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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: Walsh Jesuit

School Name: Walsh Jesuit
Coaches Name/Record: Chris Kaczmar, 444-83
2014 Record: 26-1
Conference: North Coast League
Conference Record/Finish: 8-0 / First
Division Level: I

Postseason Accomplishments:

• 4 time state champion
• 2 time state runner up
• 2 time state poll champion

Key Players Lost From 2014:

• Nate Romans, SS/2B, Ranked 23rd in Ohio’s 2014 class -  Ohio State University

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/3

Strengths of Team:

• Pitching
• Hitting
• Defense

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

• Ryan Feltner - RHP - Ranked 5th in Ohio’s 2015 class - Ohio State commit
• Ty Shoaff - LHP - Ranked 22nd in Ohio’s 2015 class - Missouri commit
• Blake Jenkins - OF, Ranked 39th in Ohio’s 2015 class - Bowling Green commit
• Riley Minorik - SS, Ranked 45th in Ohio’s 2015 class - Bowling Green commit
• Azim Qadri - OF, Ranked 196th in Ohio’s 2015 class - Ohio State commit

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

• Dominic Canzone, RHP/OF, Ranked 17th in Ohio’s 2016 class - Ohio State commit
• Chris Shorter - OF/RHP, Ranked 114 in Ohio’s 2016 class
• Dan Mendenhall
• Collin Marks - C/2B, Ranked 154 in Ohio’s 2016 class

Top Prospects in Class of 2017: 

• Jace Burke - SS/RHP, Ranked 13th in Ohio’s 2017 class
• Cade Pipoly - SS/2B, Ranked 15th in Ohio’s 2017 class
• Brendan Regan - 2B/SS, Ranked 29th in Ohio’s 2017 class
• Kasey Anzelc - LHP - Ranked 64th in Ohio’s 2017 class

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

• Kevin Jarvis
• Matt Lobeck

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

• Tyler Skulina - Virginia / Kent State
• Chad Rodgers - Kent State
• Greg Greve - Ohio State
• David Starn - Kent State
• Johnny Fasola - Kansas State / Kent State
• Drew Hoisington - Toledo
• Matt Bok

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