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Even with many of the top 2026 MLB Draft prospects done with their season, Super Regionals delivered plenty of heroics. Here’s a look at 10 notable Draft standouts from the previous weekend of college baseball action.
Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State
Reese’s college career most likely ended in Athens when Georgia swept Mississippi State, but he and the Bulldogs did everything possible to keep playing. Reese played his best baseball as the season wrapped up. Since May 1, he hit .378/.459/1.014 with five doubles and nine home runs in 17 games. If there’s one question scouts have about Reese’s game, it’s his defense, and that was a bit rougher this weekend. He committed a pair of errors at third base on Sunday.
Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama
Lebron’s up-and-down season is finishing extremely well, although a rain delay Sunday night means that Alabama still needs six more outs on Monday to advance to Omaha. Lebron currently has a six-game hitting streak, and he’s 9-for-23 with five runs scored, four extra-base hits (two home runs and two doubles) and two steals in two attempts in the postseason. While errors have been an issue this season, he’s yet to make one in the NCAA Tournament.
Mason Edwards, LHP, Southern California
Edwards was one of college baseball’s breakout pitching prospects, but he struggled late. Edwards reached double-digit strikeouts in all but two regular-season starts. But beginning with the Big Ten Tournament, he struck out just 15 batters over three starts, allowing nine runs (eight earned). He walked 10 over those 15 1/3 innings and failed to make it out of the fifth inning in any of those three starts. But with the Trojans’ season now complete, Edwards’ overall body of work is impeccable. He finished the year top 10 in Division I in ERA, and his 169 strikeouts easily led the country.
Daniel Jackson, C, Georgia
Jackson is now four steals away from becoming just the second Division I player ever to record a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Florida State's J.D. Drew hit 31 home runs and stole 32 bases in 1997. Jackson is doing it as a catcher. He has also delivered heroics week after week. His 10th-inning home run proved to be the difference in Georgia's Super Regional-clinching win on Sunday. Jackson hit just .218/.338/.556 in 2025, showing power but little else. This season, he's become a far more complete hitter. His 100 hits rank second in Division I, trailing only Georgia Tech's Jarren Advincula. Jackson will need three home runs in Omaha to tie Louisville's Tague Davis for the national lead, and he's paired his offensive breakout with solid work behind the plate.
Taylor Rabe, RHP, Mississippi
Rabe didn't move into Ole Miss' rotation until midseason, but he's showing his best stuff in the season's biggest moments. Over his last three starts, he has allowed just three runs across 19 innings with four walks and 30 strikeouts. Notably, Ole Miss gave Rabe the ball in the decisive second game of its Super Regional. That decision left fellow top Draft prospect Cade Townsend available for a potential Game 3 that ultimately wasn't needed. Rabe rewarded the trust with another dominant outing and continued his late-season surge.
Carson Tinney, C, Texas
It’s shaping up to be a strong class for teams looking to draft a college catcher early, and Tinney is one of the biggest reasons why. He’s one of the better power hitters in the country, with 39 home runs over the past two seasons. It’s a very power-oriented, steep swing, but Tinney has done a solid job of making contact this year in his first season facing SEC pitching. Behind the plate, he is a truly massive target at 6-foot-4, 240 pounds, but he has a decent chance to remain as a catcher in pro ball.
Owen Hull, OF, North Carolina
Hull did everything possible to send North Carolina back to Omaha. He went 2-for-4 in the Tar Heels’ opening game loss, went 3-for-4 in the Game 2 win, and then went 4-for-4 with four doubles in the deciding Game 3. His final double was the biggest one. With the score tied and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Hull’s walk-off double to the left center field wall drove in the game-winning run to clinch UNC’s ninth trip to Omaha in the last 20 years.
Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina
With the Tar Heels’ season on the line, DeCaro stepped up with the best start of his storied collegiate career. North Carolina’s bullpen had been hammered in Southern California’s comeback win in Game 1 of the Super Regional. DeCaro gave the bullpen a much-needed breather by dominating the Trojans all by himself. DeCaro was throwing a touch harder than usual (93-94 mph compared to 92-93), but it was the near-surgical command of his fastball that allowed him to dominate. He threw 83% of his 80 fastballs for strikes, and only one of those 80 fastballs was middle-middle (a taken 0-0 strike), while 41 of them were in the bottom third of the strike zone.
Maxx Yehl, LHP, West Virginia
Rank: BA 117, MLB NR
This Week: W. 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Overall: 9-2, 2.10, 90 IP, 70 H, 28 R, 21 ER, 25 BB, 105 SO
The Mountaineers didn’t need a perfect outing from Yehl, as they scored 17 runs to support against Cal Poly, but Yehl, like usual, was in command anyways. It was fitting he got the start in the game that sent West Virginia to Omaha for the first time in school history. Yehl missed the 2025 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he’s been by far the best starter in the Big 12 this season. Yehl is the rare lefty who doesn’t really throw a changeup. He relies on a hard curve and a harder slider to pair with his low-90s fastball. Leading 7-1 as he took the mound in the second, Yehl relied heavily on his fastball, filling the zone for an easy win.
Tyler Fay, RHP, Alabama
Rank: BA 122, MLB NR
This Week: W. 7.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO
Overall: 11-4, 4.37, 103 IP, 85 H, 51 R, 50 ER, 24 BB, 121 SO
Fay has been a much-needed breakout star for Alabama this year, as he moved from redshirt freshman reliever and sophomore swingman to Friday night ace this year. Fay threw a complete-game no-hitter earlier this season. His Super Regional start against St. John’s was his second-best start of the year, trailing only that no-hitter against Florida. Fay can reach back for 96-97 mph when he needs it, but he sits 91-93 mph more frequently. He didn’t dominate the Red Storm as much as he avoided hard contact. Of the 28 batters he faced, none hit a ball that forced an outfielder to back up. Even the double he allowed happened because the right fielder tried to run in to make a diving catch.