2015 Team Preview: Oak Hills
February 25, 2015
By Dylan Hefflinger and Alex Schillig
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout and Ohio Assistant Scouting Director
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2015 Team Preview: Oak Hills
School Name: Oak Hills High School
Coaches Name: Chuck Laumann
2014 Record: 18-13
Conference: GMC
Conference Record: 10-8
Division Level: I
Key Players Lost From 2014:
- Ben Laumann, INF, Thomas More
- Tyler Harley, C, Thomas More
- Jayson Essell, RHP, Thomas More
- Jake Collinsworth, OF
- Matt Baas, OF/RHP
Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/6
Strengths of Team:
- Youth
- Speed
- Pitching
- Defense
- Baseball IQ
Weaknesses of Team:
- Depth
- Hitting 1-9
- Young
Top Prospects in Class of 2015:
- Jonathon Deifel, INF/RHP, 2015, 6'0 180, R/R, Kent State Commit
- Jared Drewes, 2015, 6'1 170, INF, R/R, Thomas More Commit
- Taylor Lane, 2015, 6'3, 190, RHP/1B, R/R
- Brent Cox, 2015, 6’5, 190, RHP/3B, R/R
- Wade Deffinger, 2015, 6’0, 155, 3B/OF, R/R
- Michael Frederick, 2015, 5’9, 160, C/MIF, R/R
- Matthew Kron, 2015, 6’1, 165, 3B/MIF, R/R
Top Prospects in Class of 2016:
- Michael Hubert, 2016, LHP, 5'11 170, R/L
- Zach Doran, 2016, INF, 5'5 160, R/R
- Tyler McPeek, 2016, RHP/C, 5’10, 170, R/R
- Justin Woycke, 2016, LHP/OF, 5’11, 140, L/L
Top Prospects in Class of 2017:
- Austin Penwell, 2017, RHP, 6'2 180, R/R
Top Prospects in Class of 2018:
- Griffin Kain, 2018, OF/LHP, 6'0 170, R/R
- Nick Deifel , 2018, INF/C/RHP, 6'0 165, R/R, brother of Kent State Commit Jonathon Deifel
Notable College/MLB Alumni:
- Jonathan Sweet
- Josh Richmond
- Jake Protor
- Shea Wardell
- Scott Klingenbeck
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