By Chris Valentine
PBR Ohio Scouting Director

In 2012, Canton South finished with a 25-8 record and Northeastern Buckeye Conference championship title.

Despite losing last season’s senior leader Logan Bowles (Ohio State recruit) to graduation, the Wildcats return a young and talented lineup that is expected to be one of Northeast Ohio’s finest. Head Coach Trent Mcllvain returns six players in his everyday lineup as well as four pitchers in his rotation.

The Canton South squad is headlined by sophomore outfielder and left-handed pitcher DJ Wilson, who is nationally ranked in his class. Behind the plate, Coach Mcllvain returns sophomore Conner Thomson, who caught every game as a freshman. The pitching staff will rely on the likes of Wilson, sophomore Cody Stickel, and a handful of other underclassmen.

Class of 2013

• OF, Noah Mallen

Class of 2014

• IF, Damon Wade
• UTL, Preston May
• OF, Alex Porter
• RHP, Kendall Fowler
• RHP, Jacob Newell 

Class of 2015

• OF/LHP, DJ Wilson
• C, Conner Thomson
• RHP/3B, Cody Stickel
• 1B/RHP, Garret Crum