Indiana HS Player of the Week & Honorable Mentions

Mitchell Dean, LHP/1B, 2023, Western HS

The Louisville recruit went 6 for 9 (.667) with a 2B, HR, and 8 RBI. The senior southpaw also threw 5 IP, striking out 10, in a win on the mound. 

Landen Fry, INF, 2025, Fort Wayne Snider HS

The Indiana recruit went 8 for 11 (.727) with 2 2B, a HR, 5 R, and 5 RBIs. 

Cade Cole, RHP, 2025, North Montgomery HS

The sophomore right-hander threw a 6-inning perfect game against Danville HS. He also went 6 for 11 with 8 RBI on the week. 

Peyton Lear, 1B/OF, 2024, Northview HS

Lear made a huge impact in both games he played in last week. In the first game, Lear hit a walk-off 2B to help Northview to a win. In his next game, Lear had a 3 home runs in one game. In total, Lear went 5 for 7 (.714) with 7 RBI.

Jake Winger, INF/RHP, 2026, McCutcheon HS

Winger hit .400 on the week, including a walk-off HR in a win against Harrison HS. Winger also picked up a win on the mound, throwing 4 scoreless innings without allowing a walk. 

Tyler Peller, OF, 2024, Andrean HS

Peller went 6 for 10 (.600) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 R, and 6 RBI helping Andrean to a 4-0 week.

Noah Dasgupta, LHP, 2026, Cascade HS

Dasgupta had a big performance on the mound, going 5 IP, w/ 11 K and 1 ER in a win for Cascade HS.

Matt Cook, RHP, 2026, Hanover Central HS

Cook went 5.1 IP, allowing just 0 ER, 1 H, and 2 BB, striking out 9, while taking a no hitter into 6th against University HS. 

Jack Brown, RHP/OF, 2024, Fishers HS

Brown threw a complete game, 1 hit shutout with 10 K in a win against Westfield HS.

Huston Dunn, SS, 2025, Fishers HS

Dunn went 7 for 13 (.538) with 4 2B and 6 RBI on the week.

Owen Sanders, RHP, 2025, Fishers HS

Sanders threw a no-hitter vs Huntington North HS with 7 strikeouts.

JJ Oliver, SS, 2024, Mishawaka Marian HS

The junior SS went 8 for 16 (.500) w/ a 2B, HR, 5 RBI, and 10 R on the week. 

Chase Bays, INF/RHP, 2024, Mishawaka Marian HS

Bays went 6 for 14 (.429) with 2 2B and a HR. He also earned a complete game win, allowing just 1ER while striking out 11.

Drew Helton, INF/RHP, 2024, Whiteland HS

Helton went 4 for 7 (.571) with 2 2B, a HR, and 8 RBI at the dish. He also threw a complete game on the mound, allowing just 2 ER, while striking out 8. 

Kyle Showley, RHP, 2023, Warsaw HS

In 9.1 innings of work, Showley earned 2 wins while picking up 12 Ks. 

Michael Slabaugh, C, 2024, Fairfield HS

Slabaugh went 8 for 12 (.667) with 2 2B, 1 3B, a HR, and 5 RBI on the week.

Alec Hershberger, LHP, 2023, Fairfield HS

In 6 innings of work, Hershberger picked up 15 strikeouts on the week.

Issac Pearson, RHP, 2024, Tri-West HS

In 2 wins, Pearson threw 11 IP with a 1.90 ERA and 8 K. He also batted .571 on the week.

Jordan Deatley, RHP/INF, 2023, Southwestern HS

Deatley went 6 for 9 (.667) with 2 2B and a HR at the dish. He also went 1-0 on the mound with 6 IP, 10 K, 2 H, 0 BB, and 0 ER.

Griffin Tobias, RHP/INF, 2024, Lake Central HS

The Indiana recruit threw a complete game against LaPorte HS, striking out 11 in 7 IP without allowing a run.

Shawn Nowacki, INF, 2025, Mishawaka HS

Nowacki went 8 for 14 (.571) with a 2B and 10 RBIs on the week.

Noah Richie, INF, 2023, Evansville Central HS

Richie went 8 for 10 (.800) on the week with 2 2B, 6 R, 3 RBI, and 2 SB on the week.

Conor O’Brien, RHP, 2023, Bishop Chatard HS

O’Brien picked up two wins for Chatard last week, throwing 9 ⅓ IP with 7 strikeouts.

Reed Robinson, C/OF, 2026, New Prairie HS

The freshman backstop went 5 for 8 (.625) with 3 2B, a HR, and 8 RBI on the week.

Caden Tackett, INF, 2023, Shelbyville HS

Tackett went 7 for 11 (.636) for the week with 3 HR and 6 RBI.

Mo Lloyd, C, 2023, Southwood HS

Lloyd hit .444 on the week with a 2B, 3B, and 3 HR, while picking up 8 RBI and scoring 8 runs.