2017 Spring Team Preview: Moeller Crusaders
April 3, 2017
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.
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2017 Spring Team Preview: Moeller Crusaders
Team Name: Moeller
Head Coach: Tim Held
Division: I
2016 Record: 20-9
Conference Record: GCL, 8-3
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/1
2017 Team Strengths:
- Offense
- Defense
- Pitching
- Speed
2017 Team Weaknesses:
- Inexperienced pitching
- Team speed
Coach Outlook: "This year's team returns four everyday starters and one starting pitcher. The at-bats those four received should help our offense early on in finding its identity. On the mound, we are going to need a number of guys to step up and fill out the innings lost by Nick Bennett and Cameron Junker."
Top Returning Players:
- Sebastian Fabik (ohio recruit); LHP/OF; .348, 6 2b, 1 3b, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 9 SB; 5-1 with 2.67 ERA in 39.1 IP, 37 k
- Jack Gallagher (Montevallo recruit); INF; .309, 6 2b, 1 3b, 10 RBI
- Christian Bault (Lincoln Trail recruit); 1B; .328, 8 2b, 1 HR, 15 RBI
- Tyler McDonough (Missouri commit); C/ss; .276, 7 2b, 1 3b, 22 Runs, 15 RBI, 12 sb
- Caleb Canter, 2017
- Logan Sabo, 2017
- Hunter Hughes, 2017
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.
