Prep Baseball Report

2023 Minnesota High School Preview: St. Thomas Academy Cadets


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: St. Thomas Academy
Nickname: Cadets
Class: AAA
League: Metro East
Head Coach: Bobby Thompson
Years as Head Coach at School: 1 year (19-9)
2022 Overall Record: 19-9
2022 League Record: 11-5
2022 League Finish: 3rd
2022 Post-Season Finish: Lost in quarterfinals of Class AAA state tournament

# of Returning Starters:
 7
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 1

# of Starters Lost:
 3
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 0

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Mike Miller, RHP, 2023, L/R (Duke commit)
Asa Rapp, SS, 2023 (NIACC commit)
Jonathan Dobis, RHP/OF, 2024 (Northwestern commit)
Gavin Engelbert, 1B, 2023
Daniel Dahl, 2B/OF, 2023 (Gustavus commit)
Nick Becker, P, 2023 (Gustavus commit)

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Nathaniel Allen - Tennessee Tech
Duke Coborn - University of St. Thomas (MN)
Ben Taxdahl - University of St. Thomas (MN)
Angelo Pacyga - University of Minnesota - Crookston

2023 OUTLOOK:
"After making a state tournament appearance in 2022, Cadets Baseball is fortunate to return a large majority of our roster in 2023. Led by a talented lineup and an experienced pitching corps, our team remains focused on becoming the best versions of ourselves as individuals and as a baseball team. Our program's success will be dependent on our ability to approach each day with a humble confidence and focusing on process over outcome."
Bobby Thompson, St. Thomas Academy Head Coach