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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: Lancaster

School Name: Lancaster
Coaches Name/Record: Corey Conn
2014 Record: 13-15
Conference: OCC - Ohio
Conference Record: 5-9
Division Level: I

Postseason Accomplishments:

• 2014 – Sectional Champions, lost to Westerville Central in District Semis

Key Players Lost From 2014:

• Collin Young, P
• Seth Neal, SS
• Chris Wooten, Mt. Vernon
• Riley Hamilton, 1B

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/2

Strengths of Team:

• Pitching

Weaknesses of Team:

• Experience

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

• Jerry King, OF, Sr., 6'0-185, R-R, 2nd Team All-District, 1st Team All-OCC-Ohio. Hit .412 with 5 doubles & 5 triples. Led team with 24 RBIs
• Chris Gang, P, Sr., 6'6''-180, L-L, Went 4-3 and pitched 32 innings
• Adam Madison, P, Sr., 6'3'' 165, R-R. Posted 3.11 ERA in 27 innings
• Blake Patterson, C/DH, Sr., 5'8''-175, R-R, 2nd Team All-OCC-Ohio. Hit .333 last year with 15 RBIs
• Andrew Murray, OF, Sr., R/R

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

• Trevor Monk, OF/P, Jr., 6'0''-180, R-R. Hit .305 as a sophomore and led team with 5 outfield assists
• Brannon Francisco, OF/MIF, Jr., 6’0, 170lbs
• Harrison Gilmore, RHP, Jr., 6’5, 240lbs
• Bailey Scott, C, Jr., 6’2, 200lbs
• Tyler Spires, 1B/OF, Jr., 5’4, 125lbs

Top Prospects in Class of 2017: 

• Noah Dryden, INF, So., 5'10''-165, R-R. Hit .319 with .449 OBP
• Christopher Meszaros, So., 5’10, 160lbs
• Jason Wolfe Jr., 3B/OF, So., 6’0, 178lbs

Top Prospects in Class of 2018: 

• Avery Baker, 1B/3B, Fr., 6’3, 185lbs

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