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PBR Minnesota 2022 High School Preview: Maple Grove Crimson


Parker Hageman
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota

 

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2022 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.



Team: Maple Grove
Nickname: Crimson
Class: AAAA
League: Northwest Suburban Conference
Head Coach: Jeff Peterson
Years as Head Coach at School: 1st year
2021 Overall Record: 17-7
2021 League Record: 10-4
2021 League Finish: 2nd
2021 Post-Season Finish: 3rd in section

# of Returning Starters:
 9
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 2

# of Starters Lost:
 0
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Chayton Fischer, 2022, C (Minnesota State University-Mankato commit)
Cole Newell, 2022, RHP (NIACC commit)
Sam Kliber, 2023, SS/RHP
Zane Vitense, 2022, IF/RHP (Ohio Wesleyan University commit)
Hunter Gerber, 2023, 1B

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL: 
Jerry Gooley - College of St. Scholastica
Brady Hubbard - University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Jeremy Klick - University of St. Thomas
Kole Krier - St. Cloud State University
Daniel Marxen - St. Mary's University-Minnesota
Steven Salz - Augsburg University
David Salz - Concordia St. Paul University

 

2022 OUTLOOK:
“We return basically our entire team position wise. We lost two starting pitchers. We return a team full of experience and hopefully that combined with the talent can transform into wins on the baseball field. We are looking forward to an exciting season in 2022.”
Jeff Peterson, Maple Grove Head Coach