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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. 

Team: Ridge View
Nickname: Raptors
Class: 1A
League: Western Valley
Head Coach: Shannon Tesch
Years as Head Coach at School: 9 years
2017 Overall Record: 13-12
2017 League Record: 11-7
2017 League Finish: 4th Place
2017 Post-Season Finish: Lost in 1st Round

Starting Position Players Lost: 2
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 1

Returning Starters: 7
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 5

2017 GRADS IN COLLEGE
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TOP SENIORS
'18 Jake Mitchell, RHP/3B
'18 Jaxon Franken, C/RHP

TOP JUNIORS
'19 Jacob Tokheim, SS/RHP

UNDERCLASS PLAYERS TO WATCH
'20 Logan Gross, RHP
'21 Caleb Kistenmacher, 2B/RHP

2018 OUTLOOK

"Experience will be a strength for us.  We return 7 starters from last year, with 4 other platoon starters.  That experience should allow us to hit the ground running as the season starts. Pitching will be another strength of ours.  We only graduated one varsity pitcher.  We will rely on our veterans, as well as a few newcomers.  We have 8 pitchers I feel comfortable putting on the mound.

Offensively, it will be interesting to see where all the pieces fit together.  We’ve seen a lot of improvement from our hitters from last year.  Now, we just need to see where they all fit into the lineup to give us the best chance to score runs.  It will take some time to optimize our offensive order.  Once we do and the guys are comfortable with their roles, watch out.

Our starting defense will be very solid.  The interesting part will be to find out our depth at each position depending on who is pitching.  We have a lot of versatility--guys that can play multiple positions.  Our challenge will be to find out where those versatile guys can shine the most.

Our goal is to finish in the top 4 of the Western Valley Conference.  Finishing in the top 4 means we would compete in the championship series of the WVC Tournament.  Our team has been very focused in practice this spring.  If we continue to work hard and improve throughout the season, we should peak at the right time." Head Coach Shannon Tesch

 

 

COACHES PRESEASON QUESTIONNAIRE

We appreciate all of the help provided by high school coaches across the state assisting with our preseason coverage. Coaches- you can request a link to complete questionnaire by emailing Rob Allison at [email protected] if you did not receive it via email previously.