Prep Baseball Report

2023 Minnesota High School Preview: Woodbury 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: Woodbury
Nickname: Royals
Class: AAAA
League: Suburban East
Head Coach: Kevin McDermott
Years as Head Coach at School: 15 years (203-132)
2022 Overall Record: 15-9
2022 League Record: 11-7
2022 League Finish: T-3rd
2022 Post-Season Finish: 3rd in Section

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

# of Starters Lost:
 5
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Adam Wall, CF, 2023 (Winona State commit)
Evan Prokopec, RHP, 2023
Jack Huberty, RF, 2023 (Century commit)
Carter Klein, 2B/SS, 2023
Lucas McNellis C/1B, 2024 (University of St. Thomas commit)
Will Haugen, SS, 2025
George Bjellos, 3B/P, 2024
Gavin Dahl, LHP, 2025

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Sam Malec
Reiss Calvin
Josh Hawksford
Brock Rinehart
Jonathan Horn
Joey Meurer,
Cole Erickson
Pierce Gritzmaker
Nolan Drossel
Garrett Prestholdt

2023 OUTLOOK:
"Goal is always to play fast, hard, and for each other with great attention to detail! We have to be tougher than hell this year or we will get beat around. If we play mentally and physically tougher than our opponent we will have a chance to compete in a really good league again this year."
Kevin McDermott, Woodbury Head Coach