Prep Baseball Minnesota 2024 High School Preview: Elk River Elks

March 12, 2024
Sydney Yakesh
Prep Baseball Minnesota

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2024 High School season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

ELK RIVER PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Team: Elk River
Nickname: Elks
X: @ElkRiverBasebal
Class: 4A
Conference: Northwest Suburban
Head Coach: Josh Juntunen
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 1 year (16-9)
2023 Overall Record: 16-9
2023 Post-Season Finish: 3rd in section

# of Returning Starters: 7
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning:3
# of Starters Lost: 2
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Brett Groebner SS / Elk River, MN / 2024

Owen Van Drehle / Elk River, MN / 2024

TJ Reilly, 2024, IF/RHP
Logan Bunker, 2024, OF

ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

Zach Stroh - MN State Mankato
Simon Gregersen - Indiana State
Drew Girtz - Crown College
Scott Jussila - Northern State

2024 OUTLOOK

”Our senior class has high expectations on what they can achieve this year. We have 7 starters returning and two others with Varsity experience. This is a veteran group that understands what it takes to win, add in some talented underclassmen and this will be a fun group to watch.” - Josh Juntunen, Head Coach