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2025 Spring Team Preview: Elyria Catholic Panthers

February 26, 2025
Dylan Hefflinger
Prep Baseball 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: Elyria Catholic Panthers

Team Name: Elyria Catholic Panthers
Head Coach: Bruce Lisicky
Division: IV
2024 Record: 13-9
2024 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to Keystone
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/0

Coach Outlook: "We have a very talented young group of kids returning that have Varsity experience. Our starting pitching is unproven but has major upside potential. We have a tough schedule that should prepare us for the tournament."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Defense
  • Speed

Top Returning Players:

  • Noah Willet, 1b/OF, 2027, 5'10", 165 lbs, L/L .411 ave., 23 hits, 15 runs
  • Luke Doss, SS/2b/P, 2026, 6', 165 lbs, R/R, .237 ave, 10 SB
  • Izaiah Amarise, SS/P, 2026, 6', 175 lbs., R/R, .287 ave, 5 SB, 11 hits
  • Lex Lear, 3b, 2025, 5'10, 175 lbs, R/R, .244 ave, 11 hits, 7 rbi
  • Jack Hurst, OF/P, 2025, 5'11". 180 lbs, L/R, .231 ave, 8 hits
  • Mason Knapp, 1b/OF/P, 2027, 5'11", 170, L/L
  • Gabe Ondrus, OF/P, 2026, 5'10, 180 lbs, R/R
  • Kai Toton, C, 2026, 5'7", 180 lbs, R/R, 1 HR

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Lex Lear

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Izaiah Amarise
  • Luke Doss
  • Gabe Ondrus
  • Zachariah Gaine (transfer in from St. Eds) 2b/P

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Mason Knapp
  • Noah Willett
  • Chase Adkins
  • Ryan Gampfer
  • Troy-Matthew Degnegaard
  • Brayden Winter

Class of 2028 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Ayden Payton

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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