Prep Baseball Report

2018 Team Preview: Anoka Tornadoes


Josh Threlkeld
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota



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As we prepare for the upcoming 2018 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.


Anoka Baseball
Team: Anoka
Nickname: Tornadoes
Class: AAAA
League: Northwest Suburban 
Head Coach: Shannon Blansette
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 5th (64-34)
2017 Overall Record: 14-9
2017 League Record: 9-4
2017 League Finish: 3rd
2017 Post-Season Finish: Third Round of Sections

Returning Starters: 4
Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 0

Starters Lost: 
4
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 5

2017 GRADS IN COLLEGE:
Trent Palmer- Jacksonville University (FL)
Max Ploof- Wayne State (NE)
Dalton Hoffman- DCTC (MN)
Trent Fredenburg- DCTC (MN)
Landon Max- Iowa Central CC
Josh Barker- UW Lacrosse

RETURNERS:
2018 Dalton Wagner, LHP
2018 Sean Replogle,
2018 David Bouley, RHP
2018 Zach LaBarr, C
2018 Tyler Lux, LHP

UNDERCLASSMEN TO WATCH:
2019 Hunter Smith, SS
2019 Jackson Hauge, SS
2019 Felix Mannella, RHP
2019 Jacob Mau, OF

2018 OUTLOOK:
“We have a completely unproven pitching staff as we graduated all but 10 innings on the mound. What we lack in experience, we hope to make up in depth. We could possibly roster 6-7 LHP in 2018. Defensively, we return our entire middle of the field so we just need to fill corner holes and find some offensive production in the process.” Head Coach Shannon Blansette 

 

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