2018 ACME State Tournament - Preview
July 19, 2018
Dylan Hefflinger
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2018 ACME State Tournament at Defiance - Preview
DEFIANCE - ACME baseball has been around since 1961 and for baseball lifers from Northwest and Western Ohio it is something special. The 2018 version of the state tournament is shaping up to be one heck of a weekend at Defiance's beautiful complex.
Although sectional and district action is double elimination, the state tournament has become a one-and-done affair with this year's play running from Saturday through Monday (weather depending of course). There have been 29 combined ACME state titles between the eight participants in this year's field.
Below we have the schedule, team preview and many of the top players. During the tournament we will have coverage via twitter. Once the tournament is complete, we will have a scout blog with reports and videos on the top prospects of the tournament.
Saturday Schedule
12:00
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Archbold vs Perrysburg |
2:30
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Van Wert vs Versailles |
5:00
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Bryan vs Coldwater |
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Bellefontaine vs Defiance |
Team Previews
Listed below are players within our system and their most recent news, click on each individual profile to view full profile. Place in batting order is based on what was found online from previous games.
Archbold vs Perrysburg
Archbold (21-7)
Team Overview: Archbold will be gunning for its third consecutive ACME state title. The Blue Streaks beat Defiance in the 2017 finals after topping Celina in the championship game a year prior. The only other ACME crown won by Archbold came in 1978. The Streaks swept through the District 2 districts unbeaten, defeating Kalida in the finals.
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Rigo Ramos LHP / 1B / Archbold, OH / 2019
Ace on the mound
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Kade Kern OF / RHP / Archbold, OH / 2020
3-hole hitter
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TJ Rice RHP / 2B / Archbold, OH / 2019
2-hole hitter
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Other Players to watch:
- Jeron Williams, SS - Athletic leadoff hitter
- Mitch Grosjean, LF - Cleanup hitter
- Drake Mohring, 1B - Big 1st basemen, batting 5th
- Holden Galvan, C - Solid defensive catcher, batting 7th
- Travis Ziegler, DH - 8-hole hitter
- Clay Nafziger, 3B - Good fielding infielder, batting 9th
Perrysburg (19-4)
Team Overview: Perrysburg knocked off Division I spring state runner-up Anthony Wayne in the District 3 finals to reach the ACME eight-team single-elimination state tourney. The Jackets only ACME title came in 1998.
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Nathan Ball LHP / 1B / Perrysburg, OH / 2019
Two-way talent
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Luke Borer SS / RHP / Perrysburg, OH / 2020
Two-way talent
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Other Players to watch:
- Drew Sims- bats 2nd
- Clay Denstorff- cleanup
- Brock Frydenlund- 5-hole hitter
- Ben Boros- bats 6th
- Bryan Mitchell- 7-hole hitter
- Daniel Krueger, bats 9th
Van Wert vs Versailles
Van Wert (20-7)
Team Overview: Van Wert defeated Coldwater to claim the 2015 ACME state title, the first for the Cougars since a 1968 crown. VW came out of the losers' bracket to win District 5 this year, defeating Shawnee 2-1 and 4-1 to advance to state.
Versailles (11-5)
Team Overview: Versailles, which has never reached the ACME state finals, got past Greenville to claim the District 7 championship to advance to this year's state tourney.
Bryan vs Coldwater
Bryan (20-6)
Team Overview: It has been more than two decades since Bryan took home an ACME state crown. The only ACME championship by the Golden Bears came in 1996. In claiming the District 1 title this year, Bryan defeated Defiance to earn a state trip.
Coldwater (20-7)
Team Overview: While Defiance has won the most ACME titles, Coldwater has reached the finals more than anyone with 20 appearances. The Cavs have been crowned ACME champ eight times, the last coming in 1994. Since then, Coldwater has finished second on five occasions. To reach state this year, the Cavs topped St. Henry for the District 4 title.
Bellefontaine vs Defiance
Bellefontaine (16-6)
Team Overview: Bellefontaine won ACME three times in a four-year period from 2002-2005. But since then, Bellefontaine has never reached the finals. A 5-3 victory over Ben Logan earned Bellefontaine this year's District 6 title.
Defiance (19-8)
Team Overview: Qualifying as the host team in the tournament, Defiance comes in off a second-place finish in District 1, coming out of the losers' bracket to beat Bryan in eight innings before losing to the Bears for the second time in the districts. The Bulldogs have won more ACME state titles than anyone with 10 - the last coming in 2014 to cap a three-year championship run.
