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2025 Spring Team Preview: Kettering Fairmont Firebirds

February 3, 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: Kettering Fairmont Firebirds

Team Name: Kettering Fairmont Firebirds
Head Coach: Matt Adams
Division: I
2024 Record: 22-6
2024 Tourney Finish: District Semifinals loss to Butler
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/5

Coach Outlook: "We lost 11 seniors, many which have been a huge part for the last 3-4 years. I'm super excited for what we have filling in. Our conference is one of the best and our schedule has to be one of the toughest in the state, so we hope to be battle tested for a run in the tournament."

2025 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching is as deep as it has ever been.

Top Returning Players:

  • Brayden Vance, RHP, 2026, 6-4/215-pounds, 2nd year starter - Last Year Stats - 4W 1L, 33Ks in 32 innings, .866 WHIP, 1.73 ERA (only played ½ season b/c leg injury
  • Tyler Mastro, RHP/UTIL, 2025, 6-3 200-pounds, 2nd year starter as pitcher and fielder, Muskingum Commit - Last Year Stats - 2W 1L, 25Ks in 22 innings, 1.24 ERA, was our #2 when Vance got hurt. .300 AVG, 15 SB, 16 RBI, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, .438 SLG
  • Skyler Slifer, IF/OF/RHP, 2026, R/R 6-0/190-pounds, 3rd year varsity player - Last Year Stats .325 AVG, 15 SB, 22 RBI, 3 2B, 3 3B, .438 SLG
  • Dillon Johnson, LHP, 2025, L/L, 5-10/180-pounds, 3rd year varsity pitcher - Last Year Stats - 3W 0L, 21Ks in 19 innings, .895 WHIP, 1.84 ERA
  • Landon Sier, RHP, 2025, R/R 5-9/165-poinds, 2nd year varsity pitcher - Last Year Stats - WHIP 1.28, 1.5 ERA
  • Logan Doty, IF, 2027, R/R 5-10/180-pounds, 2nd year varsity starter - Last Year Stats .250 AVG, 3 SB, 5 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR .400 SLG (only played second half of year)
  • Austin Hamilton, RHP, 2025 R/R 5-10/170-pounds, Ohio Northern Commit
  • Josh Lanning, OF, 2025 R/R 5-10/170-pounds, 3 year varsity starter
  • Miles Osterfeld, C/OF, 2026 R/R 5-10/185-pounds

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Tyler Mastro
  • Dillon Johnson
  • Austin Hamilton
  • Landon Sier

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Brayden Vance
  • Skyler Slifer
  • Miles Osterfeld
  • Schyler Zent IF
  • Jackson Furr RHP/IF
  • Wesley Hulshult OF

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Logan Doty
  • Cayden Brown RHP
  • Joey Lanning LHP/OF
  • Bret Hilty C

Class of 2028 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Ashton Adams RHP/CF
  • Nico Mastro IF/RHP

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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