Ohio Insider: All-State Teams Are Released

June 22, 2015

Graphic: Taylor Wilhelm; Photos: Dylan Hefflinger

By Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

The 2015 season was my fourth season with PBR Ohio and as with each of the previous three years, I couldn't ask for a better job. Yeah the weather could be better in March and April, but seeing these kids battle through the conditions that Ohio brings is great.

Being able to finish the season at the home of the Cleveland Indians AAA affiliate, the Columbus Clippers is a dream that all high school baseball players hope to be able to accomplish. Huntington Park is one of the finest minor league venues in all of baseball and the OHSAA and Clippers organization have done a great job of running the state final four.

Personally I want to thank all of the players, coaches, parents, media members and fans who have helped PBR Ohio and myself with coverage across the great state of Ohio.

In 2016, PBR Ohio will continue to be your one-stop spot for high school baseball news in Ohio and will look to bring you even more. Thanks again! Can't wait for the 2016 season to begin!

For all of you that are playing this summer, have a blast, work hard and use this time to make yourself better. For everyone going to play at the collegiate level, good luck! Represent your family, school and yourself as the best student-athlete you can be. For all that are just going to college or going straight to a job after high school, I wish you luck in all your future endeavors.

Below we at PBR Ohio look to bring to you our first-time All-State selections, including the 2015 All-State Elite 25, which is the "Top 25 players of the 2015 season, with some September call-ups".

To view the 2015 All-State Elite 25, click here.

To view the other Divisions All-State, click below.
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV

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PBR Ohio 2015 All-State Elite 25

Elite 25 Co-Player of the Year:

Shay Smiddy, Defiance, 2016
2015 Season: The Louisville commit had a year to remember for the Division II State Champion Defiance Bulldogs. At state, this future Cardinal was dominant. The righty went the distance in the semifinal win over Big Walnut allowing 1 run (in the 7th) on 6 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4. In the state title game the 6-foot-5 RHP got the final two outs for the save. At the plate, Smiddy went 4-7 with two singles, two doubles, two walks, two runs scored and two RBIs. Defensively at shortstop the junior was stellar, recording a tournament high eight assists. Statistics wise throughout the year, Smiddy was the head of the class as you can see...
2015 Statistics:
Pitching: 69.2 IP, 11-1, 3 SV, 6 CG, 0.50 ERA, 81 Ks.
Hitting: 33-86, .384 Avg, 5 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 27 R, 22 RBIs, 8 SB

Elite 25 Co-Player of the Year:

Grant Macciocchi, Moeller, 2015
2015 Season: The future Missouri Tiger was part of a 1A-1B punch for the Division I state champion Moeller Crusaders. During the season Macciocchi was dominant, but when the lights were the brightest this righty star would glow the brightest. Macciocchi was lights out in the Division I State Championship game. The hard-throwing righty went the distance (5 innings), allowing just three hits while shutting out a strong Westerville Central offense. Utilizing a fastball that got up to 91 MPH, the righty struck out four in the contest. At the plate, the future Tiger went 3-6, lacing two singles, a triple and a sac fly. The cleanup hitter for the Crusaders scored a run and drove in a tournament high five runs. Statistics wise, the future Tiger was dominant all season as you can see...
2015 Statistics:
Pitching: 65 IP, 10-0, 0.97 ERA, 76 Ks, 4 SHO.
Hitting: 27-65, .415 Avg, 3 2B, 3 3B, 15 R, 18 RBIs, 8 SB

Elite 25 Position Player of the Year:

DJ Wilson, Canton South, 2015
2015 Season: The speedy outfielder paced Canton South into the regional finals, where they fell to Poland Seminary. The Vanderbilt commit and 4th round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs had some gaudy numbers as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 45-89, .506 Avg, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 34 R, 29 RBIs, 22 SB, 1 K, 11 BB

Elite 25 Pitcher of the Year:

Gavin Lyon, Westerville Central, 2016
2015 Season: The future Ohio State Buckeye had a season to remember with his Westerville Central Warhawks teammates. The Warhawks went 26-7 on the season, falling to the eventual Division I state champion Moeller Crusaders in the state title game. However in the game before that, this righty was stellar on the mound in the state semifinal win over St. Ignatius. Lyon went 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (two ER) on 9 hits and a walk while striking out an impressive 12 batters.On the mound throughout the season, this junior posted some impressive numbers as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 57.1 IP, 9-0, 0.49 ERA, 111 Ks, 22 BBs

Elite 25 Co-Coach of the Year:

Tim Held, Moeller
2015 Season: Tim just finished his 8th season as the varsity head baseball coach. In those eight years, the Crusaders have made seven trips to the state final four (2011 they did not) with four state titles (2009, 2012, 2013 and 2015). Overall record is 214-34. In 2015 the Crusaders (31-3) were a constant in the #1 spot of PBR's Team Power Rankings.

Elite 25 Co-Coach of the Year:

Tom Held, Defiance
2015 Season: Tom just finished his 17th season with the Bulldogs and has a record of 437-70 at Defiance (640-143 overall). This is his 4th trip to the final four (2002, 2010, 2013 & 2015 and 2nd title in the past three years (2013 & 2015). Defiance (28-5) started out as the #2 ranked team and finished with the Division II State championship. After reeling off an 8-game winning streak to start the season, the Bulldogs lost 2 out of 3 games, but a couple of changes in the lineup and Defiance won 19 of its last 21 games.

PBR Ohio 2015 Division I All-State

Division I Player of the Year:

Grant Macciocchi, Moeller, 2015
2015 Season: The future Missouri Tiger was part of a 1A-1B punch for the Division I state champion Moeller Crusaders. During the season Macciocchi was dominant, but when the lights were the brightest this righty star would glow the brightest. Macciocchi was lights out in the Division I State Championship game. The hard-throwing righty went the distance (5 innings), allowing just three hits while shutting out a strong Westerville Central offense. Utilizing a fastball that got up to 91 MPH, the righty struck out four in the contest. At the plate, the future Tiger went 3-6, lacing two singles, a triple and a sac fly. The cleanup hitter for the Crusaders scored a run and drove in a tournament high five runs. Statistics wise, the future Tiger was the head of the class as you can see...
2015 Statistics:
Pitching: 65 IP, 10-0, 0.97 ERA, 76 Ks, 4 SHO.
Hitting: 27-65, .415 Avg, 3 2B, 3 3B, 15 R, 18 RBIs, 8 SB

Division I Position Player of the Year:

Cam Comer, Olentangy Liberty, 2015
2015 Season: This future Virginia Cavalier was pitched around as much as anyone in the state, as you can see with his 31 walks on the season. Despite being pitched around all season, the left-handed hitting catcher posted some outstanding numbers as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 37-81, .457 Avg, 8 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 41 R, 24 RBIs, 16 SB, 31 BB

Division I Pitcher of the Year:

Gavin Lyon, Westerville Central, 2016
2015 Season: The future Ohio State Buckeye had a season to remember with his Westerville Central Warhawks teammates. The Warhawks went 26-7 on the season, falling to the eventual Division I state champion Moeller Crusaders in the state title game. However in the game before that, this righty was stellar on the mound in the state semifinal win over St. Ignatius. Lyon went 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (two ER) on 9 hits and a walk while striking out an impressive 12 batters.On the mound throughout the season, this righty posted some gaudy numbers as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 57.1 IP, 9-0, 0.49 ERA, 111 Ks, 22 BBs

Division I Coach of the Year:

Greg Pickard, Wadsworth
2015 Season: Greg Pickard and the Wadsworth Grizzlies finished the 2015 season with a 27-1 record, winning its first 27 games. Despite falling to perennial power Walsh Jesuit in the tournament, the Grizzlies had a season to remember in 2015.

PBR Ohio 2015 Division II All-State

Division II Player of the Year:

Division II Position Player of the Year:

Division II Pitcher of the Year:

Austin Cline, Benjamin Logan, 2015
2015 Season: The Dayton commit had a season to remember with his Benjamin Logan teammates. On the mound, this righty posted some outstanding numbers as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 52.1 IP, 9-0, 1 SV, 0.27 ERA, 73 Ks

Division II Co-Coach of the Year:

Rich Murray, Poland Seminary
2015 Season: Rich Murray led the Bulldogs to the final four for the second time in school history (1983). Finishing as the state runner-up, with a 28-4 record, the 2015 Bulldogs had a year to remember.

Division II Co-Coach of the Year:

Jeff Inselmann, Bryan
2015 Season: Jeff Inselmann and the Bryan Golden Bears may not have gotten to the regional finals like they did during the 2014 season, but being able to watch the development of this team and team comradery of the nine seniors and the young enthusiastic Inselmann was a thing of beauty. Despite losing to their team rival, Defiance (the State Champs), in the tournament, the Golden Bears finished with an impressive 26-4 record.

PBR Ohio 2015 Division III All-State

Division III Player of the Year:

Xavier Harris, Mount. Gilead, 2015
2015 Season: This right-handed pitcher and outfielder was dominant on the mound and at the plate during the spring. The strongly built senior mashed at the plate while shutting down the opposition when he was on the mound as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 37-79, .480 Avg, 10 2B, 1 HR, 30 R, 18 RBIs, 18 SB. 72 IP, 0.48 ERA, 93 K, 14 BB

Division III Position Player of the Year:

Ross Adolph, Van Buren, 2015
2015 Season: The University of Toledo commit paced the Van Buren offense all season and will look to do the same for the Rockets in 2016. Statistically the left-handed hitting outfielder did it all as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 50-84, .595 Avg, 6 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 58 R, 25 RBIs, 26 SB

Division III Pitcher of the Year:

Patrick Murphy, Canton Central Catholic, 2015
2015 Season: The Marshall commit was the ace of the Division III state champion's, Canton Central Catholic. The southpaw was dominant during the tournament and showed that on the biggest state in Columbus. In the state semifinal, Murphy flat-out dominant in the semis, throwing a one-hitter while walking three. The southpaw also struck out nine while sitting in the mid-to-upper 80s with the fastball for the Crusaders. Statistics wise in 2015 this lefty excelled as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 62 IP, 9-1, 0.90 ERA, 90 Ks, 18 BB

Division III Co-Coach of the Year:

Ron Rightnowar, Genoa Area
2015 Season: Ron Rightnowar was able to guide the Comets to the final four for just the third time in school history. Despite falling in the state semifinal, the Comets finished with an outstanding 25-4 record.

Division III Co-Coach of the Year:

Michael Estep, Wheelersburg
2015 Season: Coach Estep has helped make the Wheelersburg a perennial power in whichever division they are in that season. The Pirates have reached Columbus seven times in the past eight seasons, and with that type a pressure comes great coaching. Michael Estep had the Pirated ranked #1 this season while finishing with a 26-2 record.

PBR Ohio 2015 Division IV All-State

Division IV Player of the Year:

Cameron Alldred, Cincinnati Country Day, 2015
2015 Season: The switch-handed hitting first baseman and left-handed pitcher led the Indians of Cincinnati Country Day to an outstanding season. The Indians finished 24-4, bowing out in the regional final. Statistics wise, Alldred was the head of the class as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 40-78, .513 Avg, 15 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 35 R, 30 RBIs, 6 SB. 57 IP, 7-1, 1 SV, 0.37 ERA, 86 Ks

Division IV Position Player of the Year:

Blaze Glenn, Toronto, 2016
2015 Season: The smooth swinging shortstop paced the Red Knights, who finished 23-3, falling to Berlin Hiland in the district final. At the plate the junior posted some outstanding numbers as you can see...
2015 Statistics: .583 Avg, 11 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 47 R, 32 RBIs, 29 SB

Division IV Pitcher of the Year:

Clyde Yoder, Berlin Hiland, 2015
2015 Season: The Malone commit had a season to remember with his Berlin Hiland Hawks teammates. The Hawks went 28-3 on the season, falling to the eventual Division IV state champion Newark Catholic Green Wave. On the mound, this righty posted some gaudy number as you can see...
2015 Statistics: 58 IP, 8-0, 0.60 ERA, 89 K, 19 BB

Division IV Co-Coach of the Year:

Dusty Pester, Miller City
2015 Season: Dusty had a senior-laden ball club that was ready to have an outstanding season and that is what they did in 2015. Despite a heartbreaking loss in the district finals to Hicksville, coach Pester and the Wildcats finished 2015 with a 25-3 record.

Division IV Co-Coach of the Year:

Jerry Kaup, Fort Recovery
2015 Season: Jerry Kaup and the Fort Recovery Indians reached Columbus and the State Final Four for the first time since 1953, falling to the eventual state champion Newark Catholic Green Wave. The 2015 Indians of Fort Recovery finished with a 25-6 record and had a year they will never forget.