By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2017 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

 

Team: Des Moines Roosevelt
Nickname: Roughriders
Class: 4A
League: CIML
Head Coach: Chris Miller
Years as Head Coach at School: 2
2016 Overall Record: 33-11
2016 League Record: 20-4
2016 League Finish: Conference Champions
2016 Post-Season Finish: Lost in Semi-Finals of State Tourney

Returning Starters: 5
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 4

Starters Lost: 6
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 4

2016 GRADS IN COLLEGE
Ben Norman- U. of Iowa
Trey Stanton- Central College
Harley Davidson- Central College 

TOP RETURNERS
2017 John Swanda, SS/RHP (Nebraska Commit)
2017 Cade Maharry, C/RHP
2017 Noah Grimes, OF/LHP
2017 Nick Ballard, OF/UTL
2017 Stephen Loew, IF/RHP

 

UNDERCLASS PLAYERS TO WATCH
2018 Will Nigut, RHP
2018 William Hawks, UTL/RHP

2017 OUTLOOK
"We have great kids that work extremely hard, are coachable, and compete well. We have a large number of guys competing for spots so it might take us some time to sort through that. How guys respond to their role will dictate how well we finish." Head Coach Chris Miller

 

COACHES PRESEASON QUESTIONNAIRE

We appreciate all of the help provided by high school coaches across the state assisting with our preseason coverage. Coaches- you can request a link to complete questionnaire by emailing Rob Allison at [email protected] if you did not receive it via email previously.