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2015 Team Preview: Cincinnati Madeira

January 26, 2015

By Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Ohio will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings. To view the final regular season rankings of 2014 please click here. To view the preseason rankings from 2014 please click here.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All-State Teams sometime in early March. To view the 2014 preseason All-State Teams please click here.

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2015 Team Preview: Cincinnati Madeira

School Name: Cincinnati Madeira
Coaches Name/Record: Scott Stocker, 20-9
2014 Record: 20-9
Conference: Cincinnati Hills League
Conference Record/Finish: 12-2, 1st
Division Level: III

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 2010 State Runner-up
  • 2007 State Final Four
  • 1999 State Champions

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Matt Ballweg, SS/RHP
  • Josh Lowndes, CF

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/7

Strengths of Team:

  • Pitching
  • Pitching depth
  • Freshman class
  • Solid team speed

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Ace of staff
  • A top flight hitter
  • Lack of a pure speed guy

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Jake Hyatt, 1B, 6-foot, 230-pounds. Wilmington College commit.
  • Kurtis Groene, C, 6-foot, 225-pounds. Pop times could be around 2.0-2.1 with a 91 mph exit velocity at the plate.

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Cam McCullough, RHP, 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Low-to-mid 80s fastball. 17u Cincinnati Flames reliever.
  • Jake Anfinsen, P/OF/INF, 6-foot-1, 185-pounds. Strong arm (low-80s), good speed (6.9 60-yard dash).
  • Jake Megois, RHP/CIF, 6-foot, 210-pounds. One of their strongest athletes. low-to-mid 80s with fastball.

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:  

  • Sam Wirsing, RHP/1B, 6-foot-3, 180-pounds. Good looking prospect. Already low-80s with fastball. Potentially top of rotation guy this year.
  • Jake Weiner, RHP/3B, 5-foot-11, 175-pounds. Solid all around athlete.
  • Patrick Thatcher, RHP/INF/OF, 5-foot-10, 155-pounds. Athletic prospect from a baseball family.

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Andew Benintendi, Arkansas/31st round Cincinnati Reds (2013)
  • Cameron Malone, Xavier (2009)
  • Kenny Fields, Cincinnati (1999)

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