2024 Spring Team Preview: Defiance Bulldogs
February 1, 2024
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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.
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2024 Spring Team Preview: Defiance Bulldogs
Team Name: Defiance Bulldogs
Head Coach: Rick Weaver
Division: II
2023 Record: 27-5
2023 Tourney Finish: Regional Finals loss to Ontario
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/1
Coach Outlook: "I think we have a shot to be competitive in our league and in the tournament. We have a talented pitching staff but they are inexperienced. If they grow up quickly, we could have a successful season."
2024 Team Strengths:
- Pitching Depth
- Hitting
Top Returning Players:
- Torin Long, 2B/RHP, 2024 - .382 AVG
- Christian Conley, OF/C/P, 2024 - .300 AVG, 4 2B
- Cody Shaw, C/P, 2025 - .242 AVG
- Brezlin Zipfel, P/SS, 2025 - .300 AVG, 23 IP, 2-0, 1.22 ERA, 27 K
Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Torin Long
Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Brezlin Zipfel
- Cody Shaw (Video Below)
- Brady Borton
- Kahlil Ligon
- Noah Gomez
Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Xzavier Rodriguez
- Drew Allegretti
- Brayden Weaver
Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Diego Tavares
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.
- State Final Four Roundup
- 10th Annual OHSAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- State Final Four Scout Blog
To View the 2023 PBR All-State Teams click below:
- Elite 25
- Division I
- Division II
- Division III
- Division IV
- Regional Teams
- Class of 2023 Team
- Class of 2024 Team
- Class of 2025 Team
- Class of 2026 Team
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:
- March 27-April 4 | April 5-11 | April 12-18 | April 19-25 | April 26-May 2 | May 3-May 9 | May 10-16 | May 17-23 | May 24-31
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.
- State Final Four Roundup
- State Final Four Scouting Notebook
- News, notes and numbers from each of the top prospects at state
- ABC's of the OHSAA State Tournament
- 6th Annual Top 22 All-Tournament Team
To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.
To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
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