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2015 Team Preview: Marquette Mustangs

March 3, 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: Marquette
Nickname: Mustangs
Class: 5A
League: Suburban West
Head Coach: John Meyer
Twitter Handle: @MustangDugout
2014 Overall Record: 24-5
2014 League Record: 14-2, 1st
2014 Post-Season Finish: lost in quarterfinals to Vianney
MHSBCA Preseason Rank: #8

Number of Position Players Lost: 5
Number of Pitchers Lost: 2
Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 4
Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3

TOP RETURNERS (Commit)
Brennan Barnes, LHP, 2015
Turner Cook, OF, 2016
Dan Covert, OF, 2015 (Maryville)
RJ Drury, INF, 2015
Charlie Kreh, INF, 2015
Jono Lazaroff, 3B/2B, 2015
Jack Matzen, LHP, 2015
Sean McCracken, RHP, 2015
Evan Stoll, RHP/OF, 2016

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Will Bausinger, RHP, 2016
Thatcher Burns, LHP, 2016
Brendan Glock, C, 2016
Michael Hojnacki, RHP, 2017
Mason Mitchell, LHP, 2017
Tyler Pauley, C, 2017
Andrew Wait, RHP/2B, 2017

OUTLOOK
The Marquette Mustangs open the 2015 season as #8 team in the MHSBCA.  After a 24-5 record, a Suburban West Conference Championship and a District Championship, the Mustangs look to take the next step in 2014, a Final Four appearance.  The Mustangs will lean the broad shoulders of 6-foot-3 205-pound senior RHP, Sean McCracken to lead the way on the mound.  McCracken finished his junior year with a 3. 69 ERA and a 5-2 record in 36 innings of work.   Marquette will aslo feature a pair of senior LHP, in Jack Matzen and Brennan Barnes.  The duo combined for a 2-1 record with 20 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched.  Dan Covery, a Maryville recruit, will lead the offense.  Covert batted .381 with two home runs and 28 driven in as a junior.  Senior INF Charlie Kreh will be another middle of the order hitter, who batted .326 with a .430 slugging percentage as a junior.  Junior Evan Stoll will be a returner to watch for the Mustangs.  Stoll is a projectable 6-foot-3 180-pound OF/RHP with a max 90 mph velo from the outfield and on the bump.  The junior class has players that will make an impact as the season goes on.  The Mustangs will be a balanced team in 2015, with a good mix of seniors and juniors.  They will be a team to watch in the state playoffs. 

CLICK HERE, to see the MHSBCA Rankings
CLICK HERE, to see the entire list of 2015 Missouri Team Previews

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