2014 OHSAA State Final Four Preview - Division I
June 5, 2014
By Dylan Hefflinger
Managing Editor/NW Scout
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2014 OHSAA state final four Preview - division i
Gahanna Lincoln (17-13) vs. North Royalton (21-7) at Huntington Park, Friday, 10 a.m.
Gahanna Lincoln (17-13)
Coaches Names:
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Head Coach: Mike Shade
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Assistant Varsity Coach: Drew Caldwell
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Assistant Varsity Coach: Kollin Evans
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Assistant Varsity Coach: Thomas Balla
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JV Coach: Scott Meadows
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Freshman Coach: Sean Mittelman
Interesting Facts:
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Gahanna Lincoln is back to Columbus for the second year in a row.
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Gahanna Lincoln has won 5 District titles in the last 7 years.
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The Lions were the No. 11 seed out of the Central District this year.
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University of Kentucky commit Evan White has played in 4 straight District Title games and has won 3 of them. Along with that, Evan helped to lead his team last season to a State Final Four appearance and finished with a 1st Team All Ohio accomplishment as well. Evan has been named All League and All District in all of his 4 seasons.
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The Lions currently have 12 former players on active collegiate rosters and one playing in the Texas Rangers organization.
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Gahanna Lincoln has five players committed to college baseball programs for next season as well.
Top Hitters:
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Evan White, University of Kentucky commit . Lee has reached bases safely in all 30 games. .495 BA, 48 hits, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HR, 35 runs, 43 RBIs, 21 BB
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Zach Baumann, on a 10 game hitting streak and has hit safely in 27 of 30 games. Baumann has set the school records for hits in a season with 56 and counting. .463 BA, 56 hits, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 2 HR, 41 runs, 26 RBIs, 7 SB
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Kain Lowe, C, .284 BA, 25 hits, 2 doubles, 14 runs, 23 RBIs
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Bradley Hull, SS, Oakland University commit, .438 BA, 42 hits, 2 doubles, 18 runs, 15 RBIs, 9 SB
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Brayden Callihan, 2B, .313 BA, 20 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 15 runs, 12 RBIs
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Cole Carey, 3B, .306 BA, 26 hits, 20 runs, 16 RBIs
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Jake Hendricks, CF, .222 BA
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Doland Martin, LF, .258 BA, 6 doubles, 17 runs, 21 RBIs
Top Pitchers:
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Boomer Lowe, Sinclair CC commit
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Mason Daniels, Elon University commit
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Cole Gibson, Oakland University commit
No. 40 North Royalton (19-7)
Coach Name: Brad Klingbeil
Interesting Facts: *** These are stats and facts from the regional preview
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1st trip to the state final four.
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North Royalton has made it to regionals four times. 1954, 2005, 2006 and now 2014.
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Garrett Strom (OF) earned Northeast Ohio Conference Co-Player of the year for his play in Centerfield.
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NOC All-conference: Frank Frate( P/3B), Evan Willmann (C), Bryan Bielak(SS), Nate Kocan (2B).
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NOC Honorable Mention: Noah Sasse (P), and Dominick Pissini (1B).
Top Hitters: - Team Stats: .330 BA, .412 OBP, 200 Runs, 257 hits, 42 doubles, 6 triples, 5 HR, 56 SB (Before Regionals)
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Tyler Pencak, .383 BA, 18 hits, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 13 runs, 12 RBIs, 8 SB
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Garrett Strom, .370 BA, 30 hits, 6 doubles, 18 runs, 21 RBIs, 11 SB
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Bryan Bielak, .366 BA, 30 hits, 11 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR, 20 runs, 25 RBIs, 6 SB
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Nate Kocan, .366 BA, 20 hits, 5 doubles, 20 runs, 10 RBIs, 8 SB
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Frank Frate, .345 BA, 20 hits, 15 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 15 runs, 21 RBIs
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Evan Willman, .344 BA, 22 hits, 22 runs, 10 RBIs, 5 SB
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Jack Marousek, .333 BA, 20 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 16 runs, 9 RBIs
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Dominick Pissini, .323 BA, 21 hits, 2 doubles, 3 HR, 14 runs, 22 RBIs
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Alex Sir Lewis, .381 BA, 8 hits, 11 runs
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Branden Walsh, .321 BA, 15 runs, 10 RBIs
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Reese Albright, .262 BA, 17 hits, 15 runs, 7 RBIs, 4 SB
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Mike Jayjack, .258 BA, 16 hits, 8 runs, 12 RBIs
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Noah Sasse, .316 BA
Top Pitchers: - Team Stats: 3.66 ERA, 174 IP, 116 K, 61 BB, 201 hits allowed (Before Regionals)
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Frank Frate, 7 W, 0 L, 45.2 IP, 3.21 ERA, 17 K, 12 BB
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Noah Sasse, 5 W, 1 L, 32 IP, 2.84 ERA, 11 K, 9 BB
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Alex Sir Louis, 16.2 IP, 2.10 ERA, 11 K, 3 BB
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Dan Shaw, 16 IP, 3.50 ERA, 17 K, 8 BB
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Alec Paige, 15 IP, 16 K, 8 BB
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Andrew Hartmann, 17 IP, 16 K, 6 BB
- Lucas Krysler, 18.1 IP, 14 K, 7 BB
***** Photo courtesy of head coach Brad Klingbeil
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (24-4) vs. Massillon Jackson (23-5) at Huntington Park, Friday, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Moeller (24-4)
Coaches Names:
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Head coach: Tim Held: 7th as head coach
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Varsity assistant: Andy Nagel (’88): 7 years at Moeller
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Varsity assistant: Tony Maccani (’03): 4 years at Moeller
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Varsity assistant: Jason Cisper (’06): 2 years at Moeller
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Varsity assistant: Mike Maundrell: 1 year at Moeller - pitching coach
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JV coach: Marc Marini: 4 years at Moeller
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JV assistant: Mike Cameron: 46 years at Moeller - Moeller head coach for 39 years
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JV assistant: Mike Hayes: 3 years at Moeller
- Freshmen coach: Ron Roth: 24 years at Moeller - head freshmen coach for 22 years
- Freshmen assistant: Ken Robinson: 5 years at Moeller
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Freshmen assistant: Scott Humes: 3 years at Moeller
Interesting Facts:
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11 straight district championships
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Third straight trip to the final four, 6th in the last 7 years and 8th since 2000 with four state championships in that time
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Moeller has won back-to-back state championships
Top Hitters: - Team Stats: .309 BA, .414 OBP, 170 Runs, 228 Hits, 41 Doubles, 14 Triples, 7 HR, 68 SB, 119 BB
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Zach Logue, .376 BA, 32 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 24 runs, 24 RBIs, 7 SB, 14 BB
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Riley Mahan, .330 BA, 29 hits, 6 doubles, 5 triples, 2 HR, 25 runs, 7 RBIs, 12 SB, 12 BB
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Kyle Dockus, .327 BA, 17 hits, 12 runs, 8 RBIs, 17 BB
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Josh Hollander, .313 BA, 21 hits, 11 runs, 7 SB, 8 BB
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Cole Proia, .317 BA, 19 hits, 12 runs, 17 RBIs, 8 BB
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Joey Ludwig, .279 BA, 11 RBIs, 6 SB
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Joe Vranesic, .327 BA, 19 RBIs
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Bryan Soth, .375 BA, 17 runs, 10 SB
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Kyle Butz, .432 BA, 16 hits, 17 runs, 6 SB
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Adam Wilson, .429 BA
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Eric Conner .333 BA
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Mitchell Meece, .292 BA
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Jordan Ramey, .237 BA
Top Pitchers: - Team Stats: 1.87 ERA, 198 IP, 213 K, 82 BB, 148 hits allowed
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Zach Logue, 47.2 IP, 8 W, 0 L, 0.88 ERA, 63 K, 16 BB
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Joe Vranesic, 35 IP, 1.60 ERA, 40 K, 14 BB
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Nick Bennett, 31.1 IP, 2.23 ERA, 37 K, 8 BB
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Nick Voss, 30.2 IP, 4 W, 1 L, 1.60 ERA, 23 K, 13 BB
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Gus Ragland, 17.1 IP, 7 K, 11 BB
Massillon Jackson (23-5)
Coaches Names:
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Head Coach Bill Gamble
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Pitching Coach Dan Rodriguez
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Assistant Pitching COach Randy Ecrement
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Hitting Coach Ross Vukovich
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Defensive Coach Spike Ridgley
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JV Head Coach Bret Blackstock
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Freshman Coaches John Telloni and Russ Suhy
Interesting Facts:
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1st trip to state in 67 years
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14 seniors
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Unsigned seniors Kyle Mottice (MIF), Jake Miller (OF), Steh Velluci (C/DH)
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Tim Turner LHP/OF signed George Mason Univ
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Sam Williams LHP signed Eastern Kentucky Univ
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AJ Kloehn Catcher signed Lafayette College
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Ryan Gusbar LHP signed Ashland Univ
Top Hitters: - Team Stats: .317 BA, 178 Runs, 227 hits, 37 doubles, 9 triples, 3 HR, 67 SB (Before Regionals)
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Kyle Mottice, .494 BA, 33 hits, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 28 runs, 16 RBIs, 14 SB, 16 hits in last 21 Abs, 1st Team All Federal League, 2nd Team All Inland District
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Jake Miller, .393 BA, 34 hits, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 23 runs, 28 RBIs, 15 SB, 1st Team All Federal League, 1st Team All Inland District. School record for hits in career with 104, triples with 10 and single season triples with 7
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Seth Vellucci, .347 BA, 26 hits, 2 doubles, 17 runs, 14 RBIs, 5 SB
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Tim Turner, .310 BA, 22 hits, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 18 runs, 10 RBIs, 6 SB
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Mike McCann, .302 BA, 19 hits, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 14 runs, 23 RBIs, SB
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Jake Sima, .296 BA, 21 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 11 runs
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Jake Kempt, .292 BA, 19 hits, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 19 runs, 12 SB
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AJ Kloehn, .281 BA, 16 hits, 3 doubles, 13 runs, 10 RBIs
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Jake Pallotta, .271 BA, 13 hits, 1 double, 1 triple, 8 runs, 14 RBIs
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Brennan Dingler, .222 BA, 10 hits, 7 RBIs
Top Pitchers: - Team Stats: 1.65 ERA, 180 IP, 208 K, 62 BB, 126 hits allowed (Before Regionals)
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Tim Turner, 7 W, 0 L, 46.2 IP, 1.08 ERA, 61 K, 24 BB, 1st Team All Federal League, 1st Team NEO All Inland District
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Sam Miller, 7 W, 0 L, 41 IP, 0.89 ERA, 32 K, 15 BB, 2nd Team All Federal League
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Mike McCann, 29.2 IP, 1.96 ERA, 16 K, 20 BB
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Zach Meese, 22.1 IP, 3.45 ERA, 20 K, 11 BB
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Sam Williams, 21 IP, 20 K, 29 BB
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Brent Solinger, 16.2 IP, 12 K, 6 BB
- Ryan Gusbar, 16 IP, 2.75 ERA, 20 K, 10 BB