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2015 Team Preview: Clinton Cardinals

February 24, 2015

Shon Plack and Jeff Viles
Prep Baseball Report-Missouri

As we prepare for the upcoming 2015 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Clinton
Nickname: Cardinals
Class: 4A
League: West Central
Head Coach: Jim Garvin
Twitter Handle:  NA
2014 Overall Record: 21-7
2014 League Record:  8-2
2014 Post-Season Finish: Lost to Monett in Sectional Game 

Number of Position Players Lost: 4
Number of Pitchers Lost: 3
Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 5
Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5

TOP RETURNERS (Commit)
Jordan Hall, 3B/RHP, 2015
Christian Jones, INF/RHP, 2015
Trent Lankford, OF, 2016
Ian McWilliams, UTL, 2015
Lane Miller, C/RHP, 2015
Trey Miller, OF/LHP, 2018
Dillon Richardson, SS/RHP, 2015 (Lindenwood)
Gehrig Taylor, OF/RHP, 2016

OUTLOOK
Clinton finished the 2014 season with a 21-7 record overall and an 8-2 record in the West Central Conference.  The Cardinals return five starters on the mound and five returning position players and are geared up for a run into the state playoffs.  Senior Dillon Richardson will be used primarily as a shortstop, but could see time on the mound as well.  The Lindenwood recruit, runs a sub-7 60 and has positional velo of 85 mph, and will be one of the top players in Missouri Class 4.  Clinton will also feature a quartet of other seniors. Ian McWilliams is a 5-foot-160-pound utility player with fluid actions on the infield and a 74 mph positional velo.  Lane Miller is a 6-foot-2 210-pound catcher with a clean exchange and pop-times ranging form 2.09 to 2.53.  Jordan Hall and Christian Jones will round out the infield and also see time on the mound.  The Cardinals will have a pair of juniors in the outfield with Trent Lankford and Gehrig Taylor, and will call on lefty sophomore Trey Miller to play a key role on the mound and in the outfield.  The Clinton Cardinals will look to repeat as District Champions again in 2015 and a statement in the state playoffs. 

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