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2016 Spring Team Preview: Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs

March 7, 2016

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By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout

With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage throughout the entire state.

Starting February 1st, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

To view the full list of 2016 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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2016 Spring Team Preview: Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs

Team Name: Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs
Head Coach: Aaron DeBord, 35-46
Division: I
2015 Record: 9-16   
Conference Record: Suburban League (1st year 2016) / 2015 - Northeast Ohio Conference, 1-9
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/7

2016 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching
  • Catching
  • Middle INF

2016 Team Weaknesses:

  • Leadership
  • Varsity Hitting Experience
  • Outfield

Coach Outlook: "This season we will have a young team, but we will have an experienced pitching staff. We return 7 kids who threw varsity innings last year including my #1 and #2 pitchers Jake Dohar and Jeremy Parton. We also have depth in the bullpen with 2 senior arms who threw 20+ innings last season in Logan Huffman and Frankie Peck. Behind the plate we have a 3-year letter winner in Owen Fankhauser. I believe that if we can manufacture runs our pitching and defense will lead us to a successful season."

PBR Outlook: Coach Aaron DeBord and the Bulldogs have a nice mix of upper and lower classmen that look to contribute in 2016. With the arms returning for Stow-Munroe Falls, look for them to be competitive in 2016.

Owen FankhauserTop Returning Players:

  • Owen Fankhauser (pictured right), C, R/R, 3 year starter, returning captain, great bat, solid defensively, team guy
    -.250 BA, 18 hits, 1 HR, 10 RBIs 9 SB in 2015
  • Jake Dohar, LHP/CF, L/F, locates great on the hill, controls 3 pitches well, works deep into games
  • Jeremy Parton, RHP/3B, R/R,
    -30 2/3 IP last season, 3.65 ERA, 23 Ks, 10 BB
  • Matt Conger, UTIL, R/R, solid bat, quick hands, above average fielder, power bat
    -1/4 on varsity last year. Played a lot of D for us but did not hit much. Big expectations for this season
  • Nick O’Verko, RHP/2B, R/R, + fastball on the hill, good curveball, fields quicker than his times would show
  • Scott Swango, C/1B, R/R, excellent bat, frames the ball well
    -.378 Avg, 14 hits, 6 RBIs in 2015
  • Frankie Peck, RHP, R/R, great work ethic, excellent in relief 
    -15 1/3 IP last season, 5.1 ERA, 13 Ks, 7 BB
  • Logan Huffman, RHP, R/R, excellent in relief
    -11 1/3 IP last season, 2.47 ERA, 9 Ks, 7 BB

Top Players – Class of 2016:

Nick O'VerkoTop Players – Class of 2017:

  • Matt Conger, UTIL
  • Nick O’Verko (pictured right), RHP/2B
    -20 IP last season, 4.8 ERA, 15 K’s, 18 BB
  • Max Stillisano, INF, R/R solid utility INF, above average defensively
    -JV last season
  • Nick Kollar, OF/RHP, R/R
    .286 avg in limited varsity ab’s
  • Jordan Jolly, OF, L/R
    -JV last season
  • Jack Miller, RHP, R/R
    -JV last season

Collin LangTop Underclassmen:

  • Collin Lang (pictured right), SS/RHP, R/R, SS/RHP, great range/hands, limited varsity experience as a freshman, will get varsity innings on the hill this season too.
  • Eric Schilling, 1B/RHP, R/R, 1B/RHP, limited varsity experience as a freshman, will get varsity innings this season.
  • Brett Rhodes, LHP/OF, L/L OF/LHP, solid hitter, commands the ball well on the hill and will get varsity innings on the hill this season too.
  • Thomas McLaughlin, 2B/3B/OF, L/R, 3B, great range/hands, above average lefty hitter
  • Drew Bradley, C, R/R, likely 2017 starting C, limited varsity experience as a freshman, will compete for everyday job
  • Jarod Zavodnik, RHP/INF, R/R, possible Varsity arm
  • Nick Arlequeeuw, C/OF/RHP, R/R, Incredible arm from OF, potential power bat
  • Evan Bainbridge, P

 

A Look Back At 2015 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2015 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2015 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.


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