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Preseason Countdown: No 25 Pueblo East

March 10, 2015

By John Cackowski
State Director

Leading up to the start of the high school season, we will count down the top 50 preseason teams every day as part of our comprehensive season coverage. The top 50 teams are picked from all classifications, and are not divided up by class level. To see the entire list click here

Team: Pueblo East
Preseason Rank: 23
2014 Record: 16-5
Conference: South Central
CHSAA Class: 4A
Head Coach: D.J Latino
Playoff Run: Lost to Green Mountain 4-3 in District Championship Game
2014 Final Rank: 23
Returning Starters: 4
Returning Pitchers: 1

TOP PLAYERS:
Andres Acuna, SS, 2015
Sonny Arelllano, RHP/1B, 2015
Andrew Vigil, INF, 2015
Jeremiah Arellano, UTIL/RHP, 2017

X-FACTOR:
The Eagles had 8 players in 2014 coming back to their roster who had less than 10 at-bats. These players will be looked to fill in the void of 6 graduated seniors from 2014.

NEW PLAYER TO WATCH:
Jeremiah Arellano: Arellano came on the scene in 2014 starting for the Eagles hitting ..439 as a freshman scoring 27 runs.

KEY PLAYER LOST:
Ryan Laydon: Lamar CC

STAT RAT:
13 of the 16 wins the Eagles had were from the hands of Laydon and Sony Arellano. The Eagles also went 9-1 against Pueblo West, Pueblo South, Pueblo County, and Pueblo Centennial in 2014

BOTTOM LINE: 

The Pueblo West Eagles had a great year in 2014 only to lost to the eventual 4A state champions Green Mountain 4-3 in extra innings. The Eagles return 2015 Andres Acuna,  5-foot-11, 190-pound switch hitting SS and Dodge City commit. Acuna has great bat speed and good actions in the infield. Acuna is a solid player who will be the main offensive weapon in the Eagles lineup. Acuna hit .461 in 2014 with 12 doubles and 3 triples. 2015 RHP Sonny Arellano will come back to anchor the pitching staff. In 2014 Arellano was a solid No. 2. pitcher. In 2014 Arellano was 5-0 with a 2.17 E.R.A. in 48 IP. 2015 INF Andrew Vigil also returns to help give depth the Eagles lineup hitting .390 in 2014. The Pueblo teams always beat up on each other every year. Last year the Eagles came out on top in the South Central League and were one inning away from a 4A Final 8 appearance. They have a lot of young depth in their program ready to come up and contribute.

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