Prep Baseball Report

2020 PBR MN Team Preview: Mounds View


Will Vanderbilt
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2020 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.



Team: Mounds View
Nickname: Mustangs
Class: AAAA
League: Suburban East
Head Coach: Mark Downey
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 10 (153-95)
2019 Overall Record: 20-7
2019 League Record: 14-6
2019 League Finish: T-3rd
2019 Post-Season Finish: Section Champions and State Consolation Champions

Returning Starters:
 5
Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 3

Starters Lost:
 3
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 1

2019 GRADS IN COLLEGE:
John Abercrombie - Dakota County Technical College
Hunter Ault - St. John's University
Matt Herold - St. John's University
John Solfest - NIACC

SENIORS TO WATCH:
Ian Bahn, OF/RHP, 2020 (South Dakota State commit)
Brett Bateman, OF/LHP, 2020 (University of Minnesota commit)
Mateo Cisneros, INF, 2020
Sean Goldman, OF/RHP, 2020 (St. Olaf commit)
Jack Hentges, INF, 2020
Robert Hogan, INF/OF/P, 2020 (NIACC commit)
Ben Kettelhut, INF/OF/P, 2020
Ike Mezzenga, INF, 2020 (NIACC commit)
Matt L. Nelson, INF, 2020
Bobby Trapnell, C, 2020

JUNIORS TO WATCH:
Will Rogers, C/RHP, 2021 (Arizona State commit)
Ben Rosin, RHP/INF, 2021 

2020 OUTLOOK:
“With 63% of the innings from last year returning in 2020, the Mustangs expect to be very good on the mound in 2020...Playing outstanding defense will always be a priority; there is obviously a strong correlation between pitching/defense and winning. We expect to be very solid in the field every year, and will strive to achieve that .950 [fielding percentage] goal again in 2020. While we have a larger number of returning varsity players than usual in 2020, we did lose some key players from the 2019 team, and we’re looking forward to competition for varsity playing time! We expect to see a number of different players earn some varsity playing time early in the season as they compete for playing time in the second half of the season and on into the Section playoffs.” Head Coach Mark Downey