List of Gatorade Player of the Year State Baseball Winners 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year baseball state winners! They are now part of a company of athletes that received this distinction dating back to 1985. According to the award’s official website, the Selection Committee analyzes all candidates and chooses state winners based on three pillars.

The first pillar is athletic excellence or their standout performances. Candidates must also get commendations for their exemplary character by helping their community and by maintaining academic achievement.

Of all the state winners, one will become the national Gatorade Player of the Year for that sport. In addition to baseball, they also hail state winners for girls and boys basketball, and girls and boys cross country. There are also state winners for girls and boys track and field, softball, volleyball, and football.

For baseball, past national Gatorade Player of the Year winners include Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez, Zack Greinke, Justin Upton, Clayton Kershaw, Lance McCullers Jr., and Bobby Witt Jr, among others.

Gatorade Player of the Year Baseball State Winners List 2025

Alabama – Eric Hines, OF, American Christian Academy

Alaska – Rilen Niclai, RHP/SS, Service High School

Arizona – Landon Hood, RHP/1B/3B, Canyon View High School

Arkansas – Mark Brissey, RHP/1B, Fayetteville High School

California – Seth Hernandez, RHP/INF/OF, Corona High School

Colorado – Connor Larkin, 1B/OF/LHP, Cherry Creek High School

Connecticut – Cam Righi, C, Wethersfield High School

Delaware – Jase Mitchell, C, Cape Henlopen High School

District of Columbia – Ren Devereux, RHP/1B, St. John’s College HS

Florida – Gio Rojas, LHP/DH, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Georgia – Keon Johnson, SS, First Presbyterian Day School

Hawaii – Bruin Agbayani, SS/RHP, Saint Louis High School

Idaho – Dawson McInelly, RHP/OF, Sugar-Salem High School

Illinois – Jaden Fauske, OF/C, Nazareth Academy

Indiana – Matthew Fisher, RHP, Reitz Memorial High School

Iowa – Taitn Gray, C/OF, Dallas Center-Grimes High School

Kansas – Cole Pladson, RHP/CF, Clay Community Center High School

Kentucky – Cole McLean, LHP/OF, Taylor County High School

Louisiana – Andrew Clapinski, C, Catholic High School

Maine – Erik Swenson, RHP, Scarborough High School

Maryland – Will Rhine, INF, John Carroll School

Massachusetts – Bradley McCafferty, C, Austin Prep

Michigan – Uli Fernsler, LHP, Novi High School

Minnesota – Hunter VaDeer, RHP/OF, Lyle- Pacelli High School

Mississippi – Joseph Jojo Parker, SS/RHP, Purvis High School

Missouri – Jordan Martin, RHP/1B, Jefferson City High School

Montana – Cash Lawrence, RHP/3B, Hamilton High School

Nebraska – Brody Jindra, RHP/SS, Elkhorn South High School

Nevada – Tate Southisene, SS/OF, Basic Academy of International Studies

New Hampshire – Leo Boucher, RHP/OF, Pinkerton Academy

New Jersey – Nick Becker, SS, Don Bosco Preparatory High School

New Mexico – Anthony Del Angel, 3B/OF, V. Sue Cleveland High School

New York – Miguel Sime, RHP, Poly Prep Country Day School

North Carolina – Coy James, SS, Davie County High School

North Dakota – Kellan Burke, C/OF, Minot High School

Ohio – Matt Ponatoski, SS/RHP, Archbishop Moeller High School (also won the state award for football)

Oklahoma – Ethan Holliday, SS, Stillwater High School

Oregon – Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP/1B, Sunset High School

Pennsylvania – Nick Bradley, RHP/3B, Abington Heights High School

Rhode Island – Brady Collins, C, La Salle Academy

South Carolina – Carson Bolemon, LHP/1B, Southside Christian School

Tennessee – Ryan Mitchell, SS, Houston High School

Texas – Kayson Cunningham, SS, Johnson High School

Utah – Cy Chrisman – 1B/OF, Maple Fountain High School

Vermont – Rex Hauser, RHP/SS, St. Johnsburg Academy

Virginia – Luke Smyers, LHP/OF, Mills Godwin High School

Washington – Mason Pike, RHP/INF, Puyallup High School

West Virginia – Weston Smith, RHP/OF, Hurricane High School

Wisconsin – Sawyer Deering, RHP/OF, Kimberly High School