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2015 Team Preview: Alliance

February 27, 2015

By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Ohio will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings. To view the final regular season rankings of 2014 please click here. To view the preseason rankings from 2014 please click here.

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2015 Team Preview: Alliance

School Name: Alliance
Coaches Name/Record: Jeff Graffice, 199-84
2014 Record: 16-17
Conference: NBC
Conference Record: 6-8
Division Level: II

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • Been to district championship 7 of the last 10 years

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Kordelle Phillips-Mount Union

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 2/1

Strengths of Team:

  • Young and athletic

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Experience

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Josh Hammerton-P/OF
  • Jordan Leone-OF
  • Tyler Copeland-OF/RHP
  • Will Oesch-C

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Shannon Dennis-1B
  • Sam Kirk-OF

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

  • Cody Wargo-2B
  • Dylan McCurdy-LHP
  • Anthony Thomas-3B

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

  • Phillip Romeo-SS/RHP
  • Joe Marazza-LHP
  • Alex Leasure-C

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Tim Saunders-Marrietta/Chicago Cubs
  • Ryan Nordquist-Davis/Elkins Coach

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