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2017 Spring Team Preview: Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish



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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.

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2017 Spring Team Preview: Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish

Team Name: Toledo Central Catholic
Head Coach: Jeff Mielcarek
Division: II
2016 Record: 15-12
Conference Record: Three Rivers Athletic Conference, tied for 2nd
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/2

2017 Team Strengths:

  • Work Ethic

2017 Team Weaknesses:

  • Scoring Runs
  • Inexperience

Coach Outlook: "We will be very young and inexperienced. Returning starters are Alex Heban (Senior), Jase Bowen (Sophomore) and Andrew Parker (Sophomore). Brett McCauley (Senior) and Hagan Gardner (Senior) are the only returning pitchers. We lost three senior pitchers including Tristan Faunce (Saginaw Valley) who pitched 80% of our innings last year."

PBR Outlook: TCC and head coach Jeff Mielcarek are always a team to watch, as there is always talent and they play the game the right way. That said, the 2017 team will be young, but still fun to watch with a could big time prospects in the 2019 class.

Jase BowenTop Returning Players:

  • Jase Bowen - Sophomore - SS - Leadoff hitter and top hitter as a frosh last year hitting .363 and solid defensive play at SS. Ranked Top 10 in 2019 class.
  • Andrew Parker - Sophomore - C / Utility - hit third in our line-up as a Frosh last year. Versatile defensive player. Impressive looking prospect.
  • Alex Heban - Senior - Started at Third Base
  • Brett McCauley - Senior - RHP - pitched 21 innings last year with a 3.94 ERA
  • Hagan Gardner - Senior - RHP -- Leader of team Captain of State Final 4 football team
  • Austin Lepiarz - Senior - Catcher - Much improved player last year and needs to take the next step for us.

Top Underclassmen:

  • Jase Bowen, See Above
  • Andrew Parker, See Above
  • Parker Swartz, 2018
  • Justin Sheits, 2019

 

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.