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2015 Team Preview: Buckeye

March 5, 2015

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.

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2015 Team Preview: Buckeye

School Name: Buckeye
Coaches Name/Record: Steve Wright, 49-33
2014 Record: 12-14
Conference: Patriot Athletic Conference
Conference Record: 10-6
Division Level: II

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 2012-2014 Sectional Champions

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Eli Kraus Pitcher (Kent St.) #1 starting pitcher led team in all pitching stats
  • Vinnie Galizio Shortstop (Otterbein) Leading hitter
  • Tyler Sovizral Catcher (Mount Union) Clean-up hitter

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/1

Strengths of Team:

  • “Unsure, too many questions”

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Inexperienced

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Andrew Krolik - Catcher R-R
  • Gabe Wilson - SS/3B R-R

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Liam Murray, 3B/P R-R
  • Nathanael Hendrix, 1B R-R
  • Andrew Maxwell, OF R-R

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

  • Matt Shook, SS/P R-R
  • Brady Valentine, Catcher R-R
  • Jack Bradnan, SS/3B R-R

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

  • Garett Priestley - Pitcher

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Eli Kraus (Kent St.)
  • Jake Thomas (Bowling Green)
  • Vinnie Galizio (Otterbein)
  • Scott Cloudy (Gannon)
  • Tyler Nichols (Tiffin)
  • Joe Bruening (Tiffin)
  • Tyler Sovizral (Mount Union)

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