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2017 Spring Team Preview: Crestwood Red Devils

April 3, 2017

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By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout

With the 2017 spring season right around the corner, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.

Starting in Mid-January, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

To view the full list of 2017 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2017 Team Preview, click here.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Crestwood Red Devils

Team Name: Mantua Crestwood
Head Coach: John Bakalar
Division: II
2016 Record: 16-9
Conference Record: Portage Trail Conference (County Division), 7-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/4

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Experience
  • Pitching
  • Catching

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Defense
  • Replacing Three All Conference Players
  • Handling Expectations, Recognition, and Success

Coach Outlook: "Last season we began 8-2 and ranked as high as #24 by PBR before finishing the season 16-9. It was the fifth time in the past eight seasons Crestwood won 15 or more games. 2017 there will be high expectations due to several starters returning, many who will become three-year starters. The Portage Trail Conference County Division will be very competitive with Lake Center Christian, Mogadore, and Rootstown also returning most of their team from last year. The Division II Euclid District is also very competitive with powers Chagrin Falls, Benedictine, CVCA and Woodridge."

Top Returning Players:

  • Colton Rahach, OF/2B, 2017, 5-11/165, R/R, 2-Year Starter, .329, 25 R, 11 RBI, 14 SB
  •  Derek Crislip, SS/RHP, 2017, 5-10/150, R/R, 2-Year Starter, .323, 19 RBI, 20 R, 12 SB
  • Hunter Osborne, RHP/INF, 2017, 5-11/165, 2-Year Starter, 5-3, 2.49 ERA, 42.1 IP, 26 K, .300, 8 R, 2 RBI
  • Treyvor Kress, RHP, 2018, 6-3/170, 2-Year Starter, 2-1, 2.68 ERA, 26.1 IP, 18 K, .286, 6 R, 3 RBI
  • Jakeb Tekavec, C/INF/P, 2017, 5-11/176, 2-Year Starter, .222, 12 R, 9 RBI, 15 CS/26 SBA, 1-1, 3.18 ERA, 11 IP, 8 K
  • Gavin Hysing, LHP/OF, 2018, 5-10/145, 1-Year Starter, 4-0, 0.95 ERA, 22.1 IP, 31 K, 4 GS, .265, 7 RBI, 8 R, 5 SB
  • Brandon Douglas, 1B/RHP, 2017, 6-0/175, 1-Year Starter, .286, 15 R, 13 RBI, 6 SB
  • Michael Snodgrass, OF/C, 2017, 5-11/185, 1-Year Starter, .308, 12 R, 13 RBI
  • Christian Workman, INF/P, 2017, 6-1/165, 1-Year Starter, .237, 14 RBI
  • Brenden Hershberger, INF/OF/P, 2018, 5-11/165, .500, 4 RBI, 3 R

Top Underclassmen:

  • Treyvor Kress, See Above
  • Gavin Hysing, See Above
  • Brenden Hershberger, See Above
  • Bryce Honeycutt, INF/P, 2018, 5-11/150
  • Logan Bailey, INF/RHP, 2019, 5-11/210
  • Colin Gross, INF, 2019, 5-7/140
  • Jacob Ober, UTL, 2019, 5-7/138
  • Scott Schaefer, C, 2019, 5-10/165
  • Neko Krause, C, 2019
  • Jason Shenkel, 3B/C/P, 2020
  • Alex Gutowski, OF/P, 2020, 5-8/145
A Look Back At 2016 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.