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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: Cardinal

School Name: Cardinal High School
Coaches Name/Record: Brian George, 24-53
2014 Record: 9-9
Conference: Chagrin Valley Conference (Valley Division)
Conference Record: 4-6
Division Level: III

Postseason Accomplishments:

• 1996 – State Runner-Up
• 1995-2002 – District Champs

Key Players Lost From 2014:

• James Byler – OF
• Jake Bosak – IF
• Zack Butcher - P/C
• Tyler Evans - IF/P
• Ryan Mack – P

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: N/A-2

Strengths of Team:

• Senior Leadership - 11 seniors on the team
• Defense
• Returning #1 starting pitcher

Weaknesses of Team:

• Secondary Starting Pitching – “Who will step up?”
• Offense

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

• KC Cress - IF - 5'11" 180 lbs. Undecided
• Clark Thurling - IF 5'10" 170 lbs. Undecided
• Evan List - 1B/DH 5'9" 170 lbs. Undecided
• Christian Lowery – 3B/SS 6’0 190 lbs.

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

• Andrew Miller - P/IF - 6'2" 220 lbs. Undecided

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

• Brandon Nevison - C - 5'5" 130 lbs.

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

• Cameron Klepper - IF/OF 5'8" 160 lbs.
• Parker Kosh - IF/OF 5'10" 170 lbs.

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

• Steve Smetana
• Justin Smetana
• Tony Fuderic
• Tony Peters
• Jason Driscoll

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