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2025 Spring Team Preview: Barberton Magics

February 3, 2025
Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/Advanced Scout

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With 2024 now in the past, Prep Baseball Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2025. 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 2025 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2025 Team Preview, click here.

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2025 Spring Team Preview: Barberton Magics

Team Name: Barberton Magics
Head Coach: Joe Perretta
Division: III
2024 Record: 7-16
2024 Tourney Finish: District Finals loss to North Olmsted
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/5

Coach Outlook: "We have been in a rebuild the last two years, being forced to play with a young core of freshmen and sophomores. This experience, for our now juniors and seniors, should allow us to contend for a conference title and make a run in the state playoffs."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Starting Pitching, pitching depth, speed, applying pressure on offense

Top Returning Players:

  • Cole Macko, INF / P, 6' 200, SR, 4 year starter, Last year stats - .328 AVG, 21H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI. 37.2IP, 3.7 ERA, 43K, 21BB
  • Marco Silva, OF/1B/LHP, 6-2 / 190, L/L, SR, 4 year starter, Gannon U Golf commit, .270 BA, 21H, 7 2B, 10RBI, 34.1IP, 4.07ERA, 50K
  • Javon Clayton, INF, JR, 3 year starter, 5-10, 185 - 3 year starter
  • Reis Truax, INF, 5-8, JR, 3 year starter
  • Cam McNulty - Soph, 6-2, INF / OF / P

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Cole Macko

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Javon Clayton

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Cam McNulty

Class of 2028 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Brysyn Bickler

A Look Back At The 2024 Season:

To view the 2024 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2024 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To View the 2024 PBR All-State Teams, click here.

    To view the 2024 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

    To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

      To view the 2024 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

      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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