LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association released its 2026 All-State Baseball teams, and the 13th Region was well represented with standout players from across southeastern Kentucky earning statewide recognition.
Leading the way locally were Whitley County’s Ethan Allen and Luke Hillard along with Corbin’s Cam Estep.
Allen, one of the driving forces behind Whitley County’s historic season, earned First Team All-State honors after helping guide the Colonels to one of the best campaigns in program history. He is joined on the first team by some of the state’s top talent including Mr. Baseball winner Grayson Willoughby of Trinity, along with Trinity teammates Nolan Hosking and Gray Davis.
Whitley County’s Luke Hillard was named to the Second Team after another dominant season on the mound and at the plate for the Colonels. Corbin’s Cam Estep also secured Second Team honors after emerging as one of the top all-around players in the 13th Region this spring.
The All-State teams featured players from every corner of Kentucky.
The First Team included Caden Kern of McCracken County, Hayden Hunt of University Heights, Grayson Rhodes of Meade County, Kace Eastridge of Campbellsville, Cole McLean of Taylor County, Noah Spaulding of Marion County, Rowen Burton of North Bullitt, Grayson Willoughby, Nolan Hosking and Gray Davis of Trinity, Colton Zuege and Brodie Benefield of St. Xavier, Bronson Corpus of Walton-Verona, Luke Belardo of South Oldham, Tyler Fryman of Beechwood, Tyler Schumacher of Campbell County, Sam Pearson of Lexington Christian, Gary Gibson of Sayre, Kyler Claunch of Boyle County, Kole Grundy of Somerset, Ethan Allen of Whitley County and Grant Slater of Boyd County.
The Second Team consisted of Will Fox of McCracken County, Jaxson White of Owensboro Catholic, Landon Gilbert of Bowling Green, Carter Hodges of Glasgow, Drew Squires of Green County, Brayden Singleton of Larue County, Bryce Russell of Adair County, Dylan Hornback of North Bullitt, Ravon Lee of Pleasure Ridge Park, Cade Partin and Konnor Stargel of Trinity, Caleb Arrasmith of Beechwood, JT Richie of Henry Clay, Tielor Howie of Madison Central, Will Rose of Scott County, Caeden Patterson of Boyle County, Luke Hillard of Whitley County, Cam Estep of Corbin, Chase Preece of Johnson Central, Brady Marushi of Ashland, Aaron Pennington of Rowan County and Cole Adams of Boyd County.
The Third Team included Thomas Bagby of Marshall County, Kendrick Dunning and Josh Penrod of McCracken County, Ari Wells of Caldwell County, AJ Hogart of University Heights, Jameson Newton of Webster County, Porter Hay of Hancock County, Brady Delk of Franklin-Simpson, Landon Pund of DeSales, Joey Dudeck of Pleasure Ridge Park, Jaxon Coomer of St. Xavier, Kellen Goodman of Male, Eli Dockery of Spencer County, Kaden Dickhaut of North Oldham, Anthony Coppola of Ryle, Brooks Becker of Beechwood, Donovan Walker of Harrison County, Will Beshear of Frankfort, Seaton Wix of Franklin County, Wyatt Gale of Danville, Lacy Dicken of Powell County and Bash Howard of Breathitt County.
