2016 Spring Team Preview: Canfield Cardinals
April 13, 2016
By Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief/NW Scout
With the 2016 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 February 1st, 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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2016 Spring Team Preview: Canfield Cardinals
Team Name: Canfield Cardinals
Head Coach: Matt Koenig
Division: II
2015 Record: 15-13
Conference Record: All American Conference-Red Division, 6-4
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/5
2016 Team Strengths:
- Experience
- Pitching
2016 Team Weaknesses:
- Not much speed
- Inexperienced relief pitching
Coach Outlook: We are returning all of our pitching staff, including all position players except for left field. We won 15 games last year and lost to Poland (State Runner-up) in the District Championship.
Top Returning Players:
- Joey Machuga, 3B/RHP, 2016, 6'0” 185, four year starter, Ohio Dominican commit
- Ryan Cheslik, OF, 2016, 6'0” 185, two year starter in CF, leadoff hitter
- Luke Kelty, OF/RHP, 2016, 6'0” 180, excellent control of three pitches
- Pete Hernandez, 1B, 2016, 6'0” 200, had three walk-off game winning RBIs in 2015
- Joe Delucia, C, 2016, 6'1” 240, strong arm, leader
- Anthony Vross, 2B/RHP, 2017, 6'0” 175, led team in era as a sophomore, submarine pitcher
- Mark Wittmann, SS, 2017, 5'9” 170, bats anywhere, fierce competitor
Top Underclassmen:
- Dominic Pilolli, 2019, OF/LHP (brother currently plays at Ashland)
- Ricky Havrilla, 2019, RHP (dad pitched at Youngstown State)
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.
To view the 2015 Preseason State Rankings, click below.
Top Headlines for the Buckeye State
- PBRPlus Ohio Insider: Updated 2016 Player Rankings
- PBRPlus Ohio Insider: Updated 2017 Player Rankings
- PBRPlus Ohio Insider: Updated 2018 Player Rankings
- OH 2016 Spring Team Previews: The Complete List
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 All-State Elite 25
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division I All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division II All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division III All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: 2015 Division IV All-State
- OH Ohio Insider: All-State Teams Are Released
- OH 2015 Top 22 All-Tournament Team
- PBRPlus Ohio Scout Blog
- PBRPlus The Ohio Recruiting Trail