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Baseball America presents its 2025 Preseason All-American college teams, as voted on by scouting departments of major league organizations.
Florida State lefthander Jamie Arnold leads the first team, as the lone unanimous first team selection of the group. Arnold dominated ACC competition in 2024, with a 2.98 ERA in 105.2 innings, with 159 strikeouts and 26 walks. In addition to being the top lefthander in the class, Arnold placed top-three in five different best tools categories and is in the mix to be the first player selected in the draft.
Baseball America annually polls MLB scouting directors to vote for its Preseason All-America teams, asking only that they make their selections based on performance, talent and professional potential. Because scouting directors drive our preseason teams, they have become a strong predictor of first-round draft potential.
Nine of the 14 eligible first team members from the 2024 preseason all-america team became first-round picks.
This year’s teams include three players who are repeat preseason All-Americans. Jace LaViolette and Cam Cannarella were both second team outfielders on the 2024 preseason All-America team and joined this year’s group as first team members. Righthander Matt Scott was a third team starting pitcher in 2024 and made the 2025 second team.
See all three teams and best tools winners below. Baseball America received votes from 12 organizations.
- Bold indicates a unanimous first team selection
First Team
| Pos | Player | School |
| C | Luke Stevenson | North Carolina |
| 1B | Henry Ford | Virginia |
| 2B | Henry Godbout | Virginia |
| 3B | Trent Caraway | Oregon State |
| SS | Dean Curley | Tennessee |
| OF | Jace Laviolette | Texas A&M |
| OF | Cam Cannarella | Clemson |
| OF | Brendan Summerhill | Arizona |
| SP | Jamie Arnold | Florida State |
| SP | Tyler Bremner | UC Santa Barbara |
| SP | Ryan Prager | Texas A&M |
| SP | AJ Russell | Tennessee |
| RP | Nate Snead | Tennessee |
| UTL | Kyle Johnson | Duke |
Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina
Stevenson is a draft-eligible sophomore and among the younger college players in the class, but he boasts a well-rounded game centered on lefthanded hitting ability, no-doubt catch-and-throw skills and a savvy eye that led to a 17.8% walk rate in his freshman season. Scouts praise Stevenson’s work ethic and baseball IQ and figure he’ll fit in the middle of the first round on draft day.
Henry Ford, 1B, Virginia
Ford is expected to transition from first base to the outfield in 2025, but he was Virginia’s everyday first baseman in 2024 and slashed .336/.409/.597 with 17 home runs. Ford’s hit-plus-power combination is one of the most exciting in the class, and while he can be overly aggressive at times, he has the sort of offensive upside to push him into the first round and help make Virginia’s lineup imposing.
Henry Godbout, 2B, Virginia
Godbout boasts some of the better bat-to-ball skills in the class and is coming off a sophomore season at Virginia when he hit .372/.472/.645, with nine home runs and struck out just 9.2% of the time. His 87.5% contact rate is one of the better marks among top college hitters in the 2025 class, and he should do enough defensively to stick at second base and be a solid defender.
Trent Caraway, 3B, Oregon State
Caraway broke Royce Lewis’ JSerra single-season hits record in high school, but he made it to campus at Oregon State, where he played just 18 games in 2024. Caraway has loud physical tools, led by big-time pull power and arm strength, but he’ll need to make strides as a pure hitter to fully tap into that juice. He had a solid summer on the Cape, where he hit .276/.362/.449 in 28 games.
Dean Curley, SS, Tennessee
In a draft deep in shortstops, Curley tops the college class thanks to a strong all-around offensive game that includes contact ability, a solid approach and plenty of power. Curley slashed .285/.386/.502 with 12 home runs and nine stolen bases as a freshman in 2024. He could tighten up his footwork to improve his shortstop profile, but his plus arm and hands should be good enough to keep him on the left side of the infield.
Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
LaViolette is the top-ranked college player in the class and boasts a special blend of size, tools and performance in the rugged SEC. He’s a career .297/.433/.683 hitter with 50 home runs in two seasons with Texas A&M, is the focal point of college baseball’s best team and a preseason favorite to be the first pick in the draft. He can hit the ball as hard as most, and he moves far better than a 6-foot-6, 230-pound human should.
Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
Cannarella is a lefthanded hitter with a sweet swing who boasts excellent contact skills, plus speed and terrific outfield defense. He has hit .363/.440/.561 in two seasons with Clemson and was one of the best players in the ACC as a sophomore. He also played through a shoulder injury that put the brakes on his baserunning aggression. While he has a hit-over-power profile, his no-doubt center field glove makes that a non-issue.
Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona
Summerhill has a well-rounded profile and a smooth lefthanded swing that led to a breakout 2024 season in which he cut his strikeout rate from 26.7% to 12.9% and slashed .324/.399/.550 with Arizona. He then performed well in the Cape Cod League and has the speed and athleticism to potentially stick in center field, though if he needs to play a corner he might need to begin tapping into more power.
Jamie Arnold, SP, Florida State
Arnold is the top-ranked lefthanded pitcher in the class and in 2024 was the best pitcher in the ACC not named Chase Burns. He posted a 2.98 ERA over 18 starts and 105.2 innings with a 35.4% strikeout rate and 5.8% walk rate. Arnold boasts a mid-90s fastball with a ton of run and has a sweeping slider from a low slot that’s hellish against hitters on both sides of the plate. He is on the short list to be drafted first overall.
Tyler Bremner, SP, UC Santa Barbara
Bremner is the top-ranked righthander in the class and the latest arm to come out of UC Santa Barbara’s pitching factory. He has a clean delivery, a great pitcher’s frame and advanced control of a three-pitch mix headlined by a mid-90s fastball and a 70-grade changeup that ignores physics and dives away from barrels. Over nine starts in 2024, Bremner posted a 2.54 ERA with a 30.2% strikeout rate and 6.1% walk rate.
Ryan Prager, SP, Texas A&M
Prager returns to Texas A&M after not signing as the Angels’ 2024 third-round pick. He’s as established a starter as you’ll find in the class and pitches above his stuff with a cut-ride fastball that sits 90-92 mph, great command and deception in his delivery. In 2024 he posted a 2.95 ERA over 19 starts and 97.2 innings with a 31.2% strikeout rate and 5.0% walk rate.
AJ Russell, SP, Tennessee
Russell bullies hitters with a lethal mid-90s two-seam fastball that helped him generate a silly 23.6% swinging strike rate in a limited 14-inning sample in 2024. The 6-foot-6 righthander has great length, throws from a low release height and has a ton of run on the pitch, but he’ll need to refine his secondaries and log more innings in 2025 to push into the first round.
Nate Snead, RP, Tennessee
Snead is one of the most accomplished relievers in the class and is coming off a 2024 season with national-champion Tennessee in which he posted a 3.11 ERA over 75.1 innings and 29 appearances. He struck out 61 and walked 26. Snead throws a bowling ball of a two-seam fastball that averaged 96.2 mph and averages close to 18 inches of armside movement. His mid-80s slider flashes real potential as well.
Kyle Johnson, UTL, Duke
Johnson was an exciting two-way player at Riverside HS in Virginia in the 2023 draft class, and then showed an ability to handle both sides of the ball as a freshman at Duke as a lefthander and righthanded hitter. He hit in 39 games, often playing outfield, and slashed .253/.398/.480 with solid on-base skills. On the mound, he started 10 games and posted a 4.38 ERA in 49.1 innings and ran his fastball up to 96 mph.
Second Team
| Pos | Player | School |
| C | Ike Irish | Auburn |
| 1B | Zach Yorke | Grand Canyon |
| 2B | Gavin Kilen | Tennessee |
| 3B | Daniel Cuvet | Miami |
| SS | Aiva Arquette | Oregon State |
| OF | Drew Burress | Georgia Tech |
| OF | Devin Taylor | Indiana |
| OF | Max Belyeu | Texas |
| SP | Kade Anderson | LSU |
| SP | Kyson Witherspoon | Oklahoma |
| SP | Matt Scott | Stanford |
| SP | Joey Volchko | Stanford |
| RP | Gabe Gaeckle | Arkansas |
| UTL | Tanner Thach | UNC Wilmington |
Third Team
| Pos | Player | School |
| C | Caden Bodine | Coastal Carolina |
| 1B | Anthony Martinez | UC Irvine |
| 2B | RJ Austin | Vanderbilt |
| 3B | Andrew Fischer | Tennessee |
| SS | Marek Houston | Wake Forest |
| OF | Tre Phelps | Georgia |
| OF | Ethan Conrad | Wake Forest |
| OF | Nick Dumesnil | California Baptist |
| SP | Liam Doyle | Tennessee |
| SP | Gabe Davis | Oklahoma State |
| SP | Chase Shores | LSU |
| SP | Cam Leiter | Florida State |
| RP | Kolten Smith | Georgia |
| UTL | Mitch Voit | Michigan |
Best Athlete (Position Player)
- Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
- Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
- Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona
Best Pure Hitter
- Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
- Devin Taylor, OF, Indiana
- Henry Godbout, 2B, Virginia
Best Power
- Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
- Nolan Schubart, OF, Oklahoma State
- Ethan Petry, OF, South Carolina
Fastest Runner
- RJ Austin, OF, Vanderbilt
- Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
- Michael Gupton, OF, Samford
Best Defensive Infielder
- Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest
- Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State
- Dean Curley, SS, Tennessee
Best Defensive Outfielder
- Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
- Kane Kepley, OF, North Carolina
- Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
Best Defensive Catcher
- Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina
- Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina
- Adonys Guzman, Arizona
Best Infield Arm
- Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest
- Dean Curley, SS, Tennessee
- Trent Caraway, 3B, Oregon State
Best Outfield Arm
- Max Belyeu, OF, Texas
- Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
- Gavin Turley, OF, Oregon State
Best Fastball
- Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
- AJ Russell, RHP, Tennessee
- Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
Best Fastball Movement
- Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
- AJ Russell, RHP, Tennessee
- Cam Leiter, RHP, Florida State
Best Breaking Ball
- Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State – SL
- Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU – CB
- Cam Leiter, RHP, Florida State – SL
Best Changeup
- Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
- Joseph Dzierwa, LHP, Michigan State
- Zach Root, LHP, Tennessee
Best Command
- Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
- Ryan Prager, LHP, Texas A&M
- Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
Best Athlete (Pitcher)
- Anthony Eyanson, RHP, LSU
- Kyle Johnson, LHP/OF, Duke
- Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma
Closest To The Majors
- Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
- Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
- Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
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