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2023 Minnesota High School Preview: Waconia Wildcats


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: Waconia
Nickname: Wildcats
Class: AAAA
League: Metro West
Head Coach: Erik Olson
Years as Head Coach at School: 1 year (10-13)
2022 Overall Record: 10-13
2022 League Record: 7-6
2022 League Finish: 
2022 Post-Season Finish: 1-2 in sections

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

# of Starters Lost:
 8
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Landon Majerus, RHP, 2025
Reed Klatt, RHP/C, 2024
Maddux Schrupp, RHP/UTIL, 2024
Cooper Jahnke, LHP, 2025
Lucas Langin, P/OF, 2026
Culley Ohm, RHP/3B, 2026

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Robbie Smith - Southwest Minnesota State University
Max Kalenberg - Southwest Minnesota State University
Max Grundhofer - Bemidji State University
Riley Ohm - Concordia-Moorhead
Easton Fleck - St. John's University (MN)
Owen Amrhein - St. John's University (MN)
Sam Koppi - St. John's University (MN)
Tate Wischnack - Olney Central
Gavin Balfany - Alexandria Tech


2023 OUTLOOK:
"Having graduated 12 seniors this is a year where we are reloading. The good news is they we have a lot of talented players in our program. There will be a lot of competition to make our lineup. We should be able to pitch it pretty well with Landon Majerus, Bryce Anderson, Reed Klatt, Maddux Schrupp, and there are a couple other really quality arms that could compete for innings and maybe sneak up on a couple of teams. We have a very tough schedule with EP, Minnetonka, STMA, Rosemount, Andover, Hopkins, Shakopee, Prior Lake, and Buffalo combined with a very competitive Metro West, we should be battle tested by the time we get to the playoffs. "
Erik Olson, Waconia Head Coach