Prep Baseball Report

Nordonia Knights


Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Editor In Chief/Scout

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With the 2018 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 mid-January, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

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2018 Spring Team Preview: Nordonia Knights

Team Name: Nordonia Knights
Head Coach: Drew Hoisington
Division: I
2017 Record: 15-11
Conference Record: Suburban (National), 10-4 - 2nd Place
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/7

2018 Team Strengths:

  • Pitching (Starting/Relief)
  • Defense
  • Baserunning

Coach Outlook: The expectation is contending for a conference title and district championship. Both of those expectations are attainable. We return most of our staff that comes off a season with a 2.10 ERA and have 6 of our 9 starters returning.

PBR Outlook: The Nordonia Knights and coach Drew Hoisington return 6 starters and have high expectations after some success in 2017.

Top Returning Players:

  • Robby Levak: 2B, 2019, 5’11/200, R/R
  • Brendan O'Donnell: OF/C, 2019, 5’7/160, R/R
  • Mason Mimms: 1B, 2018, - Committed to Tri-C
  • Mike Hamrick: C/OF/RHP, 2020, 6’1/180, R/R - Video Below
  • Sammy Spagnola: RHP, 2018, 5’11/205, R/R

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.

A Look Back At 2016 Preseason Articles:

To view the 2016 Team Previews, click here.
To view the 2016 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

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.