Prep Baseball Report

2016 Team Preview: Ottawa Cyclones



Shon Plack
Kansas Scouting Director

As we prepare for the upcoming 2016 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Ottawa HS
Nickname: Cyclones
Class: Class 4A-D1
Conference: Frontier
Head Coach: Shawn Herrmann
Years as head coach at school: 13
Twitter Handle: @O_H_Sbaseball
2015 Overall Record:  16-6
2015 Conference Finish: 10-2 (1st Place) 
2015 Post-Season Finish: Lost in first round of state

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 1
Number of Returning Starters/Position Players: 5

Players with 2015 Post Season Honors
Keagan Finch
, INF, 2017
Blaine Ray
, OF, 2017 (Kansas)
Trenton Ferguson,
OF, 2017
Luke Snider,
OF, 2017

Players To Watch
Chandler Bloomer,
C
Kaleb Shaffer,
INF
Brock Huddlestun,
P/INF
Drew Bones,
UTL
Driestin Aho,
UTL

Season Outlook
After winning a conference title and making an appearance in the state playoff, the Cyclones will return five position players from a season ago.  They will return their all their outfielders, including Kansas commit, Blaine Ray.  Ray earned post season honors in 2015 and will be one of Ottawa's biggest speed threats.  Juniors Trenton Ferguson and Luke Snider will also return in the outfield and also received post season honors last spring. Junior INF Keagan Finch is a returning player with experience, giving the Cyclones a healthy list of juniors able build on the teams success in 2015. Ottawa will have several newcomers to varsity this year.  Drew Bones and Driestin Aho will be two players with versatility and the ability to play multiple defensive positions.  The Cyclones will have the experience to build on the success of the 2015 team and defend the conference title.

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