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2023 Minnesota High School Preview: Watertown Mayer Royals


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: Watertown Mayer
Nickname: Royals
Class: AA
League: Wright County West
Head Coach: Ryan Trucke
Years as Head Coach at School: 3 years (30-17)
2022 Overall Record: 20-7
2022 League Record: 10-4
2022 League Finish: 2nd
2022 Post-Season Finish: Section champion, State participant

# of Returning Starters:
 8
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 4

# of Starters Lost:
 1
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 1

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Ben Trucke, 3B/C/P, 2023 (University of St. Thomas commit)
Albert Rundell, SS/P, 2023
Wyatt McCabe, SS, 2023 (St. John's University MN commit)
Nick Anderstrom, C/P, 2023

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Jadien Keavy - Bethany Lutheran
Ansen Dulas - Southwest Minnesota State
Jackson Meyer - Northern State
Nick Trucke - St. Johns
Logan Bullock - Alexandria Tech
Conner Donovan - St. Scholastica


2023 OUTLOOK:
"We return a deep group of players that played solid, competitive baseball in 2022 and learned a great deal from a trip to the state tournament. 2023 is an opportunity to take another step forward playing more consistent baseball game to game and pitch to pitch, learning to adjust more quickly, and learning to control the game."
Ryan Trucke, Watertown Mayer Head Coach