2016 Team Preview: Iowa City Regina Regals

June 2, 2016

By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2016 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Iowa City Regina
Nickname: Regals
Class: 2A
League: River Valley- South
Head Coach: Jeff Pacha
Years as Head Coach at School: 2 years
2015 Overall Record: 15-15
2015 League Record: 12-6
2015 League Finish: 2nd Place
2015 Post-Season Finish: Southeast District Champions

Returning Starters: 6
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 4

Starters Lost: 4
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 3

2015 GRADS IN COLLEGE
Peyton Raso- U. of Illinois-Springfield
Luke Gallagher- Mount Mercy College
Zach Galindo- Loras College

TOP SENIORS
2016 Jordan Nelson, RHP/OF, U. Dubuque commit
2016 Ethan Suchomel, IF/RHP
2016 Nick Phillips, OF, UNI commit (football)

TOP UNDERCLASSMEN
2018 Ryne Schooley, LHP
2018 Trent Hoogerwerf, C
2018 Mitchell Gahan, IF/RHP

2016 OUTLOOK
"We have a whole new look this year. We have two very talented incoming transfers, and 3 seniors who are back out for baseball after taking a year off. We have a very strong core group of baseball players returning from our district championship team a year ago, who are all bigger, faster, and stronger, and they are hungry to get back out and compete on the diamond. When you add our “new guys” to the mix, we should be a pretty fun team to watch compete this summer. We were 90 feet away from the state tournament last year, and won a district championship starting 4 and sometimes 5 freshman per game. Our guys are hungry, and are working extremely hard. We have high expectations this year and should be a fun group to watch compete this summer! We have a very difficult schedule again this year. We play 8 4A schools (Xavier, Clinton, City High, West High, North Scott, CR Wash, Dav West, etc.) and 4 3A schools (Solon, Williamsburg, CCA, Mt. Vernon). We like to compete against the highest level possible to give us the best look so we are ready to compete in the post-season. This should be a fun overall season, and many of the big schools are coming to play us on our home turf, which is an honor and shows the respect these programs have for our baseball program. We will also compete in the Crosstown Classic again this year against West High at Duane Banks Field – all proceeds go to the Flash Foundation, and it is a great event for our community." Head Coach Jeff Pacha

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2016 Team Preview: Iowa City Regina Regals

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