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By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Ohio 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. To view the final regular season rankings of 2014 please click here. To view the preseason rankings from 2014 please click here.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All-State Teams sometime in early March. To view the 2014 preseason All-State Teams please click here.

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2015 Team Preview: Amelia

School Name: Amelia
Coaches Name/Record: Steve Nicodemus, 8-16
2014 Record: 8-16
Conference: SBAAC American
Conference Record: 3-7
Division Level: I

Key Players Lost From 2014:

• Gary Sunday, P
• Blake Thompson, CF

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/6

Strengths of Team:

• Senior class
• Middle of the batting order
• Pitching depth

Weaknesses of Team:

• Leadoff spot
• Team speed

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

• Mike Diana, OF/P, Sr. 5'11 168, R/R
• Ty Nicodemus, C, Sr, 6.0 185, R/R
• TJ Reed, OF/P, Sr, 6'6 230, R/L
• Tyler Hall, 3B, Sr, 6'2 217, R/R
• John Meisman, OF, Sr, 5'10 145, R/R

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

• Jacob Helton, 1B, Jr, 6'0 200, R/R
• Sam Meisman, OF/P, Jr, 6'1 150, L/L
• Darek Vaske, SS/P, Jr, 6'0 177, R/R
• Nate Fahrnbach, 3B/P, Jr, 6'1 165, R/R

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

• Tyler Stewart, 2B/P, So, 5'9 160 R/R
• Noah Noffsinger, CF/P, So, 6'2 175, R/R
• Justin Haught, 2B/P, So, 5'6 120, R/R

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

• Nick Comello, 1B/P, Fr
• Luke Meyer, P, Fr
• Mitch Mentzel, P, Fr

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

• Joe Smith

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