The high school baseball season started this week, so today we're taking a look at 25 of the state's most talented and intriguing seniors.
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Von Seibert, Daphne, 1B/P
2018 stats: .381, 8 HR, 5 2B, 36 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 6A first-team All-State at utility
Of note: Transferred from Spanish Fort
Signed with: Pearl River (Miss.). Seibert was previously committed to Alabama.
RELATED: Former Spanish Fort baseball coach Brent Boyd taking over at rival Daphne
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Jarin Turner, Oxford, RHP/C
2018 stats: 8-2, 0.84 ERA, 77 Ks in 58 2/3 IP, 3 SHO; .396 avg., 11 2B, 2 HR, 37 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 6A second-team All-State as a pitcher
Signed with: West Georgia
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Christian Collier, G.W. Long, OF
2018 stats: .371 avg., 18 2B, 4 HR, 40 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 2A first-team All-State; was a member of G.W. Long's state championship team last season.
Signed with: Chattahoochee Valley
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Colton Lewis, Vestavia Hills, LHP/1B
2018 stats: 6-2, 1.35 ERA, 74 Ks in 57 IP, 2 NH; .298 avg., 8 2B, 3 3B
2018 honors: AL.com Super All-State; Class 7A first-team All-State at utility
Signed with: Jacksonville State
Trey Wright, Buckhorn, RHP
2018 stats: 3-1, 1.75 ERA, 31 Ks in 28 IP
Of note: Wright is the brother of Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright.
Signed with: Tennessee Tech
RELATED: Huntsville metro team previews
Clay Weatherly, Smiths Station, RHP
Of note: Rated a top-25 state player by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report.
Recruiting: Uncommitted.
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Jackson Minor, Hazel Green, LHP
Of note: Member of Hazel Green's Class 6A state championship team in 2018.
Signed with: Two-time defending JUCO World Series champion Chipola (Fla.). Minor was previously committed to Mississippi State.
Cole Baker, Hoover, RHP
Of note: Rated a top-15 player in the state by Perfect Game.
Signed with: Ole Miss
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Trace Bright, Trinity, C/RHP
2018 stats: .358, 9 2B, 30 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 4A second-team All-State at utility
Of note: Rated the No. 189 MLB Draft prospect by Perfect Game.
Signed with: Auburn
Brayton Brown, Morgan Academy, UT
2018 stats: .422 avg., 13 2B, 6 3B, 5 HR, 38 RBIs
2018 honors: AISA first-team All-State
Signed with: Auburn
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Jackson Kimbrell, Oak Mountain, LHP
2018 stats: 6-3, 2.53 ERA, 96 Ks in 55 1/3 IP, 2 SHO
Of note: Collegiate Baseball Preseason second-team All-American
Signed with: Ole Miss
David Ducote, Morgan Academy, SS
2018 stats: .358 avg., 9 2B, 4 HR, 24 RBIs
Of note: Transferred from St. Andrew's in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Signed with: Auburn
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Jake Holifield, St. Paul's, 1B
2018 stats: .557 avg., 25 2B, 67 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 5A Hitter of the Year; AL.com Super All-State
Signed with: Southern Miss
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Jackson Arnold, Auburn, 3B/RHP
2018 stats: .448 avg., 10 2B
Of note: Member of Auburn's Class 7A state championship team last season.
Signed with: Georgia Tech
Blake Burkhalter, Northview, RHP
2018 stats: 3-1, 1.05 ERA, 56 Ks in 40 IP
Signed with: Auburn
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Peyton Wilson, Hoover, 2B/C
2018 stats: .386 avg., 15 2B, 8 HR, 35 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 7A second-team All-State at second base
Of note: Wilson is the brother of former Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson.
Signed with: Alabama
Dowd Ritter, Mountain Brook, RHP
Of note: Rated a top-10 state player by Perfect Game. Stands 6-foot-5.
Signed with: Alabama
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Jordan Beck, Hazel Green, OF
2018 stats: .362 avg., 5 2B, 4 HR, 2 3B, 32 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 6A second-team All-State as a DH
Of note: Was a member of Hazel Green's Class 6A state championship team last season; was also a member of the Trojans' 2018 state semifinalist basketball team, starring alongside current Alabama freshman Kira Lewis.
Signed with: Tennessee
Blake Bennett, Haleyville, LHP/OF
2018 stats: 8-1, 0.84 ERA, 103 Ks in 58 2/3 IP; .356 avg., 6 2B, 5 HR, 29 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 4A second-team All-State
Signed with: Alabama
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Chandler Best, McGill-Toolen, LHP
2018 stats: 8-1, 0.66 ERA, 103 Ks in 63 1/3 IP, 6 SHO, 1 NH, 1 PG
2018 honors: Class 7A first-team All-State
Of note: Collegiate Baseball Preseason second-team All-American
Signed with: Southern Miss
William Hamiter, Northridge, SS
2018 stats: .422 avg., 9 HR, 7 2B, 4 3B, 46 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 6A second-team All-State
Signed with: Alabama
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Landon Cato, Oak Mountain, 3B
2018 stats: .430 avg., 16 2B, 6 HR, 42 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 7A second-team All-State
Of note: Collegiate Baseball Preseason first-team All-American
Signed with: Auburn
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Nathaniel LaRue, McGill-Toolen, UT
2018 stats: .364 avg., 9 2B, 2 HR, 23B
2018 honors: Class 7A second-team All-State at utility (OF/P/C)
Of note: Collegiate Baseball Preseason second-team All-American; rated the No. 170 MLB Draft prospect by Perfect Game.
Signed with: Auburn
Gunnar Henderson, Morgan Academy, SS
2018 stats: .483, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR
2018 honors: Selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.
Of note: Ranked the No. 1 senior in the state, the nation's No. 12 shortstop, the nation's No. 42 overall player and the No. 47 MLB Draft prospect by Perfect Game.
Signed with: Auburn
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Ethan Hearn, Mobile Christian, C
2018 stats: .416 avg., 14 HR, 39 RBIs
2018 honors: Class 3A Player of the Year; AL.com Super All-State; MaxPreps Small School All-American; selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game
Of note: Ranked the state's No. 1 senior player, the No. 23 player nationally and the No. 69 MLB Draft prospect by Prep Baseball Report; Collegiate Baseball Preseason first-team All-American; Rated the No. 79 draft prospect by Perfect Game; member of Mobile Christian's state championship team last season; finished ninth in Mr. Baseball voting.
Signed with: Mississippi State
Chelsea's Carter Frederick. (Dennis Victory | AL.com)
Curious about what the future holds for state high school baseball? Here are some of the underclassmen who have committed to major programs.
Juniors
Logan Austin, Russell County, RHP (Auburn)
Kade Snell, Wicksburg, LHP (Auburn)
Luke Daniel, Wilson, RHP (Auburn)
Carter Frederick, Chelsea, OF (Auburn)
Cam Hill, LHP, Bob Jones (Auburn)
Dylan Ray, Bob Jones, RHP/OF (Alabama)
Caden Rose, Bob Jones, SS (Alabama)
Brayden Rowe, Corner, RHP (Alabama)
Logan Morris, James Clemens, RHP (Alabama)
Mitchell Daly, Bob Jones, SS (Texas)
Michael Fowler, Hewitt-Trussville, RHP (LSU)
Bob Jones' Slate Alford. (Eric Schultz | AL.com)
Sophomores
Mekhian Jackson, G.W. Long, OF (Alabama)
Brady Garcia, Spanish Fort, LHP (Alabama)
Carson McKinney, Briarwood Christian, RHP (Alabama)
Wesley Helms, Briarwood Christian, 1B (Auburn)
Slate Alford, Bob Jones, 3B (Auburn)
Parker Carlson, Faith Academy, RHP (Auburn)
Chase Allsup, Dothan, RHP (Auburn)
Grant Taylor, Florence, RHP (LSU)
Sam Dutton, Westbrook Christian, RHP (LSU)
Pico Kohn, Chilton County, LHP (Mississippi State)
Maddux Bruns, UMS-Wright, LHP (Mississippi State)
Cason Henry, Florence, SS (Miami)
Freshmen
Andrew Burns, Boaz, 3B (Alabama)
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