2024 Spring Team Preview: St. Xavier Bombers
January 30, 2024
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2024 Spring Team Preview: St. Xavier Bombers
Team Name: St. Xavier Bombers
Head Coach: Don DiGiacomo
Division: I
2023 Record: 14-14
2023 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to West Clermont
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/7
Coach Outlook: "St. X will build on the returning arms of Brady Fitzpatrick, Marty Geppert, Jackson Campbell, Dylan Thompson and All-League/All-City, two-way player, Sophomore Jack Ryan. A core of talented young players will add depth to a solid senior class including returning starters Jack O'Malley and Andrew Weber."
2024 Team Strengths:
- Starting Pitching
- Team Speed
- Aggressive Play Style
Top Returning Players:
- Jack Ryan, 1B/INF/OF/RHP, 2026, 6-2/185 lbs, L/R. 1-year starter, team captain, All District/All League. 2023 Season stats .354, .914 OPS, 5 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI, 16 R, 7 SB. 5-3, 3.05 ERA, 45 K, 14 BB, 39.0 IP.
- Jack O'Malley, LF, 2024, 6-1/190 lbs, L/R. 1-year starter. Played 2B and OF last season and will move to OF full time this year. 2023 Season stats .243, .706 OPS, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB.
- Marty Geppert, RHP, 2024, 6-6/195 lbs, R/R. 2-year varsity player. Battled injuries last season, expected to be mainstay in rotation. Former George Mason commit. 2023 stats 2-0, 5.83 ERA, 15 K, 18 BB, 12.0 IP.
- Brady Fitzpatrick, LHP, 2024, 6-2/190 lbs, L/L. 2-year varsity player. Experienced a freak injury last year that sidelined him for most of the season, expects to be one of the arms we lean on. Ball State Commit. 2023 stats 0-2, 11.45 ERA, 6 K, 10 BB, 7.1 IP.
- Jackson Campbell, RHP, 2024, 5-11/170 lbs, R/R. 1-year varsity player. Carried a large workload last season out of the bullpen, expected to be a guy we lean on in high leverage situations. 2023 season stats 0-0, 1 SV, 1.75 ERA, 14 K, 9 BB, 20.0 IP.
- Matthew Hoerst, 3B/RHP, 2025, 6-2/210 lbs, R/R. Started at 3B for last 5 games, will be our everyday 3B this season. 2023 season stats .385, .962 OPS, 1 2B. 0-0, 5.25 ERA, 1.1 IP. Andrew Weber, CF, 2024, 6-0/175 lbs, R/R. 1-year starter. 3-sport athlete, provides elite CF defense, profiles as everyday CF this season. 2023 season stats .127, .383 OPS, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB.
- Dylan Thompson, RHP, 2024, 6-2/180, R/R. Made 1 varsity appearance last season, 1.0 IP, 1 ER.
- Tommy Jewell, C/INF/OF/RHP, 2025, 6-1/180, R/R. 1-year varsity player, battled injuries most of last season, only allowed him to play in a few games. 2023 stats 0 H, 6 AB, 8 R. 0-0, 3.50 ERA, 4 K, 4 BB, 2.0 IP.
Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Jack O'Malley
- Marty Geppert
- Brady Fitzpatrick
- Jackson Campbell
- Andrew Weber
- Dylan Thompson
- Will Lutmer, OF/RHP, 2024, 6-2/180, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Michael Zipperer, 1B/OF/RHP, 2024, 6-3/190, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Ted Hammond, 1B/DH/RHP, 2024, 6-5/277, R/R. First year varsity player, committed to Michigan for football.
- Ben McDonald, LHP, 2024, 6-0/170 lbs, L/L. First year varsity player.
Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Matthew Hoerst
- Tommy Jewell
- Adam Zinser, INF/RHP, 2025, 5-11/160, R/R. Transfer from Texas.
- Henry Isaac, 2B/3B/OF/RHP, 2025, 5-11/170, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Ethan Donovan, RHP, 2025, 6-1/170, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Simeon Betts, OF, 2025, 6-2/180, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Alex Jarczyk, C, 2025, 5-8/160, R/R. First year varsity player.
Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Jack Ryan (Video Below)
- Braden Bricking, C/INF, 2026, 5-10/170, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Jackson Sherrard, C, 2026, 5-10/170, R/R. First year varsity player.
- Dillon Brus, OF/LHP, 2026, 6-0/170, L/L. First year varsity player.
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.
- State Final Four Roundup
- 10th Annual OHSAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- State Final Four Scout Blog
To View the 2023 PBR All-State Teams click below:
- Elite 25
- Division I
- Division II
- Division III
- Division IV
- Regional Teams
- Class of 2023 Team
- Class of 2024 Team
- Class of 2025 Team
- Class of 2026 Team
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:
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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.
- State Final Four Roundup
- State Final Four Scouting Notebook
- News, notes and numbers from each of the top prospects at state
- ABC's of the OHSAA State Tournament
- 6th Annual Top 22 All-Tournament Team
To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.
To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.
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