2015 Team Preview: Bishop Heelan Crusaders

May 24, 2015

By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

As we prepare for the upcoming 2015 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Bishop Heelan
Nickname: Crusaders
Class: 3A
League: Missouri River Activities Conference
Head Coach: Andy Osborne
Years as Head Coach at School: 7
2014 Overall Record: 31-8
2014 League Record: 21-3
2014 League Finish: Conference Champions
2014 Post-Season Finish: Lost in Sub-State Finals

Returning Starters: 4
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 4

Starters Lost: 6
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 2

TOP SENIOR(S)
2015, Dalton Sauce, RHP/IF- U. of Mary commit, 2nd Team All-District
2015, Nick McCann, IF- U. of Mary commit, 1st Team All-District
2015, Drew Kasperbauer, RHP/IF- Morningside commit, 2nd Team All-District
2015, Connor Gill, RHP/1B

UNDERCLASS PLAYERS TO WATCH
2016, Will Karrer, RHP/OF
2016, Bailey McBride, C

2015 OUTLOOK
The Crusaders lost a ton of star power in the 2014 graduating class but the program should not experience too much drop-off with the return of key players and an influx of exciting young prospects into the varsity program.

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2015 Team Preview: Bishop Heelan Crusaders

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