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2015 Team Preview: Adena

February 24, 2015

By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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2015 Team Preview: Adena

School Name: Adena
Coaches Name/Record: Ron Free, 27-21
2014 Record: 18-5
Conference: SVC
Conference Record: 13-1
Division Level: III
Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 2 Sectional Titles, 1 District Title, 1 Regional appearance in last two years

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Cade Carpenter, C
  • Ethan Sheppard, P
  • Shad Dailey, CF

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

Strengths of Team:

  • Pitching
  • Defense
  • Hitting

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Speed

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Eli Kunkel, 3rd base, 2015, Bats-R Throws-R
  • Nick Chester, Catcher, 2015, Bats-R. Throws-R

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Andrew Woods, SS,P, 2016, Bats-R, Throws-R
  • Brayden Wilburn, 1B, 2016, Bats-R, Throws-R
  • Collin Cory, P,2B, 2016, Bats-R, Throws-R
  • Johnathon Thomas, CF,P, Bats-Right, Throws-R

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

  • Gunnar Free, P,2B, 2017 Bats-R, Throws-R

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

  • JD Blevins, P,OF, 2018, Bats-L, Throws-L

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