2024 Season Preview: Mountain Home Tigers
March 21, 2024
The 2024 Idaho high school baseball season is finally here and as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Idaho.
Questionnaires were sent out to all Idaho High School coaches to provide insight on their programs. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Idaho. With the season already underway, our staff will look to provide some insight on how team's season have started, as well as their outlook the rest of the way.
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High School: Mountain Home HS (Mountain Home, ID)
Head Coach: Shannon Wadas
Classification: 4A
Conference: Great Basin Conference
2023 Record: 10-12-2
No. of Returning Starters: 5
No. of Returning Pitchers: 4
The Mountain Home Tigers are currently 1-2 to start the season with a 6-2 win over Kimberly but dropped a pair against Canyon Ridge with one of them needing extra innings. The Tigers will get their first big test on the day of this publication as they host Sugar Salem. The team has high hopes for the 2024 season as they navigate through their 4A Great Basin Conference schedule with a balanced roster that features plenty of returning talent, but also some fresh faces that will look to make their mark on the program. The Tigers will be a team to watch throughout the season and we'll give you an early look at key players within the program below.
TOP IMPACT/RETURNING PLAYERS
PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
Tre Morse | 2025 | RHP/SS | Gonzaga |
Hunter Dallas | 2024 | C | Mayville State University |
Zander Friberg | 2024 | CF/P | Uncommitted |
Tyler Petersen | 2025 | INF/RHP | Uncommitted |
Easton Vivier | 2026 | OF | Uncommitted |
SLEEPERS
PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
Sonny Barney | 2024 | OF | Uncommitted |
Rylan Luther | 2026 | INF | Uncommitted |
KEY PLAYERS LOST
PLAYER | POSITION |
Dylan Kissik | 1B/C |
Alex Lopez | P/OF |
TOP NEWCOMERS
PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
Andrew Chapman | 2026 | OF | Uncommitted |
Rogan Douglass | 2026 | P/OF | Uncommitted |
Rylan Luther | 2026 | INF | Uncommitted |
FUTURE NOTEWORTHY UNDERCLASSMEN
PLAYER | YEAR | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
Diego Flores | 2027 | INF | Uncommitted |
Landon Keener | 2027 | INF | Uncommitted |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Idaho Rising Stars ID | ID | 05/05 | Middleton High School |
Kalispell Summer ID | ID | 06/01 | Glacier Bank Park - Kalispell, MT |
Bozeman Summer ID | ID | 06/02 | Heroes Park at Legion Field - Bozeman, MT |
Idaho State Games (Invite Only) | ID | 06/04 | College of Southern Idaho - Twin Falls, ID |
Spokane Summer ID | ID | 06/26 | Whitworth University - Spokane, WA |
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |