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2015 Team Preview: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

March 16, 2015

By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
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: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

School Name: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
Coaches Name/Record: Jim Clark, 425-126
2014 Record: 18-12
Conference: North Coast League
Conference Record: 6-4
Division Level: II

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 2001, 2009-State Champion
  • 2006- State Runner-Up
  • 14 District Championships

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Connor Kaucic, LHP, Valparaiso
  • Cody Paterniti, OF, Ohio Dominican
  • Ryan Proud, OF, John Carrol
  • Austin Jackson, SS, Gordon State

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/4

Strengths of Team:

  • Pitching
  • Defense
  • Hitting

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Experience

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Ryan Falls, LHP, 6' 5" 220lb, Polk State Commit, 5-2 Record, .77 ERA, 74 strike outs, .467 avg, Ranked 7th in Ohio
  • Aidan Mlachak, RHP, 6' 2" 175lb, Walsh Commit. Ranked 194th in Ohio
  • Daniel Mitri, C, 6' 1" 185lb, Sinclair Commit
  • Nick Beck, OF, 6' 2" 200lb, Capital Commit
  • Brandon Farone, RHP, 6' 4" 215lb
  • Brandon Boazman, 3B/RHP, 5'9" 190lb
  • Kevin McMahon, CIF, 5'11" 190lb

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Nick Mann, INF, 6' 1" 195lb, started as a sophomore, .400+ avg, 3 HRs
  • Corbin Walnch, 3B, 6' 190lb

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Bobby Kingsbury- Fordham University- Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Connor Kaucic- Valparaiso University
  • Casey Pestak- Miami University
  • Dominic Paolucci- Mercyhurst
  • Cody Paterniti- Ohio Dominican
  • Austin Jackson- Gordon State

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