09/08/2026
What a HUGE accomplishment!!!!
Reagan started on our 16u Gold KTX team and dominated the circle.
We are super proud of Reagan and can’t wait to see what the future holds ❤️💙🩵
🔥1. Reagan Eldred, P, Texas 🔥
Blaze United 18U – Robertson
A year ago at this time, Reagan wasn't the nationally elite player she is now.
In fact, she wasn't really well known in the Texas Blaze organization until Cory Robertson was at a Blaze organization workout and kept hearing the repetitive popping made when a pitched ball hits a catcher's glove... really, really hard.
Upon investigation, he found that the young pitcher throwing that heat was 6-foot-2 right-handed pitcher Reagan Eldred and, before long, she was invited up to his 18U team to stay.
There wasn't much of a settling in period, either.
After a strong sophomore campaign for her Klein Oak (Texas) High team that saw her perform well pitching-wise with a 1.13 ERA and at the plate, where Reagan batted .341 with five home runs, the summer came and, well, that's when it got interesting.
That's when Reagan became the hottest commodity in the 2028 class after college coaches saw what she could do... like pitch in a way that is next-level good, with the physical tools and skills that coaches see as having so much potential to get even better
From the Houston area, Reagan burst onto the scene in a big way this summer throwing against some of the best teams in the country and helped lead her Texas Blaze United 18U Robertson team to a 3rd place finish at PGF Premier division and a Top 5 finish at IDT.
An important reminder is that this 16U-eligible pitcher did all of these against the top 18U teams and. at PGF Nationals, the only two losses by Reagan and the Blaze were to the two teams who made it to the championships game, the Georgia Impact Premier team (a 3-2 loss) and to the Arizona Rising - Appel squad (2-1).
At PGF Nationals in total, the Texan pitched 36 innings with 46 strikeouts and compiled a 0.95 ERA, a 0.944 WHIP and a .137 batting average against.
The college coaches certainly started taking notice and, as the attention increased, the 2028 pitcher was invited to many camps. Like, a lot of camps.
Reagan paid attention to who was following her over the summer and that was key as to the schools where she choose to visit, including going to camps at the three schools who are now her final three: Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
And they weren't the only ones interested...
Top programs from every Power 4 conference expressed an interest and 16 schools did call on Sept. 1st but mostly to see if there was any chance to get a foot in the door.
The answer was, “Thanks, but no.”
So what makes Reagan so effective?
“Her riseball and her curve are her out pitches,” Texas Blaze 18U head coach Corey Robertson says. “And Reagan's touched 70 mph in games several times.”
Word according to several club coaches we talked to is that Reagan was No. 1 on the board of dozens of top schools, including ones in the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 that she turned down.
One club head coach she faced and who is now a big fan after seeing the pitcher many times in person against his own team is Nathan Nelson, the head of the Hotshots premier 18U squad that has a lot of blue-chip players of its own.
“Reagan's the read deal and she's getting better, Coach Nelson says. “You look at her scores against top teams, including those at PGF, and they're lights out.”
“We've faced Reagan a couple of times so we've seen her up-close and there's a huge ceiling for this kid. I expect her to keep getting better. Her growth in one summer was just exceptional.”
Speaking of growth, Reagan's mom is 5-foot-11 and her dad is 6-foot-8... is there a chance that she could grow even taller?
“No, I'm done growing,” she laughs.
And that's about the only thing opposing hitters can be thankful for, because the pitcher Reagan is now, and the potential she has to become exponentially greater, is why she has another accomplishment she can add to her fast-growing resume.
- Brentt Eads/Line Drive Media
