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2024 Spring Team Preview: Bishop Watterson Eagles

January 29, 2024
Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Ohio Staff
Editor in Chief/Scout

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With 2023 now in the past, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2024. Starting in February, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

To view the full list of 2024 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2024 Team Preview, click here.

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2024 Spring Team Preview: Bishop Watterson Eagles

Team Name: Bishop Watterson Eagles
Head Coach: Jeff Boulware
Division: II
2023 Record: 23-3
2023 Tourney Finish: District Finals loss to Grove City
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/5

Coach Outlook: "This group returns a number of experienced arms along with a talented but young defense. We will lean heavily on those veterans as our guys adjust to varsity competition. It will be exciting to see how we grow as a group through a brutal schedule preparing for the tournament."

2024 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching
  • Athleticism
  • Depth

Top Returning Players:

  • A.J. McAninch, RHP, '24 (Marshall recruit)
  • Nick Kudika, RHP/3B '24 (Baldwin Wallace recruit)
  • John Baumel, 1B/RHP '24 (Wittenberg recruit)
  • Elliott Schmidt, LHP/Util '24 (Wittenberg recruit)
  • Trae McAninch, INF/C, '24 (Otterbein recruit)
  • Matt Jesse, OF, '24 (Kent St. Tuscarawas recruit)
  • Chance Strausbaugh, Util, '25 (Captain)
  • Jake Uhlenhake, RHP/OF, '25
  • Cal Mangini, INF, '25

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • A.J. McAninch (Video Below)
  • Nick Kudika
  • John Baumel
  • Elliott Schmidt
  • Trae McAninch
  • Matt Jesse
  • Layne Peters, OF, (Capital recruit)

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Cal Mangini
  • Jake Uhlenhake
  • Chance Strausbaugh
  • Noah Lawler, OF/1B/LHP
  • Colin McCandlish, 1B/LHP

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Ben Burleson, C/P/3B
  • Blaise Strausbaugh, C/P/3B

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Nate Henderson, LHP, 1B, OF
  • Ben Uhlenhake, C/3B

A Look Back At The 2023 Season:

To view the 2023 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2023 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To View the 2023 PBR All-State Teams click below:

    To view the 2023 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

    To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

      To view the 2023 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

      A Look Back At The 2022 Season:

      To view the 2022 Team Previews, click here.

      To view the 2022 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

      To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

      To View the 2022 PBR All-State Teams click below:

        To view the 2022 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

        To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

          To view the 2022 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

          A Look Back At The 2021 Season:

          To view the 2021 Team Previews, click here.

          To view the 2021 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

          To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

          To View the 2021 PBR All-State Teams click below:

          To view the 2021 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

          To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

          To view the 2021 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click below:

                    A Look Back At What Would've Been The 2020 Season:

                    To view each of the parts to the No 'Last Dance' Series, click below:

                    To view the 2020 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the 2020 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

                    To view the 2020 Virtual Ohio High School State Tournament/Preseason Team Rankings, click here.

                    A Look Back At The Last Decade:

                    To view the Ohio High School All-Decade Team 2010-2019, click here.

                    A Look Back At The 2019 Season:

                    To view the 2019 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                    To view the 2019 All-State Teams, click below.

                    To view the 2019 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

                    A Look Back At The 2018 Season:

                    To view the 2018 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                    To view the 2018 All-State Teams, click below.

                    To view the 2018 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

                    A Look Back At The 2017 Season:

                    To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                    To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.

                    To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

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