The definition of Trinity is “three in one” and the school lived up to its name this spring with a historic season.
One week after the Shamrocks were crowned national champions, the program completed a rare sweep of the sport’s top honors with Willoughby and Arnold earning top player and coach honors, respectively.
Arnold guided Trinity to a No. 1 national finish while continuing a transformative 12-year run that has established the Shamrocks as a national power. He has compiled a 375-61 record with state championships in 2021, 2025 and 2026, building on a program that had never previously won a state title despite 16 regional championships dating back to 1970.
“Our scheduling philosophy is always focused on playing the best competition every chance we get,” Arnold said. “We schedule games across Kentucky every year against the best programs available and played in the prestigious National High School Invitational. Playing four of the top baseball programs in the country gave us an opportunity to showcase our players and prove we are one of the top high school programs in the country.”
Arnold credited the team’s culture and leadership for making the season possible.
“We became the best team in the country this year because everyone showed up daily with a commitment to working hard, sticking to our plan and consistent attention to detail,” Arnold said. “Great player leadership led to an unwavering belief that they could pick each other up regardless of any adversity during our season.”
Willoughby was the centerpiece of that championship group. His signature performance came in the KHSAA state championship game, where he carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning and finished with a one-hit gem in Trinity’s 12-0 win over Boyd County.
The MaxPreps National Player of the Year will continue his career at the University of Kentucky, where he is expected to be among the nation’s most closely-watched incoming freshmen.
“His impact goes far beyond the stat sheet,” Arnold said of Willoughby. “His internal motivation, competitiveness and focus rubbed off on every player in our locker room and inspired us as coaches every day. He has the mental toughness, baseball IQ and ability to rise to every challenge.”
Read on for a complete look at the 2026 MaxPreps All-America Team, recognizing 60 of the top players in the country. Selections are based on verified statistics submitted to MaxPreps, individual performance and team success. See MaxPreps National Player of the Year and Coach of the Year selections dating back to 2008 at the bottom of the page.
First Team
Gio Rojas, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Senior | Pitcher | Miami signee
Went 11-1 with a 0.58 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 72.2 innings while batting .312 with 25 RBI and five home runs.
Logan Schmidt, Ganesha (Pomona, Calif.)
Senior | Pitcher | LSU signee
Compiled a 10-0 record with a 0.12 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 60 innings. Batted .568 with 34 RBI, 30 runs, 12 doubles, five home runs and three triples.
Brody Bumila, Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, Mass.)
Senior | Pitcher | Texas signee
Went 5-0 with a 0.94 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 37.1 innings while batting .328 with 16 RBI, five doubles and two home runs.
Carson Bolemon, Southside Christian (Simpsonville, S.C.)
Senior | Pitcher | Wake Forest signee
After going 7-0 with a 0.17 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 41.1 innings this season, finished his career with a 35-0 record and eight no-hitters. Batted .360 with nine doubles and three home runs.
Joseph Contreras, Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.)
Senior | Pitcher | Vanderbilt signee
Posted a 7-2 mark with a 1.65 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 55 innings.
Savion Sims, Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)
Senior | Pitcher | Oklahoma signee
Recorded a 9-2 record with a 0.913 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 53.2 innings.
Wilson Andersen, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Senior | Pitcher | Mississippi State signee
MAXPREPS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Senior | Pitcher | Kentucky signee
Dream season included 12-0 record with a 0.67 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 62.1 innings. Batted .467 with 50 hits, 39 RBI, 11 doubles, four triples and two home runs.Senior | Pitcher | Long Beach State signee
Compiled a 9-1 record with a 0.84 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 70.1 innings.
Coleman Borthwick, South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.)
Senior | Pitcher | Auburn signee
Perfect 10-0 with a 0.21 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 65.2 innings. Batted .460 with 34 RBI, 16 doubles and nine home runs.
Will Brick, Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.)
Senior | Catcher | Mississippi State signee
Batted .526 with 28 runs, 25 RBI, nine doubles, five home runs and three triples.
Sean Dunlap, Crown Point (Ind.)
Senior | Catcher | Tennessee signee
Batted .473 with 45 RBI, 32 runs, 11 doubles, nine home runs and three triples.
Alain Gomez-Gudino, Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Senior | Catcher | South Carolina signee
Batted .455 with 35 RBI, eight doubles, six home runs and three triples.
Dominic Santarelli, St. Joseph (Kenosha, Wis.)
Senior | First Base | LSU signee
Batted .565 with 57 runs, 30 RBI, nine doubles, seven home runs and four triples.
Batted .489 with 52 RBI, 38 runs, 52 RBI, 13 home runs, eight doubles and a triple.
Senior | Infield | Texas signee
Batted .532 with 42 RBI, 39 runs, nine doubles, seven home runs and four triples.
Jacob Lombard, Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.)
Senior | Infield | Miami signee
Batted .477 with 52 runs, 25 RBI, 10 home runs and four doubles.
Cole Koeninger, Keller (Texas)
Senior | Infield | Tennessee signee
Batted .436 with 49 runs, 32 RBI, 14 doubles, 10 home runs and three triples. Also pitched, going 12-1 with a 1.14 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 73.2 innings.
Beau Peterson, Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.)
Senior | Infield | Texas signee
Batted .535 with 37 runs, 37 RBI, 19 doubles, three home runs and two triples.
Cole Prosek, Magnolia Heights (Senatobia, Miss.)
Senior | Infield | Mississippi signee
Batted .585 with 79 RBI, 76 hits, 62 runs, 19 doubles and 18 home runs.
James Tronstein, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Senior | Infield | Vanderbilt signee
Batted .584 with 45 runs, 28 RBI, 10 doubles and 10 home runs.
Eric Booth Jr., Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Senior | Outfield | Vanderbilt signee
Batted .481 with 55 runs, 31 RBI, 11 doubles, five home runs and four triples.
Noah Wilson, McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Senior | Outfield | Vanderbilt signee
Batted .385 with 41 runs, 33 RBI, eight doubles, six home runs and three triples.
Trevor Condon, Etowah (Woodstock, Ga.)
Senior | Outfield | Tennessee signee
Batted .504 with 42 RBI, 17 doubles and nine home runs.
Malachi Washington, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Senior | Outfield | LSU signee
Batted .466 with 55 runs, 33 RBI, 15 doubles, 12 home runs and five triples.
Nate Davis, Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.)
Senior | Outfield | LSU signee
Batted .406 with 46 runs, 33 RBI, eight home runs, five doubles and four triples.
Martin Shelar, Marist (Atlanta, Ga.)
Senior | Outfield | Mississippi State signee
Batted .506 with 53 RBI, 42 runs, 19 home runs, seven doubles and two triples.
C.J. Sampson, Tomball (Texas)
Senior | Utility | Texas A&M signee
Batted .488 with 62 runs, 32 RBI, 21 doubles, six home runs and three triples. On the mound, went 13-1 with a 1.01 ERA and 106 strikeouts.
Alex Weingartner, St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.)
Senior | Utility | Penn State signee
Batted .495 with 46 runs, 36 RBI, seven doubles, seven home runs one triple.
Matthew Sharman, Etowah
Senior | Utility | Georgia signee
Went a perfect 10-0 with a 1.22 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 74.1 innings while batting .419 with 42 RBI, 27 runs, 10 doubles, four home runs and two triples.
Second Team
Blake Bryant, Citizens Christian Academy (Douglas, Ga.)
Senior | Pitcher | Clemson signee
Went 10-0 with a 0.22 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 64 innings. Batted .368 with 45 RBI, 33 runs, seven doubles, six home runs and three triples.
Cooper Vais, Arvada West (Arvada, Colo.)
Junior | Pitcher | Committed to Texas
Cruised to a 13-0 record with a 0.62 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 68 innings.
Grey Sanders, Mulvane (Kan.)
Senior | Pitcher | Kansas signee
Playing for the nation’s top small school program, went 8-0 with a 0.15 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 48 innings.
Luke Crighton, St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Senior | Pitcher | Indiana signee
Unbeaten at 10-0 with a 1.19 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 59 innings. Batted .464 with 57 runs, 41 RBI, eight doubles, seven home runs and three triples.
Connor Finn, Mahtomedi (Minn.)
Senior | Pitcher | Texas Tech signee
Produced a 7-0 mark with 102 strikeouts in 47 innings.
Grayden Seuferlng, Blue Springs South (Blue Springs, Mo.)
Senior | Pitcher | Wake Forest signee
Went 8-1 with a 2.44 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 60.1 innings. Batted .433 with 55 RBI, 38 runs, nine home runs, four doubles and two triples.
Selden Kolkebeck, NV-Old Tappan (Old Tappan, N.J.)
Senior | Pitcher | Columbia signee
Perfect 12-0 record with a 0.72 ERA and 126 strikeouts while batting .468 with 20 RBI.
Hunter Watson, Tuttle (Okla.)
Senior | Pitcher | Oklahoma signee
Went 6-0 with a 0.24 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 29.1 innings. Batted .505 with 45 RBI, 30 runs, 13 doubles, eight home runs and two triples.
Michael Teasley, Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
Senior | Pitcher | Tennessee signee
Went 11-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 72 innings. Batted .397 with 39 runs, 36 RBI, 13 doubles and five home runs.
Senior | Pitcher | Tennessee signee
Blake Lundy, Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Junior | Catcher | Committed to Tennessee
Batted .407 with 43 RBI, 28 runs, 14 home runs and 10 doubles.
Brogan Witcher, Liberty (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Junior | Catcher | Committed to South Carolina
Batted .460 with 44 runs, 41 RBI, 14 home runs and 11 doubles.
John Stowers, St. Paul’s Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.)
Senior | Catcher | Auburn signee
Batted .311 with 28 RBI and 10 home runs.
Kellan Tom, Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
Senior | First Base | Arizona State signee
Batted .440 with 43 RBI, 29 runs, 10 doubles and 10 home runs. On the mount, went 7-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 67.1 innings.
Giovanni Guariglia, Silverado (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Senior | First Base | TCU signee
Batted .323 with 44 RBI, 18 home runs and seven doubles. Also pitched, going 6-1 with 74 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
Kevin Roberts Jr., Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
Senior | Infield | Florida signee
Batted .396 with 46 runs, 34 RBI, 10 home runs, 10 doubles and three triples.
Landon Thome, Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.)
Senior | Infield | Florida State signee
Batted .532 with 63 runs, 35 RBI, 16 doubles, nine triples and eight home runs.
Luke Williams, Franklin Regional (Murrysville, Pa.)
Senior | Infield | Vanderbilt signee
Batted .465 with 33 runs, 17 RBI, eight doubles, four triples and four home runs.
Bo Lowrance, Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville, S.C.)
Senior | Infield | Virginia signee
Batted .435 with 40 RBI, 28 runs, 12 home runs, four doubles and four triples.
Keon Johnson, First Presbyterian Day (Macon, Ga.)
Senior | Infield | Vanderbilt signee
Batted .540 with 63 runs, 39 RBI, 13 doubles, 11 home runs and three triples.
Taj Marchand, James Island (Charleston, S.C.)
Senior | Infield | Mississippi
Batted .531 with 57 runs, 45 RBI, 13 home runs and 11 doubles. On the mound, struck out 32 batters in 19.2 scoreless innings with a 0.00 ERA.
Anthony Murphy, Corona (Calif.)
Senior | Outfield | LSU signee
Batted .394 with 48 runs, 33 RBI, 11 home runs, six doubles and three triples.
Jacob Seamon, Metrolina Christian Academy (Indian Trail, N.C.)
Junior | Outfield | Committed to LSU
Batted .528 with 61 runs, 50 RBI, 13 home runs, 12 doubles and five triples.
Junior | Outfield | Committed to Texas A&M
Batted .554 with 62 RBI, 52 runs, 17 home runs, nine doubles and five triples.
Logan D’Amico, Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.)
Senior | Outfield | Wake Forest signee
Batted .444 with 50 RBI, 47 runs, 13 home runs, six doubles and one triple.
Parker Engelenhoven, Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio)
Senior | Outfield | Louisville
Went 6-3 with a 1.72 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 53 innings. Batted .396 with 31 RBI, eight home runs and seven doubles.
Wyatt Plyler, Sumner (Wash.)
Junior | Outfield | Committed to Wake Forest
Went a perfect 10-0 with 100 strikeouts in 53.2 innings. Batted .383 with 28 runs, 25 RBI, eight doubles, three triples and one home run.
Jace Riggan, Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Junior | Utility | Committed to Florida State
Went 8-3-1 with a 1.05 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60 innings. Batted .422 with 33 runs, 30 RBI, 11 doubles, one triple and one home run.
Mills Richardson, Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.)
Senior | Utility | Southeastern Louisiana signee
Led Catholic to the Select Division I state championship by going 10-1 with a 1.66 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 67.2 innings. Batted .301 with 15 RBI and three home runs.
A.J. Rice, Pickens (Jasper, Ga.)
Senior | Utility | Georgia signee
Went a perfect 14-0 with a 0.35 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 79 innings. Batted .365 with 32 runs, 28 RBI, 10 doubles, two triples and two home runs.
2009 — Matt Hobgood, Norco (Calif.)
2010 — Stetson Allie, St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
2011 — Dylan Bundy, Owasso (Okla.)
2012 — Joey Gallo, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
2013 — Jack Flaherty, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
2014 — Jack Flaherty, Harvard-Westlake
2015 — Joe DeMers, College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.)
2016 — Kyle Muller, Dallas Jesuit (Dallas, Texas)
2017 — Jordon Adell, Ballard (Louisville, Ky.)
2018 — Nolan Gorman, O’Connor (Phoenix, Ariz.)
2019 — Bobby Witt, Jr., Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas)
2020 — No selection due to pandemic
2021 — Jack Walker, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
2022 — Brock Porter, St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
2023 — Christian Rodriguez, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
2024 — Konnor Griffin, Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
MaxPreps National Coach of the Year
2009 — Larry Knight, Sumrall (Miss.)
2010 — Charlie Warner, Pace (Fla.)
2011 — Shannon Dobson, Broken Arrow (Okla.)
2012 — Johnny Goodrich, Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Fla.)
2013 — Richard LaBounty, Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola, Fla.)
2014 — Jamie Corr, Lambert (Suwanee, Ga.)
2015 — Chan Brown, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
2016 — Todd Fitz-Gerald, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
2017 — Todd Boyer, Shawnee (Okla.)
2018 — Ricky Griffin, Argyle (Texas)
2019 — John Weber, Cypress (Cypress, Calif.)
2020 — No selection due to pandemic
2021 — Glenn Cecchini, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
2022 — Danny Hignight, Providence (Charlotte, N.C.)
2023 — Danny Wallace, Flower Mound (Texas)
2024 — Brad Bass, Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.)
