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2015 Team Preview: Battle Creek Lakeview

February 18, 2015

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By Brent Alwine and Dylan Hefflinger
Michigan Scouting Director and Editor in Chief/Scout

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Michigan will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All Michigan Teams sometime in early March.

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2015 Team Preview: Battle Creek Lakeview

Team Name: Battle Creek Lakeview
Coaches Name/Record: Jeff Sovern/Kyle Kracht, 253-86
2014 Record: 32-6
Conference: SMAC
Conference Record/Finish: 14-2/1st
Division Level: 1

Post Season Accomplishments

  • State Champions - 1986, 2000, 2006
  • State Runner-Up - 1987, 1988
  • Quarterfinal Champions - 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2014
  • Regional Champions - 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2014
  • District Champions - 1974, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014
  • Conference Champions - 1947, 1954, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014

Key Losses from 2014 Team

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/7

Strengths of Team:

  • Family Atmosphere
  • Pitching

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Power Arms
  • Power Bats
  • Team Speed

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Jake Bivens - University of Michigan
  • Luke Bivens - Northwood
  • David Mills - Notre Dame
  • Devan Kline - Central Michigan - San Francisco Giants
  • Brett Bivens - Valparaiso
  • Brett Swartz - Western Michigan
  • Chris McCoy - Kellogg CC - Georgia Southern
  • Evin Einhardt - Cumberland - Chicago White Sox
  • Frankie Ballard - Mott CC - Western Michigan

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