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2015 Team Preview: Bryan

February 12, 2015

By Dylan Hefflinger 
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Ohio will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings. To view the final regular season rankings of 2014 please click here. To view the preseason rankings from 2014 please click here.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All-State Teams sometime in early March. To view the 2014 preseason All-State Teams please click here.

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2015 Team Preview: Bryan

School Name: Bryan
Coaches Name/Record: Jeff Inselmann, 59-22
2014 Record: 21-9
Conference: NWOAL
Conference Record/Finish: 5-3, 3rd
Division Level: II

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • Last year (2014): D2 Regional Runner-up. Lost 1-0 (10 innings) to Sandusky Perkins.

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Matt Wisler (San Diego Padres)
  • Chris Carpenter (Japan, Cubs/Red Sox)
  • Kolbrin Vitek (recently retired *Injury--Boston Red Sox)
  • Derek Hug (Heidelberg)
  • Jordan Bostater (Ohio Northern)
  • Blake Kuszmaul (Owens Community College)

Key Players Lost From 2014:

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/7

Strengths of Team:

  • Experience--9 seniors
  • Pitching Depth
  • Team Defense

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Middle of the order RBI guys

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Bailey Martin (RHP; 6'5/ 180 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right). Ranked 85th in 2015 class.
  • Derek Knisely (C; 6'1/ 190 lbs.; B-Left/ T-Right). Ranked 136th in 2015 class.
  • Nate Rau (SS; 5'9/ 160 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right). Ranked 170th in 2015 class.
  • Bryce Alabata (LHP; 6'2/ 185 lbs.; B-Left/ T-Left). Ranked 241st in 2015 class.
  • Paris Creek (RHP; 5'9/ 165 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right)

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Deylen Miley (INF/P; 6'2/ 170 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right). Ranked 33rd in 2016 class.
  • Tyler Roushia (OF; 5'9/ 165 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right)

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

  • Luke Nye (RHP; 6'0/ 180 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right). Ranked 85th in 2017 class.
  • Sam Culler (LHP; 6'2/ 160 lbs.; B-Left/ T-Left)
  • Bleus Creek (Utility/P; 6'0/ 165 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right)

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

  • Tanner "Chema" Sanchez (1B; 6'1/ 215 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right)
  • Ethan Langham (RHP; 5'10/ 190 lbs.; B-Right/ T-Right)

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