BYU Baseball announces 2025 Signing Class

BYU baseball head coach Trent Pratt announced the program's signing of 10 newcomers on Wednesday.

Author Joseph Hovey
BYU baseball signing day 2025.BYU baseball signing day 2025.

PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball head coach Trent Pratt announced the program's signing of 10 newcomers on Friday.

The 2025 BYU baseball signing class includes nine high school prospects and a junior college transfer, with players from as close as Springville, Utah and as far as Brookfield, Wisconsin.

BYU’s 10 newcomers signed with the Cougars over offers from Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Oregon State, Notre Dame and USC.

Read below for details on each of the BYU’s Class of 2025 signees.

BYU baseball signee Will Chappell, an outfielder from Sugar City, Idaho

WILL CHAPPELL

OF (R, R) / 6-1, 185 / Sugar City, ID / Sugar-Salem HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Jared & Amy Chappell
  • Father, Jared, played football and baseball at Ricks College
  • Second of eight kids
  • Sugar-Salem HS Academic Honors Society (2021-23)
  • Will serve a two-year, full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prior to enrolling at BYU

Career

  • Top-ranked outfielder in state of Idaho Class of 2025 (Perfect Game, Prep Baseball Report & Northwest Baseball)
  • Preseason Underclass All-West Region Honorable Mention (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Three-time Idaho First Team All-State (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Idaho Falls Post Register All-Idaho Team (2024)
  • Four-year varsity starter
  • Led Sugar-Salem to first state title in school history
  • As a junior at Sugar-Salem in 2024, scored 25 runs and recorded 29 RBI while batting .378 and posting an on-base percentage of .418. 
  • Also recruited by Auburn, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah Tech
BYU baseball signee Jaxon Clayton, a right-handed pitcher and infielder from Brookfield, Wisconsin

JAXON CLAYTON

RHP/INF / 6-1, 195 / Brookfield, WI / Brookfield Central HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Bryan Clayton & Natassha Delgado
  • Father, Bryan, played basketball at College of the Desert (Palm Desert, CA)
  • Ambidextrous

Career

  • Three-year varsity starter at Brookfield Central (2022-24)
  • Three-time Perfect Game All-American (2022-24)
  • Preseason Underclass All-Central Region Honorable Mention (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Wisconsin High School All-Region Second Team (2022-24)
  • Helped Brookfield Central to 2021 conference title
  • Set Brookfield Central HS vertical jump record
  • Also recruited by Arizona, Oklahoma and Indiana
BYU baseball signee Chase Johnston, a left-handed pitcher from Springville, Utah

CHASE JOHNSTON

LHP / 6-1, 186 / Springville, UT / Maple Mountain HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Doug & Brooke Johnston
  • Has older twin brothers and a younger sister
  • Grandfather, Biff, played baseball at BYU
  • Achieved High Honor Roll at Maple Mountain (2021-24)
  • Will serve a two-year, full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prior to enrolling at BYU

Career 

  • Through junior season at Maple Mountain, has 20-6 career record with 162 strikeouts 
  • 5A All-State First Team (2023, 2024)
  • All-Valley First Team (Daily Herald, 2024)
  • Three-time All-Region 7 First Team (2022-24)
  • Led Maple Mountain to Region 7 and 5A state title (2024)
  • Helped Maple Mountain to Region 7 runner-up (2023)
  • Honorable Mention All-5A (2022)
  • Three-year varsity starter (2022-24)
  • Preseason Underclass All-West Region Honorable Mention (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Also recruited by Kansas State, Utah, Oregon State, Tulane, Air Force, Utah Valley, Utah Tech, Portland, Pacific, Pepperdine

 

BYU baseball signee Cooper Jones, an infielder from American Fork, Utah.

COOPER JONES

INF (R, R) / 6-1, 183 / American Fork, UT / American Fork HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Mitch & Tavi Jones
  • Father, Mitch, played baseball at Arizona State
  • Younger brother of current BYU third baseman Easton Jones

Career 

  • Recorded 34 RBI, 6 HR in junior season at American Fork
  • Honorable Mention All-6A (2024)
  • 6A All-Region 4 First Team (2024)
  • Helped American Fork to 6A state runner-up in 2022, then state title in 2023
  • Two-year varsity starter (2023-24)
  • Also recruited by Oregon, UCSB, Arizona State, Utah, Michigan, Utah Valley, Loyola Marymount & Air Force
  • American Fork varsity golfer (2022)
BYU baseball signee Nathan Keyes, an outfielder from Las Vegas, Nevada

NATHAN KEYES

OF (L, L) / 6-3, 185 / Las Vegas, NV / Faith Lutheran HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Robert & Sydney Keyes

Career 

  • As a sophomore and junior at Faith Lutheran, batted .349 with 34 runs on 38 hits, 15 RBI and 2 HR
  • All-Southern Nevada Second Team (2023)
  • All-Southern Nevada Academic honoree (2022, 2023)
  • Three-year varsity starter at Faith Lutheran (2022-24)
  • Also recruited by USC, Indiana, San Diego and Air Force
BYU baseball signee Jaiden Lo Re, an infielder from Phoenix, Arizona

JAIDEN LO RE

INF (R, R) / 5-11, 180 / Phoenix, AZ / Corona Del Sol HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Ben Melendez & Michele Lo Re

Career 

  • 9.5 Perfect Game Grade
  • 105 mph exit velocity (Summer 2024)
  • Preseason All-West Region Underclass First Team (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Arizona High School All-State Second Team (2024)
  • Arizona High School All-Central Region (2023, 2024)
  • Tempe All-City honoree (2023)
  • Also recruited by Georgia, Oregon, Duke, Arizona and Arizona State
BYU baseball signee Austin Park from Mona, Utah

AUSTIN PARK

INF/RHP / 6-1, 175 / Mona, UT / Juab HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Josh & Diana Park
  • Father, Josh, played baseball at Snow College (Ephraim, Utah)

Career 

  • 100.8 mph maximum exit velocity, 93.1 mph average exit velocity
  • Through three seasons on the mound at Juab, has 15-1 record with 143 strikeouts
  • Through three seasons at the plate for the Wasps, has 107 RBI with 27 doubles, 10 triples and 12 home runs
  • As a junior at Juab, went 7-1 on the mound with 80 strikeouts while also recording 57 RBI
  • Utah Gatorade Player of the Year (2024)
  • Prep Baseball Report Utah Player of the Year (2024)
  • ABCA/Rawlings High School All-Region 7 Team (2024)
  • Named Deseret News’ Mr. Baseball (2024)
  • Named to Baseball Elite 9 at Deseret News High School Sports Awards (2024)
  • Utah Region 12 MVP (2024)
  • Preseason All-West Region Underclass Honorable Mention (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Helped Juab HS to state title (2023)
  • 3A All-State First Team (2023, 2024)
  • 3A All-State Honorable mention (2022)
  • Also recruited by Arizona State, Utah, Louisville, UCSB, Grand Canyon, Utah Valley, Air Force and Utah Tech
  • Mid Utah Radio Athlete of the Year (2024)
  • All-State selection in basketball (First Team, 2023; Second Team, 2024)
BROCK SNOW

BROCK SNOW

LHP / 6-1, 195 / Mesa, AZ / College of Southern Idaho

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Personal

  • Parents are Russ & Lori Snow
  • Father, Russ, played tennis at Snow College

Career 

  • As a freshman at CSI, went 4-2 on the mound with 48 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched, allowing just .181 batting average in nine appearances, including five starts and a complete game
  • Also recruited out of CSI by Utah and Grand Canyon
  • Prepped at Mountain View High School in Mesa, AZ
  • Arizona High School All-State Second Team (2023)
  • Arizona High School East Valley Region Pitcher of the Year (2023)
  • Played high school golf as a senior
BYU baseball signee Nate Wochner, a right-handed pitcher from Arvada, Colorado

NATE WOCHNER

RHP / 6-4, 200 / Arvada, CO / Broomfield HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Joel & Heather Wochner
  • Father, Joel, golfed at Dayton

Career 

  • At October 2024 West Coast Games, clocked 86-88, topped at 90 mph (fastball), 75-78 (slider), 74-75 (curve) and 80-82 (changeup)
  • 92 mph fastball (July 2024)
  • Preseason Underclass Honorable Mention All-West Region (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Colorado Academic All-State (2023, 2024)
BYU baseball signee Ethan Zufall, a right-handed pitcher from Broomfield, Colorado

ETHAN ZUFALL

RHP / 6-1, 205 / Broomfield, CO / Broomfield HS

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Personal

  • Parents are Joe & Marissa Zufall
  • Parents played basketball at Colorado School of Mines
  • Uncle, Tim Zufall, played baseball at Oral Roberts and Lamar Community College
  • Uncle, Daniel Zufall, played basketball at CSU Pueblo
  • Four semesters on Broomfield HS Honor Roll

Career 

  • Two-year varsity starter at Broomfield HS
  • Honorable Mention All-State (CHSAA, Prep Baseball Report)
  • Two-time Colorado Academic All-State
  • All-Conference First Team selection
  • All-Conference Honorable Mention
  • Played on Area Codes Four Corners Reds Team (2024)
  • Prep Baseball Report Future Games participant (2023)
  • Perfect Game Tournament MVP
  • Ten-time Perfect Game All-Tournament Team performer
  • Two-time Preseason All-American
  • Preseason Underclass All-West Region First Team (Perfect Game, 2024)
  • Also recruited by Kansas State, Oklahoma, Missouri, Oregon, Notre Dame, Boston College, Xavier, Grand Canyon, Old Dominion, Rice, Air Force, Loyola Marymount and Brown
  • Three-time Academic All-State in basketball
  • Two-time Honorable Mention All-Conference in basketball