There’s not much that can be said about John A. Logan that we all already don’t know about. Year over year, this club is absolutely loaded with talent, and their facilities match up with anyone in the Midwest, if not the entire country on a JUCO level. 

 

Under head coach Kyle Suprenant, the on-field product for the Logan Vols has been exceptional and he’s turned them into a prime destination for top-end high school talents, as well as the in the transfer portal. 

 

Things won’t be different this upcoming year for John A. Logan. They’re absolutely loaded from top-to-bottom on both sides of the ball and, for our money, are the favorites to win the Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) in 2026. 

 

POSITION PLAYERS

From top to bottom, this Volunteers’ offense has a chance to be the top unit in the GRAC, and in the entire Midwest, too. They’re going to be able to thump it around the yard, as proved true across multiple fall looks, and they’ll always excel on the basepaths, something that’s become a staple for the Logan Vols. 

 

It’s hard not to start with sophomore UTL Jonah Weathers when discussing this John A. Logan lineup. Weathers is unquestionably one of the top JUCO prospects in the region after a strong freshman season and an early commitment to Louisville this past fall. In 171 at-bats last season, Weathers slashed .345/.435/.532 with 18 extrabase hits, 49 RBI, and he went 21-for-22 on stolen base attempts. It’s a strong, physical, pro-like frame with a calm, collected approach at the plate to match. Weathers’ ability to adjust his barrel stands out, as we’ve seen him show notable raw power even when he doesn’t get off his best swing, and the ball obviously carries off his barrel when he does. Perhaps the biggest positive with Weathers is his defensive versatility; he has the arm strength to play third base, the athleticism to play shortstop, and can even offer value in center field, something that should certainly help this particular John A. Logan team’s lineup construction. Expect an excellent season for the Vols’ top returner, one that will have him square in the mix for the GRAC Player of the Year award. 

 

Jonah Weathers

 

Another must-know prospect that’s back is R-Soph UTL Bryce Nevils, a recent McNeese State commit. Nevils joined the Volunteers at semester last year and was brilliant in his first full season of JUCO action, hitting .371 in 170 at-bats with a 1.043 OPS, including nine home runs, nine doubles, and 53 RBI. He’s immensely talented, has huge raw juice in his right-handed barrel, and can change the course of a game with one swing each time he steps up to the plate. Nevils earned All-Conference honors for his efforts last season and he will be a key piece to what this team wants to accomplish offensively come the 2026 season. 

 

Bryce Nevils

 

There are a handful of returners of note worth a mention: 

 

+ Sophomore 3B Hayden Bates (Austin Peay) was excellent in his 108 at-bats during his freshman campaign, hitting .370 with a 1.172 OPS and seven home runs. He’s always hit, dating back to his high school days at Missouri Class 5 powerhouse Festus, and swings a strong, compact right-handed barrel with repeat feel for it. 

 

Hayden Bates

 

+ Sophomore OF/1B Kam Yearsley (Missouri State) didn’t play much last year, but had a huge fall for the Volunteers, swatting home runs left and right when we saw him. The power-packed Missouri State commit has huge raw bat strength from the left side and is firmly a middle-of-the-order bat for this club, like Austin Wiegand (Northern Illinois) was a year ago. 

 

Kam Yearsley

 

+ Sophomore C Jude Farley, who’s still uncommitted, is a physical right-handed hitter that plays the game hard and has shown strength off the barrel in our looks. Farley received 48 at-bats as a freshman last year and hit .354. 

 

Jude Farley

 

One interesting wrinkle for the Volunteers is the return of standout left-handed hitter Bryer Arview from a year ago. Arview was one of the GRAC’s top all-around offensive producers last season, slashing .393/.513/.657 in 178 at-bats as a top-of-the-lineup bat. He drove in 62 runs, hit nine home runs, walked 41 times, and also added 22 stolen bases. His patient approach, ability to leave the yard, and understanding of how to get a job done when he needs to are all positives – and also adds another proven performer to what’s already an excellent roster. 

 

Bryer Arview

 

Turning the page to the newcomers, it’s important to highlight sophomore MIF Justin Lang. The Memphis commit had a strong fall for the Volunteers, especially impressing with the glove, where he showed the ability to stick on the left side of the infield as their potential everyday shortstop. If he can occupy that role, and do so at the level that he showed capable in our looks, the floor of this team’s all-around defense will definitely increase. 

 

Justin Lang

 

Two highly impressive left-handed hitting freshmen that must be highlighted are OF Hayden Bernreuter and 1B Davis Collie: 

 

+ Bernreuter’s been on a meteoric rise since the end of the high school season, where he was the driving force behind Triad’s run to the 3A state playoffs. He did nothing but absolutely rake this fall, finding impact barrel after impact barrel in our looks and blending that with an actual feel to hit. We saw him post several exit velocities upwards of 105 mph in-game this fall and he looks every bit the part of a freshman that will slot right into the middle of this lineup from the jump. 

 

Hayden Bernreuter

 

+ Collie’s physicality is his carrying tool, as the left-handed hitting slugger also produced some of the louder contact we saw this fall. It’s relatively effortless bat strength that we’re comfortable throwing the “plus” label on, as he works on a long, leveraged plane to contact and pummels baseballs off his barrel. On the same day, in a scrimmage against Rend Lake, Collie posted in-game exit velocities of 108 and 109 mph, respectively. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound slugger adds even more juice to a lineup that’s full of it from top to bottom. 

 

Davis Collie

 

It’s unclear how much run he’ll get as a freshman this spring, but one name our staff came away really impressed with this fall was Carter Johnson. The Chicagoland native was on the barrel often for us, swinging a clean, polished left-handed barrel with repeat feel for it and spurts of above-average power to pair. 

 

Extending deeper into their freshmen class, MIF Christophe Alexander is a name to keep an eye on. He’s a muscled-up, compact right-handed hitter from Ohio that flicked baseballs off his barrel into the backside gap in BP when we saw the Volunteers in early August and also has an above-average run tool. Left-handed hitting FR C Jaeger Solis also really looks the part, filling out the uniform with a physical, broad-shouldered frame. He showed impact off the barrel at times this fall and is a candidate to see some run behind the plate this year. Another uncommitted name to highlight is R-FR OF Roman Sienza, a long-levered, lean left-handed hitter that can track it down in the outfield. 

 

Christophe Alexander

 

PITCHERS

As if the Volunteers’ offensive talent wasn’t enough, this pitching staff is one of the deeper groups we’ve seen in our time covering the JUCO landscape in Illinois and can go toe-to-toe with anyone in the GRAC. 

 

There’s certainly a number of returning talents to highlight on this staff, but the addition of R-Soph RHP Gabe Smith could prove to be one of the more impactful ones for the Volunteers. A bounceback from Missouri State, Smith threw really well this fall, culminating in a commitment to perennial powerhouse Louisville. The physical 6-foot-6 right-hander pitched in the low-90s with heavy run from a lower slot, pounding the strike zone in our looks while creeping into the mid-90s on occasion. It’s an easy, controlled operation down the mound, especially given his size, and he spins a short, tight slider off his fastball in the low-80s. Smith is plenty capable of shouldering a starter’s workload for John A. Logan and should help them replace the bulk of their innings they lost to graduation from last year’s team. 

 

Gabe Smith

 

Another newcomer that is likely to be plenty productive for the Volunteers is R-FR RHP Miller Green, who’s committed to Murray State. Green was one of our staff’s favorite arms this fall, bringing a high level of compete to the mound each time he toed the rubber. He isn’t scared of anyone, challenging hitters on repeat with a fastball that sat 88-92 in our looks, touching 93 mph once. Off that, he spun a hard, downer curveball with sharp spin and depth at 75-77 mph, landing it for strikes while also creating swing-and-miss. Expect Green to be a big piece of what the Vols will accomplish on the mound this spring before he heads home to Kentucky to join the Racers. 

 

Miller Green

 

John A. Logan lost 14 starts, and 132 innings, when Thomas Howard (Purdue) and Taylor Waldron (Jacksonville State) graduated from last year’s squad. The player who made the third most starts on the team is back with sophomore RHP Cole Noreuil (Wichita State). As a freshman, Noreuil punched out 40 in 33 innings of work with a 4.64 ERA, making eight starts and appearing in 17 total games. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound right-hander pitched at 88-92, touching 93 mph, in our looks this fall with a fastball that averaged 17 to 19 inches of horizontal at times, per TrackMan. His best secondary for us proved to be a tight slider that flashed sharp tilt at times when thrown with conviction at 78-81 mph. 

 

Cole Noreuil

 

The most powerful arm on this pitching staff is R-Soph RHP Dylan Mannino. The NC State commit ran his heater up to 97 mph this fall, pitching in the low-to-mid-90s consistently in one to two inning spurts. Perhaps the biggest development with Mannino was his ability to be in the strike zone way more often than he was in the past, which is obviously a boost when you’re able to produce the amount of velocity that he is. Off his potent heater, Mannino rips off a low-80s slider that’s plenty capable of creating ugly swing-and-miss, and he also throws a mid-to-upper-80s cutter. 

 

Dylan Mannino

 

Sophomore RHP Mason Beno is a welcomed addition to this pitching staff, joining the Volunteers byway of the transfer portal from South Alabama. The athletic, uncommitted right-hander is a clean, low-effort mover that repeats his delivery with a loose arm to pair. His fastball played in the upper-80s, touching 90 mph once in our looks, with heavy arm-side run. His bread-and-butter pitch is a tightly spun slider with sharp, late break that plays in the upper-70s to low-80s and averages 2800+ RPM. Beno can work to the other side of the plate too, pulling the string on a changeup to left-handed hitters at 80-82 mph in our looks. 

 

Mason Beno

 

Three returning arms that logged innings for the Volunteers last spring are R-Soph RHP Nehemiah Goodman, sophomore RHP Brady Davis (Jacksonville State), R-Soph RHP Carter McKinney (Southern Indiana): 

 

+ Goodman was plenty productive last spring out of the bullpen, pitching to a 2.25 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 16 innings. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound right-hander pumped his fastball in the low-90s in our fall looks with hard arm-side run (19”) and consistently showed feel for a fading changeup with depth at 80-81 mph. 

 

Nehemiah Goodman

 

+ Davis gives our staff plenty of power reliever, back-end of the bullpen vibes. He made 19 appearances last season, all of them in relief, and punched out 40 batters across 22 frames. We saw him once this fall, where he pitched at 90-92, touching 93 mph with an aggressive, carry fastball that played well at the top of the zone and spinning a sharp, downer slider at 80-81 mph. If he can be in the zone consistently, Davis has all the makings of a shut-down relief arm for John A. Logan. 

 

Brady Davis

 

+ McKinney is an outlier, toeing the rubber at a long, lanky 6-foot-7, 205-pounds and pounding the zone with sinkers in the upper-80s, touching 90 mph. He also throws a short, hard slider at 82-83 mph and a straight changeup at 81-82 mph. Last spring, McKinney pitched to a 5.09 ERA in 19 appearances, including five starts, hurling 40 ⅔ innings and walking just 16. 

 

Carter McKinney

 

Two left-handed sophomores that return are LHP Eli Porter (Charleston Southern) and LHP Nathan Anderson. Porter had a strong freshman year as a relief weapon, appearing in 19 games with a 2.54 ERA in 28 ⅓ innings, striking out 35. He creates some deception on the backside and the ball jumps out of his hand from a tight window, pitching in the mid-to-upper-80s with his fastball and showing consistently advanced feel for a fading changeup at 78-79 mph. Anderson does nothing but work in the strike zone, walking three and striking out 13 in 10 appearances this past season. In an early October look this fall, Anderson pitched at 83-86, touching 87 mph, and spun his curveball at 75-77 mph. 

 

Nate Anderson

 

Taking a look at their freshman class, the Volunteers have a handful of talented arms that have the potential to impact this staff in year one:

 

+ RHP Trent Kulig has the potential to be the headliner. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Indiana native owns a low-90s fastball and throws two hard, distinct breaking balls; a low-80s sweeper and a mid-80s tighter, bullet-esque slider. Kulig has the arsenal to get outs consistently in the GRAC if he can be in the zone consistently. 

 

+ Another talented arm of note is RHP Cody Freitas, who pumps an upper-80s to low-90s fastball with minimal effort and a clean, athletic delivery. He compliments his fastball with a tight, sharp, low-80s gyro slider. 

 

+ RHP Joe Glander is certainly the most unique of the bunch. Working exclusively out of the stretch, Glander strides across his body and throws from a ¾ slot, while also pumping hard-running sinkers in the mid-to-upper-80s. It’s certainly not a comfortable look, and made even more uncomfortable when he rips off a hard, tight sweeping slider that plays in the upper-70s to low-80s. 

 

There’s no shortage of size or physicality on this Volunteers’ pitching staff. R-FR RHP Brayden Schnurbusch, a Bradley commit, is a 6-foot-7, 200-pound arm that touched 93 mph this fall, pitching anywhere from the upper-80s to low-90s. A Middle Tennessee State bounceback, sophomore RHP Logan Bingham has a hulking 6-foot-8, 250-pound frame and pairs it with a power low-90s sinker and hard, tight slider in the low-80s. R-FR RHP Ross Aldridge showed well at our JUCO Invite in October, as the 6-foot-3 right-hander challenged hitters often with a 88-90 mph fastball. FR RHP Reed Sherrard is another highly physical presence and has a basketball background, toeing the rubber at 6-foot-7, 255-pounds. 

 

Ross Aldridge