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2015 Team Preview: Chagrin Falls

February 6, 2015

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By Dylan Hefflinger and JD Heilmann
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout and Ohio Scouting Director

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: CHAGRIN FALLS

School Name: Chagrin Falls
Coaches Name/Record: Michael Sweeney // 237-142
2014 Record: 17-8
Conference: Chagrin Valley Conference
Conference Record/Finish: 17-8
Division Level: II

Notable Post-Season Accomplishments:

  • 2001 - Regional Finals 
  • 2002- District Finals
  • 2013 - District Finals

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/5

Strengths of Team:

  • Pitching 
  • Experience
  • Depth in the batting order

Weakness of Team:

  • Depth
  • Team speed

Key Losses from the Class of 2014:

  • Johnny Thombs - Mount Union
  • Brennan Morell - Washington University 
  • Joey Casarona 
  • Brennan Morell - Washington University

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Tyler Kennedy, RHP/1B, R/R -  Four year letter winner. MVP of the CVC last season. Will play next year but still uncommitted. Was the No. 1 pitcher and top hitter.
  • Bryant Kennedy, 3B/RHP, R/R - Four year letter winner. Outstanding 3B and look for him to have a break out offensive year. 
  • James Sferra, 1B/3B/RHP, R/R - Three year letter winner. Has been the clean up hitter for 3 years. Has been the most consistent hitter and should have a tremendous offensive year.
  • Drew Barker, RHP/2B/OF, R/R - No. 2 pitcher that really came on at the end of last year. Expect him to have an outstanding year both on the mound and at the plate.
  • Max Maistros, SS, R/R - Solid player with baseball smarts. Very patient at the plate and gets a lot of QAB. 

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Jacob Moore, IF/RHP/C
  • Andrew Kwasny, RHP

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

  • Cole Newbauer, C/RHP/IF
  • Colin Kennedy, C/RHP/IF
  • Erik Wilson, OF/RHP/IF
  • Adam Bencko, IF/RHO

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