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PBR NE High School Team Preview: Millard West


Pascal Paul
Prep Baseball Report Nebraska

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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: Millard West

Nickname: WIldcats

Class: A

Conference: Metro

Head Coach: Steve Frey

Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 7 (127-43)

2021 Overall Record: 28-13

2021 League Record: 2nd Place in Metro Tournament 

2021 Post-Season Finish: State Runner Up


# of Returning Starters: 5

# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 4


# of Starters Lost: 3

# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2


PLAYERS TO WATCH: 

Mason Koch - RHP - 2022 - 90+ fastball w/ + slider

Jaxson Cahoy - RHP - 2022 - 2021 Nebraska All-State/Super State

Avery Moore - CF - 2022 - most athletic player in my opinion in 2022 class

Maddux Fleck - SS - 2022 - Creighton University commit

Sam Novotny - RHP - 2022 - University of Nebraska

Drew Deremer - RHP/OF - 2023 - University of Iowa

Dylan Driessen - RHP - 2022 South Dakota State University commit 90+ FB

Drew Borner - 2B - 2022 - Southeast CC commit

Rice Whitaker - UTL - 2022 - uncommitted

Devin Jones - OF - 2022 - Creighton University commit


ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL: 

Garrett Kocis - Wichita State University

Dawson Beutler - Cal Tech

Colby Gomes - University of Nebraska

Paul Hinton - Carleton College

Brenden Tauber - Emporia State

Dalton Glenn - Buena Vista University

Jackson Meier - Southeast CC

Caleb Riedel - University of Nebraska-Omaha

Seth Claybourne - Southeast CC

Tyler Ruhl - Kansas State University

Kyan Lodice - Kansas State University

Max Anderson - University of Nebraska

Garrett Kennedy - University of Nebraska-Omaha

Tristan Gomes - Cal State Fullerton

Ryan David - Southeast CC

Corbin Hawkins - University of Nebraska

Carter Betts - Nebraska Wesleyan

Tyler Merkel - Nebraska Wesleyan

Cade Owens - Southeast CC

Kael Dumont - Barton CC



2022 OUTLOOK:

“I'm looking forward to seeing what this group can accomplish this year. There are quite a few college commits and a lot of experience from the state runner-up team from last year." 

Head Coach 

 Coach Frey