Over the next several weeks, leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2025 spring season. Team previews touch on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Oregon Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Team Previews are generated through a mixture of coaches' responses gathered through our perennial coaches questionnaires, as well as insight from Prep Baseball Staff. Stay tuned the next several weeks for the unveiling of Team Previews and the complete Power 25.

Today, we spotlight the #6 ranked Barlow Bruins. 

 

High School: Barlow Bruins    
Head Coach: Brady Burdick
Division: 6A
League/Conference: Mt. Hood
2024 Record (Finish): 18-10
2024 Playoff Finish: 6A state second round

 

ROSTER PREVIEW

No. of Returning Positional Starters: 6
No. of Returning Pitchers: 4
Key Players Lost: Ransom Lorenzen, Alex Lopez, Zach Groza

TEAM OUTLOOK

Starting Pitching: River Hamilton, Cole Schmidt, Dylan Sheaffer

Bullpen: Amari Reynolds

Top Seniors: River Hamilton, Cole Schmidt, Dylan Sheaffer, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Brodan Curtiss

Top Juniors: Adam Pintado

Underclassmen to watch: '27 Amari Reynolds

Areas to watch: Underclass contributions

Team Strengths: Returning experience, offense, arms

Coaches Outlook: “We have a solid returning core coming back. A pitching staff that can limit opponents and a lineup that produces runs very efficiently. We expect to compete at a very high level.” – Brady Burdick, Head Coach

Overall Summary

Barlow enters 2025 as one of the teams to beat in the Mt. Hood conference and a serious contender at the 6A level. The Bruins are headlined by some serious top-end talent, with senior RHP/OF River Hamilton at the top of the list. The LSU commit is an elite arm that can run his fastball into the mid-90's on the mound. Hamilton is the third ranked senior in Oregon and ranked 61st nationally in the class. A pair of senior arms will shoulder a bulk of the innings alongside Hamilton in LHP Dylan Sheaffer and RHP Cole Schmidt. The Bruins will be looking to fill the gap left from LHP/OF Kainoa Meyer, who will miss the season due to injury. Sophomore INF/RHP Amari Reynolds is another big time talent that secured first-team all-state honors in his freshman season. The sixth ranked sophomore in the state should be at the top of the order and dominate on the offensive side. Senior Kiyoshi Kiyokawa is a steady bat and plus athlete in the middle infield. Fellow senior Brodan Curtiss further solidifies the infield and could step into a larger role offensively. Head coach Brady Burdick is circling matchups with West Linn, Clackamas, Sandy and Central Catholic as some of the highlights of Barlow's schedule. With high-end talent and experience throughout, look for Barlow to make some real noise in the 6A playoffs.

Find more information on the 2025 Barlow program below:

+ Follow them on IG: @sambarlowbaseball
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Oregon Preseason Power 25 homepage

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