As we prepare for our 2014 high school preseason coverage, we are going to take a quick glance at teams from across the state.

Team: Rochester HS
Class: DI
League: OAA Red (North)
Head Coach: Eric Magiera
2013 Overall Record: 15-18
2013 Conference Record: 3-12
Returning Starters: 7
Returning Pitchers: 8

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Bauer, P/OF, 2014 
Connor Pacella, P/IF, 2014 ... Deciding between Heidelberg and Earlham
Joey Iannetta, P/IF, 2014
Mike Halsey, OF, 2015
Max Harper, SS/3B, 2015 ... Taken visits to MSU and OU
Jake Stout, RHP, 2015 ... Taken visits to Toledo and OU

YOUNG UP AND COMERS
Kevin Mahan, 2016
Kyle Matynka, 2016

OUTLOOK:  

Rochester returns 13 varsity players including their entire pitching staff and the top seven hitters in the lineup. The last two years, Rochester has taken their lumps with a younger roster, but now those same players are providing experience and talent. The lineup features two players with DI potential and several more destined for some level of college baseball. Bauer returns as the ace of the staff while Stout and Pacella add depth to the rotation. Halsey returns as the speedy lead off man while Harper and Iannetta figures to be key pieces of the offense puzzle. It will be a battle to win the league with the likes of Clarkston, Lake Orion, and Stoney Creek, but Rochester should be in the hunt.

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