2020 Nebraska Team Previews: Bellevue West Thunderbirds
March 3, 2020
By Brian Feekin
Prep Baseball Report Nebraska
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2020 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
Team: Bellevue West
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Class: A
Conference: Metro Conference
Head Coach: Jason Shockey
Years as head coach at school: 6
2019 Record: 12-14
Baseball Program Twitter Handle: @T_BIRDSBASEBALL
Top Returning Pitchers:
Caden Eby RHP / 3B / Bellevue West, NE / 2020Rankings StateRank: 55 / POS: 17
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Jaxon Jelkin RHP / 1B / Bellevue West, NE / 2021Rankings StateRank: 36 / POS: 9
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Dane Toman RHP / SS / Bellevue West, NE / 2021Rankings StateRank: 21 / POS: 5
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Gage Allen 3B / 1B / Bellevue West, NE / 2021
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Tyler Kephart OF / 1B / bELLEVUE WEST, NE / 2020
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Top Returning Position Players:
Eric Anderson C / 1B / Bellevue West, NE / 2020Rankings StateRank: 18 / POS: 4
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Camden Madsen OF / RHP / Bellevue West, NE / 2021Rankings StateRank: 44 / POS: 8
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Connor Schneider SS / 3B / Bellevue West, NE / 2021Rankings StateRank: 43 / POS: 6
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Jackson Allred OF / LHP / Bellevue West, NE / 2021
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Gage Allen 3B / 1B / Bellevue West, NE / 2021
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Tyler VanDerwerken C / 2B / Bellevue West, NE / 2021
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Current College Commitments in Program:
- Eric Anderson - Southeast CC
- Caden Eby - Cuesta College (JC)
2019 Graduates That Are Playing Collegiate Baseball:
- Jack Sullivan - South Dakota State
- Caleb Lemon - Concordia
- Treyce Machacek - Doane
- Levi Storey - Bellevue
"We are excited to get the year going. We've got two seniors that have seen time on varsity since their freshman year and a good core group of juniors that have experience on the varsity level." -Head Coach Jason Shockey