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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: Fairfield

School Name: Fairfield
Coaches Name/Record: Tony Schulz, 15-14
2014 Record: 15-14
Conference: Greater Miami Conference
Conference Record: 9-9
Division Level: I

Postseason Accomplishments:

• 1985 State Champions
• 1991 State Champions and USA Today National Champions

Key Players Lost From 2014:

• Kyle Luensman, RF, University of Cincinnati
• Ryan Ziels, LF, Union College
• Noah Heard, 1B, Tiffin University

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/3

Strengths of Team:

• One dominant starting pitcher
• Offense
• Defense
• Speed
• Catching position- 2 Soph D1 prospects (1 already committed), and another Sr. D3 commit.

Weaknesses of Team:

• Pitching depth

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

• Erich Lange, Sr, C, R/R
• Brandon Tirey, Sr, RHP, R/R
• Dalton Whitaker, Sr, RHP, R/R

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

• Brock Mathis, So, C/3B, R/R Louisville commit.
• Drew Bridge, So, C/2B, R/R

Top Prospects in Class of 2018: 

• Ray Luegers, Fr, C/RHP, R/R
• Tyler Morgan, Fr, RHP, L/L

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

• Curtis Olvey, Kent State
• Ryan Riga, Ohio State

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