INDIANAPOLIS - As the Marian baseball team begins preparations for its season to get underway, head coach
Todd Miller has announced the program has secured commitments from 11 future Knights in their 2026 recruiting class. Of Marian's 11 high school commits, five are ranked in the top-100 in the state of Indiana via Prep Baseball Report.
Below are Marian's 11 commitments to the 2026 recruiting class, along with highlights of each player's high school accolades and positions.
Reis Bellar | Peru HS | Outfielder
- Batted .377 as a junior, earning First Team All-Conference ... Ranked 59th in Indiana via PBR ... PBR Futures Game Participant
Nathan Sutherlin | Greencastle HS | Shortstop
- Batted .506 as a junior, earning All-County and All-Conference Honors ... Ranked 69th by BPR, earning PBR All-State as a junior
Brock Kintner | Columbus North HS | Outfielder
- Batted .366 as a junior, earning All-Conference First Team ... Ranked 71st by PBR ... Participant in the 2025 IHSBCA Futures Game
Nolan Ratcliff | Guerin Catholic HS | Shortstop/Outfielder
- Batted .369 during his junior season ... Ranked 86th by PBR ... Football letterman at Guerin Catholic
Luke Mann | Northridge HS | Catcher
Grant Beard | Guerin Catholic HS | Catcher/Outfielder
- 2025 Academic All-State member ... Total varsity batting average of .298 ... Ranked 162nd by PBR ... Four-year varsity letterman
Luke Baker | Roncalli HS | Infielder/Outfielder
- Two-sport athlete, Roncalli football letterman
Xavier Hemingway | Bloomington South HS | Pitcher
- Ranked 98th by PBR ... Logged 21 innings in his junior season, carrying a 0.32 ERA ... Earned First Team All-Conference and All-Area as a junior
Ty Hamilton | Sullivan HS | Pitcher
- Ranked 124th in the state by PBR ... Academic All-Conference winner in 2025 ... Earned First Team All-Conference as a junior
Tyler Hurt | Center Grove HS | Pitcher
Dylan Pearson | Franklin Central HS | Pitcher
- Franklin Central Mental Attitude winner
Marian's season will open on February 6, with the Knights playing a four-game season at Bryan College in Tennessee.
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