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Players

  • UT 5'10"
    Sr. Bullard, Texas Bullard HS
    Senior Bullard, Texas Bullard HS
  • SS 6'0"
    Jr. Lewisville, Texas Lewisville HS
    Junior Lewisville, Texas Lewisville HS
  • OF 5'6"
    Sr. Gonzales, LA East Ascension HS
    Senior Gonzales, LA East Ascension HS
  • UT 6'0"
    Sr. League City, Texas Clear Falls HS
    Senior League City, Texas Clear Falls HS
  • IF 6'1"
    Sr. Kaufman, Texas Kaufman HS
    Senior Kaufman, Texas Kaufman HS
  • OF 6'2"
    Jr. Texarkana, Texas Pleasant Grove HS
    Junior Texarkana, Texas Pleasant Grove HS
  • LHP 5'10"
    Sr. Bonn, Germany Berutskolleg Duisdorf
    Senior Bonn, Germany Berutskolleg Duisdorf
  • OF/INF 5'10"
    Jr. Sherman, Texas Sherman HS
    Junior Sherman, Texas Sherman HS
  • IF 5'9"
    Jr. Lafayette, LA St. Thomas More
    Junior Lafayette, LA St. Thomas More
  • LHP 5'11"
    Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound Marcus
    Senior Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound Marcus
  • LHP/OF 6'3"
    Sr. Belton, Texas Belton HS
    Senior Belton, Texas Belton HS
  • LHP 5'10"
    Sr. Kerville, Texas Tivy HS
    Senior Kerville, Texas Tivy HS
  • IF 5'10"
    Jr. Southlake, Texas Soutlake Carroll HS
    Junior Southlake, Texas Soutlake Carroll HS
  • LHP 6'2"
    Sr. Midlothian, Texas Midlothian HS
    Senior Midlothian, Texas Midlothian HS
  • RHP 6'3"
    So. Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins HS
    Sophomore Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins HS
  • C 6'1"
    Sr. Magnolia, Texas Magnolia HS
    Senior Magnolia, Texas Magnolia HS
  • RHP 6'3"
    Jr. Vaughan, NS, CA Vauxhall Academy
    Junior Vaughan, NS, CA Vauxhall Academy
  • RHP 6'5"
    So. College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS
    Sophomore College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS
  • OF 6'0"
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    Sr. Suger Land, Texas George Ranch HS
    Senior Suger Land, Texas George Ranch HS
  • LHP 5'11"
    Sr. Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS
    Senior Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS
  • IF 5'10"
    Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas Calallen HS
    Junior Corpus Christi, Texas Calallen HS
  • 1B/OF 6'5"
    Sr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
    Senior Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
  • RHP 6'3"
    Sr. Leander, Texas Leander HS
    Senior Leander, Texas Leander HS
  • RHP 6'6"
    Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas Flour Bluff HS
    Senior Corpus Christi, Texas Flour Bluff HS
  • OF/INF 6'0"
    Jr. Denton, Texas Denton HS
    Junior Denton, Texas Denton HS
  • C 5'10"
    Jr. Brownsboro, Texas Brownsboro HS
    Junior Brownsboro, Texas Brownsboro HS
  • OF 6'1"
    Sr. Coppell, Texas Coppell HS
    Senior Coppell, Texas Coppell HS
  • C 5'10"
    So. Mandeville, LA Fontainebleau HS
    Sophomore Mandeville, LA Fontainebleau HS
  • C 6'4"
    Jr. Houston, Texas Home School
    Junior Houston, Texas Home School
  • UT 5'9"
    Jr. Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS
    Junior Georgetown, Texas Georgetown HS
  • RHP 6'0"
    Jr. White Oak, Texas White Oak HS
    Junior White Oak, Texas White Oak HS
  • RHP 6'7"
    Sr. Conroe, Texas St. Thomas HS
    Senior Conroe, Texas St. Thomas HS
  • LHP 5'10"
    Jr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
    Junior Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
  • RHP 6'0"
    So. Sanger, Texas Era HS
    Sophomore Sanger, Texas Era HS
  • LHP 5'11"
    Fr. Van, Texas Van HS
    Freshman Van, Texas Van HS
  • RHP 6'0"
    So. Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS
    Sophomore Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS
  • RHP 6'2"
    Jr. Brenham, Texas Brenham HS
    Junior Brenham, Texas Brenham HS
  • RHP 6'3"
    Fr. Liberty Hill, Texas Hyde Park HS
    Freshman Liberty Hill, Texas Hyde Park HS
  • RHP 5'11"
    R-So. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
    Redshirt Sophomore Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
  • RHP 6'0"
    Jr. Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound Marcus
    Junior Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound Marcus
  • IF 6'2"
    Fr. Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS
    Freshman Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS
  • OF 5'9"
    Fr. Baton Rouge, LA The Dunham School
    Freshman Baton Rouge, LA The Dunham School
  • OF 6'0"
    Fr. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
    Freshman Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
  • INF/RHP 5'10"
    Fr. Collinsville, Texas Collinsville HS
    Freshman Collinsville, Texas Collinsville HS
  • OF 6'1"
    Fr. Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS
    Freshman Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS
  • RHP 6'5"
    Fr. Frisco, Texas Reedy HS
    Freshman Frisco, Texas Reedy HS
  • RHP 6'2"
    Sr. Baytown, Texas Sterling HS
    Senior Baytown, Texas Sterling HS

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Brent Porche

  • Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

    Taylor White

  • Assistant Coach

    Jeff Robinson

  • Turf Manager

    Wade Pope

  • Graduate Assistant

    Baylor Battles

2026 Baseball Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
1 Bryce Jewell UT 5-10 Sr. Bullard, Texas / Bullard HS
2 Drew Schmidt SS 6-0 Jr. Lewisville, Texas / Lewisville HS
3 Kael Babin OF 5-6 Sr. Gonzales, LA / East Ascension HS
4 Travis Bragg UT 6-0 Sr. League City, Texas / Clear Falls HS
5 John Maldonado Jr. IF 6-1 Sr. Kaufman, Texas / Kaufman HS
8 Brock Bearden OF 6-2 Jr. Texarkana, Texas / Pleasant Grove HS
9 Noah Lindt LHP 5-10 Sr. Bonn, Germany / Berutskolleg Duisdorf
10 Connor Clark OF/INF 5-10 Jr. Sherman, Texas / Sherman HS
11 Tanner Hornback IF 5-9 Jr. Lafayette, LA / St. Thomas More
13 Ryan Lawton LHP 5-11 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound Marcus
14 Dylan Blomquist LHP/OF 6-3 Sr. Belton, Texas / Belton HS
15 Coleson Abel LHP 5-10 Sr. Kerville, Texas / Tivy HS
16 Spencer Simpson IF 5-10 Jr. Southlake, Texas / Soutlake Carroll HS
17 Caden Copeland LHP 6-2 Sr. Midlothian, Texas / Midlothian HS
18 Chase Demmler RHP 6-3 So. Fort Collins, CO / Fort Collins HS
19 Cole Ketzner C 6-1 Sr. Magnolia, Texas / Magnolia HS
20 Matthew Mackenzie RHP 6-3 Jr. Vaughan, NS, CA / Vauxhall Academy
21 Sam Nitzke RHP 6-5 So. College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated HS
22 Ben Lea OF 6-0 Sr. Suger Land, Texas / George Ranch HS
23 Jacob Hadden LHP 5-11 Sr. Georgetown, Texas / Georgetown HS
24 Luke Smith IF 5-10 Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas / Calallen HS
25 Kaston Mason 1B/OF 6-5 Sr. Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall Heath HS
26 Garrett Landry RHP 6-3 Sr. Leander, Texas / Leander HS
27 Nash Villegas RHP 6-6 Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas / Flour Bluff HS
28 Joseph Dominguez OF/INF 6-0 Jr. Denton, Texas / Denton HS
29 Lane Epperson C 5-10 Jr. Brownsboro, Texas / Brownsboro HS
30 Ryan Walker OF 6-1 Sr. Coppell, Texas / Coppell HS
31 Evan Wright C 5-10 So. Mandeville, LA / Fontainebleau HS
33 Tanner Chelette C 6-4 Jr. Houston, Texas / Home School
34 Zack Zavala UT 5-9 Jr. Georgetown, Texas / Georgetown HS
35 Tyler Puckett RHP 6-0 Jr. White Oak, Texas / White Oak HS
36 Brody Logsdon RHP 6-7 Sr. Conroe, Texas / St. Thomas HS
37 Klayton Wingfield LHP 5-10 Jr. Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall Heath HS
38 Cooper Weatherly RHP 6-0 So. Sanger, Texas / Era HS
39 Grady Baetz LHP 5-11 Fr. Van, Texas / Van HS
40 Josh Pelfrey RHP 6-0 So. Kingwood, Texas / Kingwood HS
41 Ethan Jezierski RHP 6-2 Jr. Brenham, Texas / Brenham HS
42 JD Richards RHP 6-3 Fr. Liberty Hill, Texas / Hyde Park HS
43 Ethan Stone RHP 5-11 R-So. Whitehouse, Texas / Whitehouse HS
44 Jacob Morgan RHP 6-0 Jr. Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound Marcus
45 Kade Chappell IF 6-2 Fr. Hallsville, Texas / Hallsville HS
46 Drew Bourgeois OF 5-9 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA / The Dunham School
47 JJ Idrogo OF 6-0 Fr. Whitehouse, Texas / Whitehouse HS
48 Logan Jenkins INF/RHP 5-10 Fr. Collinsville, Texas / Collinsville HS
49 Easton Stapleton OF 6-1 Fr. Lumberton, Texas / Lumberton HS
50 Will Johnson RHP 6-5 Fr. Frisco, Texas / Reedy HS
51 Julio Garcia RHP 6-2 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