By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2017 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Ridge View
Nickname: Raptors
Class: 1A
League: Western Valley
Head Coach: Shannon Tesch
Years as Head Coach at School: 10
2016 Overall Record: 12-17
2016 League Record: 9-9
2016 League Finish: 5th Place
2016 Post-Season Finish: Lost in 2nd Round to eventual 1A State Champion- Remsen St. Mary's

Returning Starters: 2
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 0

Starters Lost: 7
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 3

2016 GRADS IN COLLEGE
None

TOP SENIORS
2017 Cole Degan, OF/RHP

TOP JUNIORS
2018 Jake Mitchell, 3B/SS/RHP
2018 Jaxon Franken, C/RHP

UNDERCLASS PLAYERS TO WATCH
2019 Karlo Weldon, 1B/3B
2019 Austin Degen, UTL/P
2019 Jake Tokheim, 2B/SS
2021 Caleb Kistenmacher, SS/RHP

2017 OUTLOOK
"Our goal is to finish in the top 4 of the Western Valley Conference.  Finishing in the top 4 means we would compete in the championship series of the WVC Tournament.  Our infield defense will be a strength.  On paper, our infield looks to be one of the strongest we’ve had at Ridge View.  We are not a very experienced team.  We only return two varsity starters from last year.  As a result, I think it will take us some time to adjust to hitting at the varsity level.  Pitching depth could be an issue. We have some young arms who are developing nicely.  We’ll just have to see how quickly they are ready for varsity action." Head Coach Shannon Tesch

 

COACHES PRESEASON QUESTIONNAIRE

We appreciate all of the help provided by high school coaches across the state assisting with our preseason coverage. Coaches- you can request a link to complete questionnaire by emailing Rob Allison at [email protected] if you did not receive it via email previously.