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St John School Fighting Heralds

March 19, 2018
Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Editor In Chief/Scout

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With the 2018 spring season right around the corner, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage throughout the entire state. Starting mid-January, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

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2018 Spring Team Preview: St John School Fighting Heralds

Team Name: St John School Fighting Heralds
Head Coach: Steve Urchek
Division: IV
2017 Record: 2-14
Conference Record: Independent
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/4

2018 Team Strengths:

  • Leadership
  • Aggressive play
  • Starting Pitching

Coach Outlook: The goal for our team is getting better every day. We have a lot of guys that are not used to winning, but have taken huge strides in changing the culture of our team. We are become no more fundamentally sound and are working to be aggressive as a team

PBR Outlook: The Fighting Heralds and coach Steve Urchek return four starters from last year.

Top Returning Players:

  • Jon Timonere: RHP/SS/3B, 2019, 6’1/185, R/R
  • Sam McClure: C/SS/RHP, 2018, 5’10/190, R/R
  • Ethan Czup: OF/LHP/C 2018, 5’8/155, R/L
  • David Rich: 2B/RHP/OF 2018, 5’8/155, R/R

Top Underclassmen:

  • Sam Hammers: LHP/1B, 2019, 6’3/210, L/L
  • Eddie Nelson: OF/LHP, 2019, 6’0/160, L/L
  • Elijah Vazquez: C/IF, 2020, 5’8/185, R/R
  • Connor Kovach: OF/LHP, 2019, 6’0/185, R/L
  • David Fuentes: OF/IF, 2021, 6’0/165, R/R
  • Dan Miller: IF/RHP, 2021, 6’0/160, R/R

A Look Back At The 2017 Season:

To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At 2016 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.