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Division II Archbold District Preview

May 22, 2014

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By Dylan Hefflinger
Senior Writer/NW Scout

Districts championships around the state of Ohio are always difficult. Playing back-to-back days and using your one, two, three and possibly fourth pitcher on your staff really shows the talent of a program.

That being said the Archbold District boasts some of the top talent in NW Ohio and in Division II as No. 5 Defiance squares off against No. 4 Wauseon in game one at 4:30 PM and No. 13 Napoleon faces No. 23 Bryan in game two following the first in Archbold.

The winners will play on Saturday with the victors of that game going go the Tiffin Regional.

Defiance, 22-5Dom Gentile, 3B, Defiance, 2014

The Defiance Bulldogs are the defending Division II state championship and have traditionally been a top program in the entire state year in and year out. Head coach Tom Held has a career record of 407-64 in his 16 years at Defiance and has averaged 25+ wins a year. Defiance was the number one ranked team in the preseason rankings this season.

 

 

 

Wauseon, 21-5Axel Bueter vs Defiance

The Wauseon Indians were ranked number 4 in the preseason rankings and are playing their best baseball this season as they have won 10 games in a row, including a 7-2 win over Defiance. Wauseon also defeated Napoleon 9-5 and Bryan 2-0 so they would presumably be the favorite.

 

 

 

 

Napoleon, 16-9Michael Gilliland vs Bryan

Napoleon was a surprise to most in the preseason rankings as they started number 20, but a big opening week, where they defeated Defiance 2-1, helping put the Wildcats on peoples radars. Napoleon has been ranked as high as No. 3 in the week four rankings.

 

 

 

 

 

Bryan, 18-8Derek Knisely catching vs Napoleon

The Bryan Golden Bears started the season ranked number 19 in the preseason rankings and jumped all the way up to number four after a big weekend which included a 10-5 win over Napoleon. Bryan had a few rough losses including a 2-0 loss to Wauseon but are playing well now and will prove to be a threat to all four teams. 

 

 

 

So I spoke of talent before, well here is a look at the possible lineups, rotation and stats for each team.

Defiance, 22-5

The Defiance Bulldogs have a team BA of .319, scoring 182 runs. The Bulldogs projected lineup looks as follows.Austin Hancock vs Lima Bath

  1. Dom Gentile, 3B, .375 BA, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 24 runs, 27 RBIs, 20 SB.
  2. Wes Detter, LF, .341 BA.
  3. Austin Hancock, pictured right, P, .375 BA, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 30 runs, 21 RBIs, 21 SB.
  4. Tyler Weaver, DH, .455 BA, 17 RBIs.
  5. Shay Smiddy, SS, .424 BA, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 19 runs, 13 RBIs, 6 SB.
  6. Derek Turner, 1B, .297 BA, 12 doubles, 2 HRs, 20 runs, 22 RBIs, 9 SB.
  7. Boo Sierra, 2B, .267 BA, 18 runs, 13 RBIs, 16 SB.
  8. Jimmy Bauer, RF, .255 BA, 17 runs, 11 RBIs, 6 SB.
  9. Jacob Green, CF, .323 BA, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 19 runs, 8 SB.
  10. Gage Cordray playing catcher while being hit for.

 

On the mound the Bulldogs have a team ERA of 1.55 with 215 Ks in 184.2 IP. The rotation looks as follows:

  1. Austin Hancock, RHP, 7-1, 59 IP, 49 Ks, 17 BB, 1.07 ERA.
  2. Derek Turner, RHP, 6-1, 53 IP, 62 Ks, 15 BB, 1.58 ERA.
  3. Shay Smiddy, RHP, 6-1, 34.2 IP, 39 K, 20 BB, 1.82 ERA.
  4. Jacob Green, RHP, 3-1, 21 IP, 33 K, 15 BB, 2.33 ERA.
  5. Mike Hendricks, RHP, 17 IP, 32 K, 12 BB, 1.65 ERA.

Wauseon, 21-5

The Wauseon Indians have a team BA of .328, scoring 191 runs. The Indians projected lineup looks as follows.Ty Suntken vs Bryan

  1. Ty Suntken, pictured right, P, .457 BA, 10 doubles, 1 HR, 35 runs, 17 RBIs, 22 BB, 26 SB.
  2. Jacob Newlove, 1B, .352 BA, 9 doubles, 27 runs, 17 RBIs.
  3. Axel Bueter, CF, .405 BA, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 HRs, 27 runs, 20 RBIs, 17 SB.
  4. Clay Tefft, 3B, .310 BA, 5 doubles, 15 runs, 17 RBIs.
  5. JJ Kauffman, SS, .347 BA, 4 doubles, 15 runs, 13 RBIs.
  6. Nate Suntken, LF, .286 BA, 2 HRs, 18 runs, 22 RBIs.
  7. Josh Kauffman, C, .338 BA, 4 doubles, 15 runs, 13 RBIs.
  8. Caleb Andrews, 2B, .182 BA.
  9. Brady Rupp, RF, .212 BA.

 

On the hill the Indians have a team ERA of 1.44 with 193 Ks in 164.2 IP. The rotation looks as follows:

  1. Ty Suntken, RHP, 7-0, 46 IP, 15 hits, 80 Ks, 16 BB, 0.00 ERA, 3 R, 0.67 WHIP.
  2. Axel Bueter, LHP, 4-0, 32 IP, 13 hits, 50 Ks, 48 BB, 2.18 ERA, 1.90 WHIP.
  3. Clay Tefft, RHP, 34.2 IP, 23 Ks, 17 BB, 2.22 ERA, 1.44 WHIP.
  4. Nate Suntken, RHP, 28 IP, 27 Ks, 13 BB, 1.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP.
  5. Peyton Shadbolt, RHP, 12 IP.

Napoleon, 16-9

The Napoleon Wildcats have a team BA of .285, scoring 128 runs. The Wildcats projected lineup looks as follows:

Zach Willeman vs Perrysburg

  1. Michael Gilliland, 2B, .371 BA, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 17 runs, 7 SB.
  2. Tyler Torrez, LF, .346 BA, 6 doubles, 15 RBIs, 17 runs, 11 SB.
  3. Jacob Lerch, CF, .351 BA, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 13 RBIs, 20 runs, 13 SB.
  4. Zach Willeman, pictured right, 1B, .290 BA, 13 RBIs, 12 runs, 6 SB.
  5. Zach Fielder, 3B, .271 BA, 2 HRs, 15 RBIs.
  6. Layne Schnitz-Paxton, SS, .220 BA.
  7. Zach Leatherman, 1B, .306 BA, 11 RBIs.
  8. Bryant Schlade, C, .359 BA, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR.
  9. Zach Strall, RF, .220 BA.
  10. Wes Rickenberg, P

 

On the hill the Wildcats have a team ERA of 2.50 with 231 Ks in 170.2 IP. The rotation looks as follows:

  1. Zach Willeman, RHP, 56.1 IP, 19 hits (all singles), 106 K, 17 BB, 0.49 ERA, 0.639 WHIP.
  2. Wes Rickenberg, RHP, 45.1 IP, 24 hits (all singles), 51 Ks, 31 BB, 1.54 ERA, 1.21 WHIP.
  3. Layne Schnitz-Paxton, RHP, 44.2 IP, 56 Ks, 32 BB, 3.91 ERA, 1.52 WHIP.
  4. Tyler Torrez, RHP, 17 IP, 16 K, 2 BB.

Bryan, 18-8

The Napoleon Wildcats have a team BA of .314, scoring 165 runs. The Golden Bears projected lineup looks as follows:Bailey Martin vs PH

  1. Deylen Miley, 2B, .356 BA, 6 doubles, 25 runs.
  2. Derek Knisely, C, .351 BA, 21 runs.
  3. Nate Rau, SS, .321 BA, 21 runs.
  4. Jordan Bostater, 1B, .461 BA, 14 doubles, 7 triples, 40 RBIs, 31 runs.
  5. Austin Martin, LF, .340 BA, 15 RBIs.
  6. Ian Morr, DH, .316 BA, 15 RBIs.
  7. Kyle Rupp, CF, .291 BA, 9 runs, 6 SB.
  8. Paris Creek, 3B, .259 BA, 11 runs.
  9. Thomas Martin, RF, .259 BA, 12 runs

 

On the hill the Bryan Golden Bears have a team ERA of 2.49 with 184 Ks in 174 IP. The rotation looks as follows:

  1. Bailey Martin, pictured right, RHP, 4-3, 44 IP, 24 hits, 54 K, 26 BB, 1.11 ERA, 1.13 WHIP.
  2. Jordan Bostater, RHP, 3-2, 38.1 IP, 24 hits, 31 K, 22 BB, 2.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP.
  3. Deylen Miley, RHP, 2-0, 21 IP, 12 hits, 36 K, 10 BB, 2.00 ERA, 1.04 WHIP.
  4. Kyle Rupp, RHP, 4-2, 21.2 IP, 20 K, 8 BB, 3.23 ERA, 1.66 WHIP.
  5. Bryce Alabata, LHP, 15.2 IP, 2.68 ERA, 1.53 WHIP.
  6. Nate Rau, RHP, 14.2 IP, 16 K, 4 BB, 3.34 ERA, 1.43 WHIP.
  7. Paris Creek, RHP, 12 IP, 15 K, 6 BB.