Mississippi State commit58. Sean Duncan , LHP, Terry Fox HS , Vanderbilt commit<60. Ethan Norby , LHP, East Carolina63. Will Yow , SS, St. Anne's Belfield HS , Virginia commit66.
Luke Williams , SS, Franklin Regional HS , Virginia commit68. Blake Bowen , CF, JSerra Catholic HS , Oregon State commit70. Gavin Grahovac , 1B, Texas A&M72. Bo Holloway , LHP, Christ Presbyterian HS , Vanderbilt commit74.
Logan Hughes , LF, Texas Tech77. Carson Bailey , LHP, McLennan JC , Uncommitted79. Hudson DeVaughan , RHP, Mooresville HS , Alabama commit81. Taj Marchand , SS, James Island Charter HS , Ole Miss commit83.
Malachi Washington , CF, Parkview HS , LSU commit85. Ryan Marohn , LHP, North Carolina State88. Will Gasparino , CF, UCLA90. Matt Ponatoski , RHP, Archbishop Moeller HS , Kentucky commit92.
Gary Morse , RHP, Orange Lutheran HS , Tennessee commit95. Kevin Roberts Jr. , CF, Jackson Prep HS , Florida commit97. Shane Sdao , LHP, Texas A&M99. Savion Sims , RHP, Prestonwood Christian HS , Oklahoma commit101.
Alex Weingartner , CF, St. Augustine Prep HS , Penn State commit103. Jake Schaffner , SS, North Carolina106. Brayden Dowd , CF, Florida State108. Wilson Andersen , RHP, Jesuit HS , Mississippi State commit110.
Blake Bryant , RHP, Citizens Christian HS , Clemson commit112. Noah Danza , SS, Gloucester Catholic HS , Mississippi State commit115. Lucas Nawrocki , LHP, Aledo HS , LSU commit117. James Jorgensen , RHP, Jesuit HS , Texas commit119.
Bryce Hill , RHP, Greenwich Country Day HS , Stanford commit122. Ethan Wachsmann , RHP, Grandview HS , Wake Forest commit124. Kolby Stringer , RHP, West Marion HS , LSU commit126. Trey Beard , LHP, Florida State128.
Mulivai Levu , 1B, UCLA131. James Tronstein , SS, Harvard Westlake HS , Stanford commit134. Daniel Cuvet , 3B, Miami137. Coleton Brady , RHP, TNXL Academy HS , UCF commit140.
Tommy LaPour , RHP, TCU142. Cole Dennis , RHP, Bishop Snyder HS , Jacksonville commit145. Carson Wiggins , RHP, Arkansas147. Duncan Marsten , RHP, Wake Forest149.
Jack Dugan , SS, Lipscomb Academy HS , Tennessee commit151. Justin LeGuemic , LHP, Clemson154. Chris McHugh , 1B, North Carolina StateCopyright © 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
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