Prep Baseball Nebraska 2024 High School Preview: Millard West Wildcats
March 6, 2024
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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.
MILLARD WEST WILDCATS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Team: Millard West
Nickname: Wildcats
X: @MWCatsBaseball
Class: A
Conference: Metro
Head Coach: Steve Frey
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 13 years (290-133)
2023 Overall Record: 32-7
2023 Post-Season Finish: State Runner-Up
# of Returning Starters: 5
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning:3
# of Starters Lost: 3
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 3
PLAYERS TO WATCH
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Tyson Lewis SS / Millard West, NE / 2024
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Nick Venteicher 3B / Millard West , NE / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 7 / POS: 2
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Jackson Williams OF / Millard West, NE / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 13 / POS: 2
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Michael Valdivia SS / Millard West, NE / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 11 / POS: 3
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JD Moffett RHP / Millard West, NE / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 28 / POS: 9
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Ben Sterbens OF / Millard West , NE / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 96 / POS: 21
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Brady Ferguson RHP / Millard West, NE / 2025
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Caden Driessen C / Millard West , NE / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 34 / POS: 4
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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
Maddux Fleck - Johnson County Community College
Mason Koch - Creighton University
Seth Claybourne - Dayton University
Caleb Lanphear - Northeast Community College
Tyler Ruhl - Kansas State University
Kyan Lodice - Kansas State University
Tyler Merkel - Nebraska Wesleyan
Carter Betts - Nebraska Wesleyan
Tyler Spreitzer - Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nixon Snyder - Northeast Community College
Dylan Driessen - South Dakota State University
Cade Owens - Northeastern Junior College
Drew Borner - Southeast Community College
Avery Moore - Southeast Community College
Korey Cozad - Southeast Community College
Jackson Cahoy - Johnson County Community College
Peyton Moore - Southeast Community College
Trevor Unger - Buena Vista University
Drew Deremer - University of Iowa
Ryan David - Bellevue University
Sam Novotny - Hutchinson Community College
Caleb Riedel - University of Nebraska-Omaha
Jackson Meier - University of Northern Colorado
Tristan Gomes - University of Portland
Rice Whitaker - Anoka Ramsey Community College
2024 OUTLOOK
”Millard West returns a lot of experience from last year's state runner-up team and will add experience from last year's summer team, lower level teams and two transfers.” - Steve Frey, Head Coach