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2024 Spring Team Preview: Archbishop Moeller Crusaders

February 1, 2024
Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/Scout and Senior Writer

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With 2023 now in the past, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2024. Starting in February, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

To view the full list of 2024 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2024 Team Preview, click here.

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2024 Spring Team Preview: Archbishop Moeller Crusaders

Team Name: Archbishop Moeller Crusaders
Head Coach: Tim Held
Division: I
2023 Record: 31-3
2023 Tourney Finish: Division I State Champion
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 1/5

Coach Outlook: "The 2024 team will be anchored by its strong pitching staff. We return a lot of talented and experienced arms from our 2023 state championship team. Our defense will be athletic and our offense will be good, it just needs reps to get in to a groove."

2024 Team Strengths:

  • Starting Pitching
  • Defense
  • Offense

Top Returning Players:

  • Kellan Klosterman, RHP, '24, Notre Dame recruit - 4-1 2.42 ERA, 53 K, 22 BB
  • Zion Theophilus, RHP, '25, LSU recruit - 7-0, 1.36 ERA, 61 K, 13 BB
  • Luke Pappano, LHP/OF, '25, Ole Miss recruit - 6-0, 0.91 ERA 47 K, 11 BB | .250 AVG, 6 R, 1 RBI, 4 SB
  • Carter Christenson, MIF, '25, Ohio State recruit - .300 AVG, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 R, 14 RBI, 3 SB
  • David Hagen, RHP, '24, West Virginia recruit
  • Tyler Heflin, RHP, '24, Youngstown State recruit
  • Will McCullough, OF, '24, Davidson recruit
  • Sam Scuglik, RHP, '24, Ashland recruit 

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Kellan Klosterman (Video Below)
  • David Hagen
  • Tyler Heflin
  • Will McCullough
  • Sam Scuglik
  • Forrest Day, INF/OF, Centre College recruit
  • Evan Scott, RHP, Maine recruit

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Zion Theophilus
  • Luke Pappano
  • Carter Christenson
  • Griffin Booth, C, Air Force recruit
  • Charlie Valencic, INF, Radford recruit
  • Jackson Porta, OF
  • Cooper Ridley, OF

Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Matt Ponatoski, INF
  • Conner Cuozzo, INF

Class of 2027 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Noah Goettke, OF
  • Donovan Glosser, C/OF

A Look Back At The 2023 Season:

To view the 2023 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2023 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To View the 2023 PBR All-State Teams click below:

    To view the 2023 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

    To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

      To view the 2023 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

      A Look Back At The 2022 Season:

      To view the 2022 Team Previews, click here.

      To view the 2022 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

      To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

      To View the 2022 PBR All-State Teams click below:

        To view the 2022 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

        To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

          To view the 2022 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click here.

          A Look Back At The 2021 Season:

          To view the 2021 Team Previews, click here.

          To view the 2021 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

          To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

          To View the 2021 PBR All-State Teams click below:

          To view the 2021 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

          To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

          To view the 2021 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click below:

                    A Look Back At What Would've Been The 2020 Season:

                    To view each of the parts to the No 'Last Dance' Series, click below:

                    To view the 2020 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the 2020 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

                    To view the 2020 Virtual Ohio High School State Tournament/Preseason Team Rankings, click here.

                    A Look Back At The Last Decade:

                    To view the Ohio High School All-Decade Team 2010-2019, click here.

                    A Look Back At The 2019 Season:

                    To view the 2019 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                    To view the 2019 All-State Teams, click below.

                    To view the 2019 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

                    A Look Back At The 2018 Season:

                    To view the 2018 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                    To view the 2018 All-State Teams, click below.

                    To view the 2018 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

                    A Look Back At The 2017 Season:

                    To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.

                    To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

                    To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.

                    To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

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