2024 Spring Team Preview: Toledo St. Francis de Sales Knights
January 29, 2024
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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.
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2024 Spring Team Preview: Toledo St. Francis de Sales Knights
Team Name: Toledo St. Francis de Sales Knights
Head Coach: Bobby Edgell
Division: I
2023 Record: 20-7
2023 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to Findlay
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/6
Coach Outlook: "2024 will be unique to us, since we have joined the CHSL in Michigan. The schedule in the league and out is very challenging and we hope that it will make us battle tested."
2024 Team Strengths:
- Speed
- Pitching Depth
- Defense
- Improved offense
Top Returning Players:
- Drew Tucker 3B/SS/RHP, 2025 5-8/160, 2 year starter Last years stats- .359 AVG, 2 2B, 2 3B, 21 RBI, 15 R, 20 SB. 2-2, 2.71, 10 K, 10 BB.
- Mana Bublick 1B/RHP, 2024 6-2/210, 4 year Starter, Hillsdale commit. Last years stats- .189 Avg, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB, 1-1 2.05, 23 K, 16 BB.
- Nick Hood 2B/SS/C 2026 5-7 165, 2 year starter, Last years stats- .500 1 2B, 7 RBI, 6 R, 3 SB (played in only 10 games last year due to injury)
- Derek Dzienny INF, 2024 6-0 170 3 year starter, Last years stats- .265 2 2B, 1 3B, 13 RBI, 25 R, 21 BB, 27 SB.
- Gabe Lisowski OF/C/RHP 2025 5-10 175, 2 year starter, Last years stats- .288, 2 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI, 14 R, 7 SB.
- Brady Mitchey C/2B 2026 5-7 160, 2 year starter, Last years stats- .278 4 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB (missed last 10 games due to injury)
Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Mana Bublick
- Derek Dzienny
Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Drew Tucker (Video Below)
- Gabe Lisowski
- Collin Hennessey
Class of 2026 Prospects To Keep Eye On:
- Nick Hood
- Brady Mitchey
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:
- March 27-April 4 | April 5-11 | April 12-18 | April 19-25 | April 26-May 2 | May 3-May 9 | May 10-16 | May 17-23 | May 24-31
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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