The prospect expertise in Omaha is robust this 12 months. Though solely two SEC groups made it, the Males’s Faculty World Sequence discipline is stuffed with conventional powers with first-round skills.
Earlier than regionals, I ranked the applications with probably the most MLB draft prospects and although the second-, third- and eighth-ranked groups made it to Omaha, the opposite 5 MCWS groups did not crack the highest dozen. Most of them would’ve been within the subsequent tier — with the notable (and unbelievable) exception of Murray State.
Beneath, I rank the highest 15 prospects within the event (no matter draft class), who’re all robust candidates to be drafted within the first or compensation rounds. Some underclass prospects may belong in that dialog, they usually’re all lined beneath within the team-by-team breakdown. This rating relies on main league potential and draft inventory, not potential Faculty World Sequence affect, and prospects are 2025 draft-eligible except famous in any other case.
Listed here are all the highest professional prospects in Omaha this 12 months.
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Prime MLB draft prospects in MCWS
1. Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA (2026)
2. Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU
3. Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State
4. Dax Whitney, RHP, Oregon State (2027)
5. Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas
6. Brendan Summerhill, CF, Arizona
7. Gage Wooden, RHP, Arkansas
8. Derek Curiel, CF, LSU (2026)
9. Casan Evans, RHP, LSU (2027)
10. Cole Gibler, LHP, Arkansas (2027)
11. Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina
12. Anthony Eyanson, RHP, LSU
13. Patrick Forbes, RHP, Louisville
14. Charles Davalan, LF, Arkansas
15. Zach Root, LHP, Arkansas
Arizona
Prime Prospect: Brendan Summerhill, CF
Summerhill is the clear headliner right here, monitoring as a mid-first-round decide with above-average instruments, however Arizona additionally has a ton of professional expertise depth who must be drafted in later rounds.
The Wildcats outfield options Aaron Walton and Easton Breyfogle (2026), whereas the infield has some professional expertise in shortstop Mason White, third baseman Maddox Mihalakis and catcher Adonys Guzman. The pitching workers additionally has some depth with right-handers Collin McKinney, Owen Kramkowski (2026) and Smith Bailey (2027), together with a number of extra within the bullpen.
One or two will sneak into the third spherical, however most match simply past that.
Arkansas
Prime Prospect: Wehiwa Aloy, SS
Arkansas is flush with early-round professional expertise, ending second in my rankings of groups with probably the most professional expertise and now first among the many applications in Omaha. Aloy leads the best way — he’ll seemingly be chosen by Decide 15 on this summer season’s draft — however right-hander Gage Wooden, left-hander Zach Root and left fielder Charles Davalan ought to all go by round Decide 50. Third baseman Brent Iredale is a sleeper decide who must also go within the high three rounds of this draft.
Catcher Ryder Helfrick and right-hander Gabe Gaeckle lead the 2026 group, and left-hander Cole Gibler tops the 2027 hopefuls. All three gamers may go within the first two rounds.
Coastal Carolina
Prime Prospect: Caden Bodine, C
The Chanticleers are just like Gonzaga’s males’s basketball workforce — a perennial, nationally related mid-major program. Bodine leads the best way as a late-first/early-second-round prospect who stands out for his contact and framing. There is not a ton of top-five-round depth expertise, however right-handers Jacob Morrison and Cameron Flukey (2026) and left-hander Dominick Carbone (2026) are the next-best skills, with Flukey the perfect of the bunch.
Louisville
Prime Prospect: Patrick Forbes, RHP
Forbes is a late-first/early-second-round match as a starter with huge stuff however may find yourself as a reliever within the majors. Louisville’s lineup has some professional prospects: outfielder Zion Rose (2026), heart fielder Lucas Moore (2026), first baseman Tague Davis (2027), third baseman Jake Munroe and catcher Matt Klein. Proper-hander Tucker Biven, who has been trending up within the second half of the 12 months and getting some begins.
LSU
Prime Prospect: Kade Anderson, LHP
LSU was third (now second amongst groups in Omaha) in my rankings of the applications with the highest professional expertise. Anderson could possibly be the No. 1 decide and looks like a lock to a minimum of go within the high 5. Outfielder Derek Curiel and shortstop Steven Milam cleared the path of their 2026 group whereas right-handers Casan Evans and William Schmidt are the workforce’s high 2027 prospects.
There’s additionally loads of depth past these gamers. Proper-handers Anthony Eyanson and Chase Shores, second baseman Daniel Dickinson and designated hitter Ethan Frey are all within the dialog to go within the first three rounds of the 2025 draft.
Murray State
Prime Prospect: Will Vierling, C
The Racers may be the workforce with probably the most unbelievable Cinderella run to Omaha in our lifetime. Vierling (cousin of Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling) is a later-round prospect for this 12 months as a left-handed-hitting catcher. After checking with some scouts, that may be the entire professional expertise on this workforce. A school workforce full of fine school gamers who’re scorching on the proper second may be sufficient to make some noise in Omaha, however simply getting this far is an unimaginable accomplishment.
Oregon State
Prime Prospect: Aiva Arquette, SS
Arquette and right-hander Dax Whitney (2027) are each top-half-of-the-first-round skills to headline a powerful Beavers membership. There’s extra high-end expertise within the lineup and rotation with third baseman Trent Caraway, left fielder Gavin Turley, left-hander Nelson Keljo, right-hander Eric Segura (2026) and left-hander Ethan Kleinschmit (2026), who’re all high three-to-four-round skills enjoying key roles for Oregon State this 12 months.
UCLA
Prime Prospect: Roch Cholowsky, SS (2026)
Cholowsky is the highest professional prospect in school baseball, making him an early candidate to go first general subsequent summer season. He has an entire recreation and is above common at nearly the whole lot on the sector.
There’s some depth for the Bruins within the third-to-fifth-round vary, significantly within the infield: catcher Cashel Duggar (2026), third baseman Roman Martin (2026), first baseman Mulivai Levu (2026), second baseman Phoenix Name (2026), left fielder Dean West (2026) and right-handers Cal Randall (2026) and Easton Hawk (2027). However they do not have a lot else within the 2025 group.
