Prep Baseball Minnesota 2024 High School Preview: Northfield Raiders
March 24, 2024
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2024 High School season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
NORTHFIELD RAIDERS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Team: Northfield
Nickname: Raiders
X: @NHSbaseballMN
Class: 3A
Conference: Big 9
Head Coach: Josh Spitzack
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 2 years (19-7)
2023 Overall Record: 19-7
2023 Post-Season Finish: Lost in Section Finals
# of Returning Starters: 4
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 1
# of Starters Lost: 4
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 3
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Austin Koep OF / 3B / Northfield, MN / 2024Rankings StateRank: 147 / POS: 23
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Seth Thompson SS / RHP / Northfield, MN / 2025Rankings StateRank: 36 / POS: 5
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Aaron Reisetter C / Northfield, MN / 2024
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Grant Hutton RHP / Northfield, MN / 2024
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Tegan Mellgren OF / Northfield, MN / 2024
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Gabe Heinritz 2B / NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH, MN / 2024
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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
Joey Glampe
Luke Johnson
Ethan Lanthier
Blake Mellgren
Cole Stanchina
Ryan Bell
Joey Malecha
Spencer Mellgren
Tyler Hughes
2024 OUTLOOK
”We return a talented group of seniors who helped us have quite a bit of success last year and we have some younger guys who should be ready to step up and contribute as well. We lost some key pitchers from last year's team so we will need guys to fill those spots, but we should have a tough lineup 1-9 that has a good mix of speed and power. If we continue to focus on our team culture and play for each other we should have a chance for another successful season.” - Josh Spitzack, Head Coach