Hoover's Will Adams wins ASWA Mr. Baseball 2026 award
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JACKSONVILLE — Will Adams was named the Mr. Baseball for the 2026 Alabama high school baseball season.
Adams was named the winner during the Alabama Sports Writers Association 2026 summer conference at Jacksonville State University. Adams hit .489 with 13 home runs, 46 hits and 52 RBIs.
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Will Adams from Hoover (7A), Asher Doepel from Hartselle (6A), Hunter Elmore of American Christian Academy (5A), Garrett Reid of Deshler (4A), Gavin Lang from Collinsville (3A) Addison Senn from Ariton (2A), Ethan Jones of Fayetteville (1A) and Boston Brown of Lakeside (AISA) all won player of the year honors.
Last year, Hewitt-Trussville's Steele Hall won the award after hitting .484 in 2025 with 14 doubles, eight home, 35 RBIs and scoring 46 runs. Hall was selected in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds. Hall has been playing with the Red's Rookie Affiliate, the ACL Reds in 2026.
2026 ASWA Super All-State team
- Will Adams, Hoover
- Asher Doepel, Hartselle
- Jace Riggan, Hewitt-Trussville
- Hunter Elmore, American Christian
- Evan Malone, Northridge
- Garrett Reid, Deshler
- Kamrin Jenkins, Bob Jones
- Gavin Lang, Collinsville
- Brodie Johnson, Westbrook Christian
- Jonah Inman, Cullman
All-Time ASWA Mr. Baseball award winners
- 2026: Will Adams, Hoover
- 2025: Steele Hall, Hewitt-Trussville
- 2024: Braden Booth, Bob Jones
- 2023: Hayes Harrison, Oxford
- 2022: Riley Quick, Hewitt-Trussville
- 2021: Maddux Bruns, UMS-Wright
- 2020: No award because of COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: Gunnar Henderson, Morgan Academy
- 2018: Jeremiah Jackson, St. Luke’s
- 2017: Tanner Burns, Decatur
- 2016: Owen Lovell, Cullman
- 2015: Brax Garrett, Florence
- 2014: Cody Reed, Ardmore
- 2013: Keegan Thompson, Cullman
- 2012: Mikey White, Spain Park
- 2011: Daniel Koger, Huntsville
- 2010: Daryl Norris, Fairhope
- 2009: Luke Bole, Hartselle
- 2008: Tyler Stovall, Hokes Bluff
- 2007: John David Smelser, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa
- 2006: Del Howell, American Christian
- 2005: Colby Rasmus, Russell Co.
- 2004: Patrick White, Daphne
- 2003: Joey Doan, Baker
- 2002: Allen Ponder, Lee-Scott
- 2001: Eric West, Southside-Gadsden
- 2000: Wade Miller, G.W. Long
- 1999: Matthew Maniscalco, Oxford
Jaeden Day covers high school sports, Alabama State football and Auburn recruiting for the Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today. You can find him on X at dayjaeden12, or reach him at [email protected]. Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports, Jax State athletics, the outdoors in Alabama and more for the Gadsden Times and USA TODAY Network. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at [email protected].
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