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2026 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • UT 5'10" 190 lbs R/R
    1

    Bryce Jewell

    Sr. Bullard, Texas Abilene Christian
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    Senior Bullard, Texas Abilene Christian
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  • SS 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    2

    Drew Schmidt

    Jr. Lewisville, Texas Lewisville HS
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    Junior Lewisville, Texas Lewisville HS
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  • OF 5'6" 160 lbs R/R
    3

    Kael Babin

    Sr. Gonzales, LA Nebraska Omaha
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    Senior Gonzales, LA Nebraska Omaha
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  • UT 6'0" 205 lbs L/L
    4

    Travis Bragg

    Sr. League City, Texas Texas State
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    Senior League City, Texas Texas State
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  • IF 6'1" 192 lbs L/R
    5

    John Maldonado Jr.

    Sr. Kaufman, Texas UTSA
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    Senior Kaufman, Texas UTSA
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  • OF 6'2" 210 lbs R/R
    8

    Brock Bearden

    Jr. Texarkana, Texas Crowder College
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    Junior Texarkana, Texas Crowder College
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  • LHP 5'10" 185 lbs L/L
    9

    Noah Lindt

    Sr. Bonn, Germany Vernon College
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    Senior Bonn, Germany Vernon College
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  • OF/INF 5'10" 185 lbs R/R
    10

    Connor Clark

    Jr. Sherman, Texas Sherman HS
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    Junior Sherman, Texas Sherman HS
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  • IF 5'9" 185 lbs R/R
    11

    Tanner Hornback

    Jr. Lafayette, LA Baton Rouge CC
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    Junior Lafayette, LA Baton Rouge CC
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  • LHP 5'11" 195 lbs L/L
    13

    Ryan Lawton

    Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Texas State
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    Senior Flower Mound, Texas Texas State
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  • LHP/OF 6'3" 210 lbs L/L
    14

    Dylan Blomquist

    Sr. Belton, Texas Temple CC
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    Senior Belton, Texas Temple CC
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  • LHP 5'10" 185 lbs L/L
    15

    Coleson Abel

    Sr. Kerville, Texas Lamar
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    Senior Kerville, Texas Lamar
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  • IF 5'10" 175 lbs L/R
    16

    Spencer Simpson

    Jr. Southlake, Texas Cameron
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    Junior Southlake, Texas Cameron
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  • LHP 6'2" 200 lbs L/L
    17

    Caden Copeland

    Sr. Midlothian, Texas Sam Houston State
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    Senior Midlothian, Texas Sam Houston State
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  • RHP 6'3" 193 lbs R/R
    18

    Chase Demmler

    So. Fort Collins, CO Garden City CC
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    Sophomore Fort Collins, CO Garden City CC
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  • C 6'1" 205 lbs R/R
    19

    Cole Ketzner

    Sr. Magnolia, Texas South Alabama
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    Senior Magnolia, Texas South Alabama
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  • RHP 6'3" 195 lbs R/R
    20

    Matthew Mackenzie

    Jr. Vaughan, NS, CA Colby CC
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    Junior Vaughan, NS, CA Colby CC
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  • RHP 6'5" 220 lbs R/R
    21

    Sam Nitzke

    So. College Station, Texas Angelina College
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    Sophomore College Station, Texas Angelina College
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  • OF 6'0" 215 lbs R/R
    22

    Ben Lea

    Sr. Suger Land, Texas East Texas Baptist
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    Senior Suger Land, Texas East Texas Baptist
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  • LHP 5'11" 175 lbs L/L
    23

    Jacob Hadden

    Sr. Georgetown, Texas Hutchinson CC
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    Senior Georgetown, Texas Hutchinson CC
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  • IF 5'10" 190 lbs R/R
    24

    Luke Smith

    Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas Rice
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    Junior Corpus Christi, Texas Rice
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  • 1B/OF 6'5" 230 lbs L/R
    25

    Kaston Mason

    Sr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
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    Senior Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
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  • RHP 6'3" 210 lbs R/R
    26

    Garrett Landry

    Sr. Leander, Texas Stephen F. Austin
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    Senior Leander, Texas Stephen F. Austin
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  • RHP 6'6" 240 lbs R/R
    27

    Nash Villegas

    Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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    Senior Corpus Christi, Texas Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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  • OF/INF 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    28

    Joseph Dominguez

    Jr. Denton, Texas Dodge City CC
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    Junior Denton, Texas Dodge City CC
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  • C 5'10" 190 lbs R/R
    29

    Lane Epperson

    Jr. Brownsboro, Texas Brownsboro HS
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    Junior Brownsboro, Texas Brownsboro HS
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  • OF 6'1" 205 lbs R/R
    30

    Ryan Walker

    Sr. Coppell, Texas Tyler Junior College
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    Senior Coppell, Texas Tyler Junior College
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  • C 5'10" 255 lbs R/R
    31

    Evan Wright

    So. Mandeville, LA Coahoma CC
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    Sophomore Mandeville, LA Coahoma CC
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  • C 6'4" 220 lbs R/R
    33

    Tanner Chelette

    Jr. Houston, Texas Tyler Junior College
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    Junior Houston, Texas Tyler Junior College
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  • UT 5'9" 180 lbs R/R
    34

    Zack Zavala

    Jr. Georgetown, Texas Tyler Junior College
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    Junior Georgetown, Texas Tyler Junior College
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  • RHP 6'0" 190 lbs R/R
    35

    Tyler Puckett

    Jr. White Oak, Texas Wharton CC
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    Junior White Oak, Texas Wharton CC
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  • RHP 6'7" 235 lbs R/R
    36

    Brody Logsdon

    Sr. Conroe, Texas Southeastern Oklahoma State
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    Senior Conroe, Texas Southeastern Oklahoma State
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  • LHP 5'10" 175 lbs L/L
    37

    Klayton Wingfield

    Jr. Rockwall, Texas Baton Rouge CC
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    Junior Rockwall, Texas Baton Rouge CC
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  • RHP 6'0" 170 lbs R/R
    38

    Cooper Weatherly

    So. Sanger, Texas Cameron
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    Sophomore Sanger, Texas Cameron
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  • LHP 5'11" 175 lbs L/L
    39

    Grady Baetz

    Fr. Van, Texas Van HS
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    Freshman Van, Texas Van HS
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  • RHP 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    40

    Josh Pelfrey

    So. Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS
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    Sophomore Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS
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  • RHP 6'2" 165 lbs R/R
    41

    Ethan Jezierski

    Jr. Brenham, Texas Angelina College
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    Junior Brenham, Texas Angelina College
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  • RHP 6'3" 200 lbs R/R
    42

    JD Richards

    Fr. Liberty Hill, Texas Hyde Park HS
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    Freshman Liberty Hill, Texas Hyde Park HS
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  • RHP 5'11" 195 lbs R/R
    43

    Ethan Stone

    R-So. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
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    Redshirt Sophomore Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
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  • RHP 6'0" 220 lbs R/R
    44

    Jacob Morgan

    Jr. Flower Mound, Texas Midland College
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    Junior Flower Mound, Texas Midland College
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  • IF 6'2" 168 lbs R/R
    45

    Kade Chappell

    Fr. Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS
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    Freshman Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS
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  • OF 5'9" 170 lbs R/R
    46

    Drew Bourgeois

    Fr. Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Tech
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    Freshman Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Tech
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  • OF 6'0" 178 lbs R/R
    47

    JJ Idrogo

    Fr. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
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    Freshman Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
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  • INF/RHP 5'10" 150 lbs R/R
    48

    Logan Jenkins

    Fr. Collinsville, Texas Collinsville HS
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    Freshman Collinsville, Texas Collinsville HS
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  • OF 6'1" 185 lbs R/R
    49

    Easton Stapleton

    Fr. Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS
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    Freshman Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS
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  • RHP 6'5" 220 lbs L/R
    50

    Will Johnson

    Fr. Frisco, Texas Reedy HS
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    Freshman Frisco, Texas Reedy HS
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  • RHP 6'2" 215 lbs R/R
    51

    Julio Garcia

    Sr. Baytown, Texas Sterling HS
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    Senior Baytown, Texas Sterling HS
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Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Brent Porche

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  • Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

    Taylor White

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  • Assistant Coach

    Jeff Robinson

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  • Turf Manager

    Wade Pope

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Baylor Battles

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2026 Baseball Roster
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Previous School
1 Bryce Jewell UT R/R 5-10 190 Sr. Bullard, Texas Abilene Christian
2 Drew Schmidt SS R/R 6-0 200 Jr. Lewisville, Texas Lewisville HS
3 Kael Babin OF R/R 5-6 160 Sr. Gonzales, LA Nebraska Omaha
4 Travis Bragg UT L/L 6-0 205 Sr. League City, Texas Texas State
5 John Maldonado Jr. IF L/R 6-1 192 Sr. Kaufman, Texas UTSA
8 Brock Bearden OF R/R 6-2 210 Jr. Texarkana, Texas Crowder College
9 Noah Lindt LHP L/L 5-10 185 Sr. Bonn, Germany Vernon College
10 Connor Clark OF/INF R/R 5-10 185 Jr. Sherman, Texas Sherman HS
11 Tanner Hornback IF R/R 5-9 185 Jr. Lafayette, LA Baton Rouge CC
13 Ryan Lawton LHP L/L 5-11 195 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Texas State
14 Dylan Blomquist LHP/OF L/L 6-3 210 Sr. Belton, Texas Temple CC
15 Coleson Abel LHP L/L 5-10 185 Sr. Kerville, Texas Lamar
16 Spencer Simpson IF L/R 5-10 175 Jr. Southlake, Texas Cameron
17 Caden Copeland LHP L/L 6-2 200 Sr. Midlothian, Texas Sam Houston State
18 Chase Demmler RHP R/R 6-3 193 So. Fort Collins, CO Garden City CC
19 Cole Ketzner C R/R 6-1 205 Sr. Magnolia, Texas South Alabama
20 Matthew Mackenzie RHP R/R 6-3 195 Jr. Vaughan, NS, CA Colby CC
21 Sam Nitzke RHP R/R 6-5 220 So. College Station, Texas Angelina College
22 Ben Lea OF R/R 6-0 215 Sr. Suger Land, Texas East Texas Baptist
23 Jacob Hadden LHP L/L 5-11 175 Sr. Georgetown, Texas Hutchinson CC
24 Luke Smith IF R/R 5-10 190 Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas Rice
25 Kaston Mason 1B/OF L/R 6-5 230 Sr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
26 Garrett Landry RHP R/R 6-3 210 Sr. Leander, Texas Stephen F. Austin
27 Nash Villegas RHP R/R 6-6 240 Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas Texas A&M Corpus Christi
28 Joseph Dominguez OF/INF R/R 6-0 185 Jr. Denton, Texas Dodge City CC
29 Lane Epperson C R/R 5-10 190 Jr. Brownsboro, Texas Brownsboro HS
30 Ryan Walker OF R/R 6-1 205 Sr. Coppell, Texas Tyler Junior College
31 Evan Wright C R/R 5-10 255 So. Mandeville, LA Coahoma CC
33 Tanner Chelette C R/R 6-4 220 Jr. Houston, Texas Tyler Junior College
34 Zack Zavala UT R/R 5-9 180 Jr. Georgetown, Texas Tyler Junior College
35 Tyler Puckett RHP R/R 6-0 190 Jr. White Oak, Texas Wharton CC
36 Brody Logsdon RHP R/R 6-7 235 Sr. Conroe, Texas Southeastern Oklahoma State
37 Klayton Wingfield LHP L/L 5-10 175 Jr. Rockwall, Texas Baton Rouge CC
38 Cooper Weatherly RHP R/R 6-0 170 So. Sanger, Texas Cameron
39 Grady Baetz LHP L/L 5-11 175 Fr. Van, Texas Van HS
40 Josh Pelfrey RHP R/R 6-0 200 So. Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS
41 Ethan Jezierski RHP R/R 6-2 165 Jr. Brenham, Texas Angelina College
42 JD Richards RHP R/R 6-3 200 Fr. Liberty Hill, Texas Hyde Park HS
43 Ethan Stone RHP R/R 5-11 195 R-So. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
44 Jacob Morgan RHP R/R 6-0 220 Jr. Flower Mound, Texas Midland College
45 Kade Chappell IF R/R 6-2 168 Fr. Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS
46 Drew Bourgeois OF R/R 5-9 170 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Tech
47 JJ Idrogo OF R/R 6-0 178 Fr. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
48 Logan Jenkins INF/RHP R/R 5-10 150 Fr. Collinsville, Texas Collinsville HS
49 Easton Stapleton OF R/R 6-1 185 Fr. Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS
50 Will Johnson RHP L/R 6-5 220 Fr. Frisco, Texas Reedy HS
51 Julio Garcia RHP R/R 6-2 215 Sr. Baytown, Texas Sterling HS

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Brent Porche Head Coach
Taylor White Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Jeff Robinson Assistant Coach
Wade Pope Turf Manager
Baylor Battles Baylor Battles Graduate Assistant

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff