Prep Baseball Report

2023 Minnesota High School Preview: Northfield Raiders


Parker Hageman
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota

 

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2023 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Northfield
Nickname: Raiders
Class: AAA
League: Big 9
Head Coach: Jack Spitzack
Years as Head Coach at School: 1st year
2022 Overall Record: 7-17
2022 League Record: 4-7
2022 League Finish: 8th
2022 Post-Season Finish: 3rd in section

# of Returning Starters:
 2
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 3

# of Starters Lost:
 6
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Spencer Mellgren, IF/RHP, 2023 (St. John's University-MN commit)
Tyler Hughes, OF/P, 2023 (Gustavus commit)
Gabe Sawyer, C. 2023
Nolan Thompson, IF/P, 2023
Austin Koep, OF/RHP, 2024
Kamden Kaiser, OF/RHP, 2024
Jacob Geiger, IF, 2024

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Joey Glampe - St. Olaf
Ethan Lanthier - St. Cloud State University
Blake Mellgren - St. John's MN
Cole Stanchina - Winona State University
Ryan Bell - Century College
Joey Malecha - North Alabama

2023 OUTLOOK:
"We have a great group of seniors that will provide leadership and experience for our juniors coming in. We should have quite a bit of depth at multiple positions and a strong pitching staff as well. The individual talent is there for us to be successful, but if we can come together as a team we have the potential for a great year."
Jack Spitzack, Northfield Head Coach