Since 1995, the Greater St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame has been honoring outstanding area high school players with our Rising Star Award. This year's winner will be announced at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 23, 2026, at the River City Casino Ballroom in south St. Louis County.
Here you can see a list of all our Rising Stars.
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2026 Rising Stars Nominees
C. J. Lake (Pitcher/1B)
Oakville High School
1st Team All-Conference, All-District (2024 and 2025)
Participated in Midwest Scout Association Games, Area Code Games
• His fastball sits consistently at 89-93 mph and has topped out at 96 mph
• Volunteers for Special Olympics, Oakville Baseball Camps, Youth Suicide Prevention
Parent(s): Tim and Lisa Lake
Head Coach: Rich Sturm
Committed: JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE
Jordan Schneider (Outfield/Pitcher)
Parkway South High School
Earned All-Suburban Red Conference and Conference Player of the Year (2025).
1st Team Class 6 All-State and 1st Team All-Metro (2025).
• Led Parkway South to first Final Four (2025) since 1999
• Hit .425, 10 doubles and drove home 31 (2025), posted a 4-2 record in 50 1/3 innings
Mom: Heather O’Rourke
Head Coach: Matt Brown
Committed: JEFFERSON COLLEGE
Wyatt Schneider (Infield/Pitcher)
Summit High School
1st Team Class 5 All-State and 2ndTeam All-Metro (2025) led Summit to third place in State
• Ranks in Top 4 in Career Hits, BB, Wins and K’s for Summit
• Pitched Summit to victories in 3 consecutive District Championships – 4-0, 0.90 ERA, 1 Save
• Special Olympics Volunteer, Community Campus Clean-up Volunteer, 3.78 GPA
Captain of the Summit HS Hockey team (4-year Varsity Starter)
Parent(s): Jason and Christine Schneider
Head Coach: Jason Schneider
Committed: MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Nolan Sissom (Shortstop/Pitcher)
Fort Zumwalt West High School
Class 6 All-State – First Team (2025), 2 nd Team (2024), Honorable Mention (2023)
ABCA/Rawlings All-American (2025), All-Metro, All-District and All -Conference (2025)
• GAC South Conference Player of the Year (2025), hit .439, slugging .785
• Career Leader at Ft. Zumwalt West in R, SB, 2B, RBI and BB
• Honored as “Leader in ME” representative for Ft. Zumwalt West in 2025
Parent(s): Matt and Melissa Sissom
Head Coach: Matt Sissom
Committed: MIZZOU
Brady Tanner (Second base)
Francis Howell High School
Class 6 All-State 1 st Team, All-District, All-Conference and 2 nd Team All-Metro (2025)
• Has started 84 consecutive games at 2B for the Vikings
• Posted .407 BA, 8 doubles and 29 RBIs, led the team with 50 hits
• Went 4-for-4 vs.CBC with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored
Parent(s): Clint and Jill Tanner
Head Coach: Tony Perkins
Committed: INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY