High School Sports

SC baseball coaches release 2025 all-state teams, players of year

Macon Leppert (8) of Blythewood looks toward the dugout during Game 1 of the Class 5A Upper State championship series in Columbia on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
Macon Leppert (8) of Blythewood looks toward the dugout during Game 1 of the Class 5A Upper State championship series in Columbia on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Special To The State

The SC Baseball Coaches Association released their all-state teams and player and pitcher of the year for each classification on Monday.

Earlier this month, the rosters were released for the North-South All-Star baseball games that will be played next month at Lexington High.

Here is who made all-state and on the all-star rosters:

Class 5A Division I

Player of the Year: Taj Marchand, James Island

Pitcher of the Year: Johnny Collins, Blythewood

Christian Spivey, Lexington; Palmer Hornick, Dorman; Max Whitmer, Wando; Jachin Davis, Stratford; Taj Marchand, James Island; Macon Leppert, Blythewood; Boone Miller, Dutch Fork; Ethan Offing, Dutch Fork; Brandon Cromer, Lexington; Connor Crenshaw, Byrnes; Luke Morrison, Boiling Springs; Coleman Brown, Dorman; Johnny Collins, Blythewood; Jayden Williams, Spring Valley; Amare Counts, Blythewood; Parker Reavis, Carolina Forest; Gaitlyne Pasco, Carolina Forest; Brady Gold, Wando; Drew Grimm, Cane Bay; Jarrett Wagner, Stratford; Reidar Carlson, Lexington; Dawson Siffri, JL Mann; Josh Carlson, JL Mann; Trip Ostergard, James Island; Banks Wickersham, Fort Dorchester

Christian Spivey (13) of Lexington looks up after connecting with a pitch during Game 1 of the Class 5A Upper State championship series in Columbia on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
Christian Spivey (13) of Lexington looks up after connecting with a pitch during Game 1 of the Class 5A Upper State championship series in Columbia on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Sam Wolfe Special To The State

Class 5A Division II

Player of the Year: Will Craddock, TL Hanna

Pitcher of the Year: Liam Roberson, Indian Land

Will Craddock, TL Hanna; Jacob Pettit, Fort Mill; CJ Oxendine, North Myrtle Beach; Caden Reeves, Chapin; Liam Roberson, Indian Land; Alex Blanchette, Indian Land; Carter Blankinship, Fort Mill; Bryce Meil, Catawba Ridge; Peter Mershon, Eastside; Cooper Noble, Riverside; Gabe Priest, North Myrtle Beach; Corbin Todd, Conway; Luke Kessler, St. James; Sawyer Smith, North Myrtle Beach; Hunter Doyle, Lucy Beckham; Hudson Clark, Berkeley; Caden Glauber, Catawba Ridge; Seth Manning, TL Hanna; Landen Still, Greenwood; Aaron Tolbert, Easley

Chapin’s Caden Reeves, front, was named The State Newspaper’s 2024 Baseball Player of the Year.
Chapin’s Caden Reeves, front, was named The State Newspaper’s 2024 Baseball Player of the Year. ED WALKER ED WALKER/CHAPIN ATHLETICS PHOTO

Class 4A

Player of the Year: William Cutshall, Seneca

Pitcher of the Year: Dalton Taylor, Gilbert

Jackson Winer, Bishop England; Jayden Atkinson, Hartsville; Zay Pulley, Laurens; Braydon Passmore, Fountain Inn; William Cutshall, Seneca; Larson Montgomery, York; Carter Harrington, A.C. Flora ; Dalton Taylor, Gilbert; Hunter Epps, Airport; Brayden Robinson, South Florence; Ian McCrary, Daniel; Kaden Jones, Travelers Rest; Kade Scruggs, Seneca; Zach Snead, A.C. Flora ; Stephen Platte, South Aiken; Brice Gillette, Airport; Will Rissmiller, Bishop England ; Zechariah Haney, Camden; Tysen Brasington, May River; Miles Barbrey, Fountain Inn; Bennett Edwards, Laurens; Jackson Moore, Hartsville; Brandon Anderson, Hartsville

Class 3A

Player of the Year: Carson Bolemon, Southside Christian

Pitcher of the Year: Jaret Edwards, Aynor

Carson Bolemon, Southside Christian; Bradley Anderson, Fox Creek; Aiden Suggs, Loris; Hank Tolleson, Chapman; Tripp Cook, Crescent; Boyd Maynard, Belton Honea Path; Ayden Clay, Pendleton; Henry Dryden, St Joseph’s; Jackson Campbell, St Joseph’s; Bo Lowrance, Christ Church; Tyler Bolemon, Southside Christian; Landon Fowler, Powdersville; Isaiah Ralls, Mountain View Prep; Ashton Moch, Woodruff; Jacob Hair, Swansea; Will Fountain, Fox Creek; Jaret Edwards, Aynor; Christian Galasso, Waccamaw; Hudson Sprovero, Hanahan; Joe Furse, Hanahan; Andrew Palmer, Oceanside Collegiate; Scott Henry, Oceanside Collegiate

Class 2A

Co-Player of the Year: Kaden Myers, Mid-Carolina

Co-Player of the Year: Cameron Austin, Barnwell

Titus Poore, Landrum; Carson Garrick, Liberty; Brycen Sprinkle, Chesnee; Parker Sutley, Ninety Six; Kaden Myers. Mid-Carolina; Brayden Michael, Cheraw; Cameron Austin, Barnwell ; Nolan Clifford, Philip Simmons; Blayne Edwards, Lake City; Foster Matthews, East Clarendon; Ty Riddlehoover, Ninety Six; Brady Faulkenberry, Andrew Jackson; John Brody Banasiewicz, Chesterfield; Pierce Mullen, Philip Simmons; Justin Sheffield, Atlantic Collegiate; Cody Branham, Central; Luke Young, Clinton; Sid Shaw, Saluda; Sloan Harper, Andrews; Colby Livingston, Mid-Carolina; Kaleb Simpkins, Strom Thurmond; Tanner Watkins, Batesburg-Leesville

Class A

Player of the Year: Kason Herlong, Lake View

Pitcher of the Year: Adam Beiler, Abbeville

Adam Beiler, Abbeville; Gavin Reynolds, Lewisville; Landon Tedder, McBee; Quede Overton, Williston-Elko; Weston Stokes, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; CJ Miller, Lowcountry Leadership; Antonio Hernandez, St. John’s; Kason Herlong, Lake View; Seth Minshew, Latta; Landon Powell, Johnsonville; Will Shelton, St. John’s; Gavin Starnes, Wagener-Salley; Hayden Griggs, McBee; Elisha Baker, Lewisville; Brandon Hershberger, Dixie; Mason Weatherford, Latta; Ben Overholt, Abbeville; Dalton Boyter-Ware Shoals; Brayden Madden-Ware Shoals; Chase Price-Lake View

All-State Rosters

Class A/2A/5A South

Cameron Austin, Barnwell; Pierce Mullen, Philip Simmons; Maxwell Whitmer, Wando; CJ Oxendine, North Myrtle Beach; Stow Rogers, James Island; Hank Aeppli, Lucy Beckham; Kason Herlong, Lake View; Brayden Michael, Cheraw; Jason Smith, Stratford; RJ Hamilton, Fort Dorchester; Seth Minshew, Latta; Bryce Herpolsheimer, Stratford; Corbin Martens, Wando; Noah Seguer, Ashley Ridge; Gavin Gaskins, Berkeley; Jake Amman, James Island; Maddox Free, River Bluff; Grant Kissner, Lexington

Class A/2A/5A North

Kaden Myers, Mid-Carolina; Brady Faulkenberry, Andrew Jackson; Adam Beiler, Abbeville; Titus Poore, Landrum; John Brody Banasiewicz, Chesterfield; Caden Glauber Catawba Ridge; Carter Blankinship, Catawba Ridge; Jacob Pettit, Fort Mill; Dawson Siffri, JL Mann; Cooper Noble Riverside; Jayden Williams, Spring Valley; Seth Manning, TL Hanna; Will Craddock, TL Hanna; Caden Reeves, Chapin; Landon Tedder, McBee; Emory Horton, Boiling Springs; Elisha Baker, Lewisville; Ty Ridlehoover, Ninety Six

Class 3A/4A South

Bryce Satterwhite, Newberry; Sam Woodyard, Gilbert; Dalton Taylor, Gilbert; Hunter Epps, Airport; Brice Gillette, Airport; Stephen Platte, South Aiken; Jaret Edwards, Aynor; Trace Mischik, May River; Caleb Waters, Fox Creek; Reece Mullen, Beaufort; Aiden Suggs, Loris; Andrew Palmer, Oceanside Collegiate; Diego Patrick, Waccamaw; Will Rissmiller, Bishop England; Jackson Moore, Hartsville; Web Barnes, Hartsville; Tysen Brasington, May River

Class 3A/4A North

Tyler Boleman, Southside Christian; Bennett Edwards, Laurens; Zay Pulley, Laurens; Zach Snead, AC Flora; Carter Harrington, AC Flora; Miles Barbery, Fountain Inn; Joel Irizarry, Fountain Inn; Brady Smouse, Blue Ridge; Kade Scruggs, Seneca; Zechariah Haney, Camden; Tripp Cook, Crescent; Jasean Perry, Daniel; Ian McCray, Daniel; Joey McGovern, Seneca; Landon Fowler, Powdersville; Tyler Scott, Westside; Boyd Maynard, Belton Honea Path; Larson Montgomery, York

This story was originally published May 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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