By Chris Valentine
PBR Ohio Scouting Director

The Westerville South Wildcats are coming off of an 8-17 season, which included a 0-14 record conference record.

Now, with a year of experience and a shift in their OCC division, the Wildcats are looking to take advantage of their experience and growth as a team. With seven returning starters and four returning pitchers, Coach Bates squad will compete for a league championship with the likes of Dublin Jerome, Hillard Darby, Worthington Kilbourne, and Westerville Central.

In particular, the Wildcats will lean on their senior ace Jeremy Wei, who is headed to pitch at Lake Erie as well as senior Taylor Zachary (Niagra recruit) behind the plate and junior Timmy Bates at shortstop.

Class of 2013

• RHP, Jeremy Wei – The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Lake Erie recruit logged 45 innings last spring. He will be the staff’s ace with a fastball that reaches into the upper 80’s.
• C/OF, Taylor Zachary – The 6-foot, 190-pound Niagra recruit had a .432 on base percentage in 2012. He shows excellent speed as well as solid receiving skills behind the plate.
• RHP/IF, Jake Robinson – The 5-foot-10, 195-pound prospect logged 54 innings last spring while putting together a .391 on base percentage.

Class of 2014

• SS, Timmy Bates – The 6-foot-3, 185-pound prospect hit .349 with 30 hits and 12 stolen bases last spring.
• RHP/IF, Pat Orr – The 5-foot-10, 170-pound prospect logged 32 plus innings on the mound last spring while compiling a .386 on base percentage.
• OF/C, Jack Michael
• OF, Josh Tischler
• OF, Tommy Ingledue

Class of 2015

• RHP/IF, Vincent Murdock – The 6-foot-4, 240-pound prospect pitched 23 plus innings as a freshman while collecting 14 RBI at the plate.