2024 Spring Team Preview: Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart Irish
March 14, 2024
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2024 Spring Team Preview: Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart Irish
Team Name: Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart Irish
Head Coach: Earl Hartman
Division: 4
2023 Record: 31-8
2023 Tourney Finish: District Finals loss to Beal City
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/5
Coach Outlook: "We return all nine starters from 31-8 team but have toughened up schedule to play 9 preseason ranked teams, including #1, #2 and #3 in D4, plus some quality upper division squads. We should be competitive with 3 returning All State players. "
2024 Team Strengths:
- If healthy, should be strong in all areas.
Top Returning Players:
- Connor Stempkey, C, 2024, 6'1, 180, L/R, 4 year starter, two time MVP, All State1. .453, 9 2B, 4T, 51 RBI, 47R.
- Aiden Halliday, 1B, 2024, 6'2, 240, R/R, 4 year starter, two time MVP, All State2. .535, 17 2B, 3T, 1 HR, 49 RBI, 40 R. 8-1, 2.25 ERA, 35K, 12 BB
- Grady Pieratt, SS, 2025, 5'8, 160, L/R, 3 year starter. .420, 9 2B, 2 T, 24 RBI, 61 R, 34 SB.
- Joe McDonald, P/CF, 2025, 5'8, 160, R/R, All State1. .346, 7 2B, 4 T, 29 RBI, 52 R, 27 SB. 10-2, 1.87 ERA, 70 K, 28 BB.
- Brady Davis, P, 2026, 5-1, 1.68 ERA, 60 K, 16 BB.
Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Connor Stempkey
- Aiden Halliday (signed for Football at Northwood in Midland)
Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Grady Pieratt
- Joe McDonald
Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Brady Davis
Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Nate Siler
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