2024 Spring Team Preview: Indian Hill Braves
January 28, 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: Indian Hill Braves
Team Name: Indian Hill Braves
Head Coach: Cary Daniel
Division: II
2023 Record: 21-8
2023 Tourney Finish: Regional Semifinals loss to Chaminade-Julienne
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/7
Coach Outlook: "We are going to be a hard nose team that looks to put pressure on defenses at the plate and on the base paths. We will be deep on the mound with a handful of big arms that can really take over games."
2024 Team Strengths:
- Leadership
- Pitching
- Quality Bats in the order
- Base Running
Top Returning Players:
- Nick Rinala, LHP/OF, 2024, 3 year starter, captain, 2023 CHL Player of the Year
- Trent Hartman, C, 2024, 3 year starter, captain, 1st Team CHL
- Jonathan Copfer, INF/RHP, 2 year starter, captain, 2023 1st Team CHL
- Ben Liebel, OF/RHP, 2 year starter, captain, 2023 2nd Team CHL, University of Chicago Commit
- Evan Hindman, INF/RHP, 2 year starter, 2023 2nd Team CHL
- Ryan Kennebeck, OF, 2023 Honorable Mention CHL
- Gabe Oakes, LHP, 2023 Honorable Mention CHL
Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Nick Rinala
- Trent Hartman
- Jonathan Copfer
- Even Hindman
- Gabe Oakes
Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Trevor Brown, OF/LHP
Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Ashton Graham, RHP/UTIL
- Jimmy Liebel, RHP/1B
- Max Hardy OF
Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Dylan Hartman, C/INF/OF
- Devlan Daniel, OF/RHP/INF (Video Below)
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:
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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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