Division IV Regional Preview
May 29, 2014
By Dylan Hefflinger
Managing Editor/Senior Writer/NW Scout
Take a look at the Regional Brackets for each Division, click here.
2014 OHSAA Baseball Regional Previews
Region 14 – Hamler Regional
McComb (22-3) vs. Hamler Patrick Henry (20-9) at Patrick Henry HS, Thursday, 2 p.m.
McComb (22-3)
Coach Name: Rob Quiroga
Interesting Facts:
- McComb defeated PH in a regular season matchup where CF Clay Grubb threw out the tying run at the plate in the 7th inning.
- The Panthers have only committed 13 errors all season.
Top Hitters:
- Mitch Schroeder, senior, .429 BA, .511 OBP, 39 SB
- Clay Dysert, (playing baseball for the first time since eighth grade, hitting .415 the last six games)
- Kaden Schroeder, freshman, .359 BA
Top Pitchers:
- Clay Grubb, junior, 6 W, 1 L, 2.59 ERA. 16 K, 4 hits in the district final win over Arlington
- Malachi Abbot, freshman, 9 W, 0 L, 1.49 ERA
- Taylor Reardon, senior, 5 W, 1 L, 3.10 ERA
Patrick Henry (20-9)
Coach Name: Shaun Sunderman
Interesting Facts:
- Third trip to Regionals in 6 years and the schools 7th trip in 13 years.
Top Hitters: - Team stats: .306 BA, 241 hits, 46 doubles, 6 triples, 2 HR, 67 SB
- Joey Nickels, .417 BA, 40 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triples, 29 runs, 25 RBIs, 6 SB
- Josh Petersen, .329 BA, 28 hits, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 23 runs, 18 RBIs, 6 SB
- Kyler Seemann, .321 BA, 27 hits, 21 runs, 13 RBIs
- Kollin Spence, .319 BA, 29 hits, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 29 runs, 20 RBIs, 15 SB
- Logan Ziegler, .309 BA, 25 hits, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 24 runs, 16 RBIs, 6 SB
- Brad Breece, .308 BA, 24 hits, 18 runs, 17 RBIs, 6 SB
- Derek Hoops, .283 BA, 30 hits, 6 doubles, 28 runs, 11 RBIs, 13 SB
Top Pitchers: Team stats: 188.1 IP, 2.79 ERA, 137 K, 73 BB
- Josh Petersen, 50 IP, 6 W, 1 L, 1.40 ERA, 60 K, 24 BB
- Kollin Spence, 48.1 IP, 7 W, 0 L, 2.75 ERA, 24 K, 14 BB
- Kyler Seemann, 35 IP, 3.40 ERA, 30 K, 11 BB
- Logan Ziegler, 35 IP, 45 K, 15 BB
Defiance Tinora (21-4) vs. Toledo Christian (20-6) at Patrick Henry HS, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Tinora (21-4)
Coach Name: Brent Renollet
Interesting Facts:
- Head coach Brent Renollet won his 300th career game last week in District action.
- The Rams have been to state three seasons in a row.
- Tinora has two of the top unsigned seniors left in the tournament in Derek Drewes and Reid Renollet.
Top Hitters: - Team Stats: .343 BA, 229 Runs, 236 hits, 32 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 42 SB
- Derek Drewes, unsigned senior, SS, .487 BA, 38 hits, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR, 27 runs, 35 RBIs, 9 SB
- Clay Pittman, San Jacinto commit, C/RHP, .481 BA, 39 hits, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 35 runs, 33 RBIs, 7 SB
- E.J. Kissel, junior RHP/C/MIF, .408 BA, 29 hits, 3 doubles, 29 runs, 13 RBIs
- Reid Renollet, unsigned senior, LHP/CF, .392 BA, 29 hits, 34 runs, 20 RBIs
- Brevin Renollet, sophomore, INF/RHP, .358 BA, 24 hits, 25 runs, 24 RBIs, 6 SB
- Dakota Stark, junior, INF, .284 BA, 19 hits, 14 runs, 21 RBIs
- Austin Mahan, .257 BA
- Logan Dickerson, .246 BA
- Logan Bailey, .241 BA
Top Pitchers: - Team Stats: 1.90 ERA, 166 IP, 169 K, 111 BB, 106 hits allowed
- Clay Pittman, 6 W, 1 L, 38 IP, 0.00 ERA, 46 K, 7 BB
- Izzy Martinez, 39.2 IP, 1.94 ERA, 37 K, 24 BB
- E.J. Kissel, 3 W, 0 L, 18.2 IP, 1.51 ERA, 22 K, 18 BB
- Brevin Renollet, 3 W, 0 L, 16 IP, 3.06 ERA, 18 K, 15 BB
- Austin Mahan, 22.2 IP, 16 K, 26 BB
- Reid Renollet, 6 IP, 1.17 ERA, 7 K, 5 BB
- Derek Drewes, 7.2 IP, 1.84 ERA, 8 K, 2 BB
Toledo Christian (20-6)
Coach Name: Tab Greenlee
Interesting Facts:
- Tab Greenlee is the fourth head coach in the last four years at TC.
- The seniors have not had a winning season until this season at TC.
- TC has won 15 of last 17 games.
- The Eagles lineup features eight players batting .400 or better.
Top Hitters:
- Judd Nearhood, .439 BA, 32 SB
- Kody Brown, .456 BA, 26 hits, 19 runs, 15 RBIs
- Kyle Kimpton, .402 BA
- Andrew Gast, .500 BA
Top Pitchers:
- Kody Brown, Bowling Green State University commit, 54.1 IP, 6 W, 2 L, 72 K, 2.19 ERA
- Brett Freeman, 2015
- Judd Nearhood, 2015
Regional Final: at Patrick Henry HS, Friday, 5 p.m.
Region 16 – Springfield Regional
Covington (12-16) vs. Cincinnati Country Day (20-5) at Fairborn HS, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Covington (12-16)
Coach Name: Mitch Hirsch
Interesting Facts:
- 1st district title in 42 years while finishing just 7-16 in the Cross County Conference
Top Hitters: - Team Stats: .291 BA, 157 Runs, 222 hits, 25 doubles, 1 HR, 41 SB
- Justin Williams, .412 BA, 35 hits, 11 doubles, 1 HR, 21 runs, 23 RBIs, 6 SB
- Levi Winn, .353 BA, 12 hits, 6 runs, 6 RBIs
- Austin Lefeld, .349 BA, 29 hits, 3 doubles, 28 runs, 11 RBIs, 11 SB
- Sam Sherman, .296 BA, 24 hits, 14 runs, 15 RBIs
- Drew Schaurer, .294 BA, 27 hits, 14 runs, 15 RBIs
- Nathan Blei, .271 BA, 23 hits, 21 runs, 14 RBIs, 9 SB
- Dain Peters, .264 BA, 19 hits, 3 doubles, 16 runs, 12 RBIs, 5 SB
- Jake Albright, .247 BA, 21 hits, 14 runs, 21 RBIs
- Jared Williams, .211 BA, 16 hits, 10 runs, 8 RBIs
Top Pitchers: - Team Stats: 4.29 ERA, 186 IP, 152 K, 109 BB, 207 hits allowed
- Austin Lefeld, 51.1 IP, 3.00 ERA, 36 K, 25 BB
- Justin Williams, 3 W, 0 L, 46.1 IP, 44 K, 28 BB
- Nathan Blei, 28.1 IP, 2.45 ERA, 25 K, 17 BB
- Ty Boehringer, 27 IP, 30 K, 15 BB
- Jared Williams 15.2 IP, 8 K, 9 BB
Cincinnati Country Day (20-5)
Coach Name: Tim Dunn
No information received - will update in the morning
Fort Loramie (20-10) vs. Convoy Crestview (19-6) at Fairborn HS, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Fort Loramie (20-10)
Coach Name: Bill Sturwold
No information received - will update in the morning
Convoy Crestview (19-6)
Coach Name: Jim Wharton
No information received - will update in the morning
Regional Final: at Fairborn HS, Friday, 5 p.m.
Region 15 – Lancaster Regional
Bainbridge Paint Valley (15-14) vs. Steubenville Catholic Central (20-4) at Beavers Field, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Paint Valley (15-14)
Coach Name: Shayne Combs
No information received - will update in the morning
Steubenville Catholic Central (21-5)
Coach Name: Don Young
Interesting Facts:
- 3rd consecutive Sectional title
- 1st Regional appearance since 2001
- Don Young is 60-19-1 in his three seasons at Catholic Central
Top Players:
- Brenton Colabella, 2014, SS, 4 year All-OVAC and 1st Team All-Eastern District. .456 BA, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 40 RBIs, 25 SB
- Aleks Porreca, 2014, P/RF, 1st Team All-Eastern District. Pitching stats: 8 W, 0 L, 58 K, 15 BB, 1.29 ERA. Hitting Stats: .338 BA, 10 doubles, 1 HR, 22 RBI, 16 SB
- Chris Murphy, 2015, UTIL, Pitching stats: 6 W, 2 L, 43 K, 16 BB, 2.30 ERA. Batting stats: .408 BA, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 17 RBIs, 30 SB
Newark Catholic (18-12) vs. Glouster Trimble (17-5) at Beavers Field, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Newark Catholic (18-12)
Coach Name: John Cannizzaro
No information received - will update in the morning
Trimble (17-5)
Coach Name: Phil Faires
No information received - will update in the morning
Regional Final: at Beavers Field, Friday, 5 p.m.
Region 13 – Lorain Regional
Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (19-7) vs. Berlin Center Western Reserve (18-5) at Lorain Pipe Yard, Thursday, 4 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas (19-7)
Coach Name: Joe Bishop
No information received - will update in the morning
Western Reserve (18-5)
Coach Name: Ed Anthony
No information received - will update in the morning
Attica Seneca East (23-3) vs. Cuyahoga Heights (16-6) at Lorain Pipe Yard, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Seneca East
Coach Name: Frank Lamoreaux
Interesting Facts:
- 3rd Straight Regional Appearance.
Top Hitters:
- Mason McWilliams, .418 BA, 14 doubles, 6 HR, 35 RBIs, 17 SB
- Ethan Caudill, .487 BA, 7 doubles, 2 HR, 26 RBIs, 27 SB
- Nate Snavely, sophomore, C, .359 BA, 7 doubles, 19 RBIs, 13 SB
- Alex Scheiber, junior, MIF, .278 BA, 24 BB, 16 SB, .480 OBP
- Ben Cramer
- Joe Roth
- Carson Pipher
- Mike Hoy
- Braedon Tipple
- Drewe Tipple
- Jack Daniel
Top Pitchers:
- Mason McWilliams, LHP, 11 W, 0 L, 0.32 ERA, 125 K, 21 BB
- Ethan Caudill, RHP, 9 W, 0 L, 0.13 ERA, 111 K, 19 BB
Cuyahoga Heights (15-6)
Coach Name: Marc Lowther
Interesting Facts:
- 3rd Straight Regional Appearance.
- 5th time to Regionals since 2007.
- Seniors Zac Lowther and Dylan Denner were part of the 2012 State Runner-Up Team.
Top Hitters: - Team Stats: .330 BA, 179 Runs, 192 hits, 25 doubles, 9 triples, 3 HR, 75 SB
- Trent Gallo, .361 BA, 26 hits, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 28 runs, 19 RBIs, 24 SB
- Dylan Denner, .412 BA, 28 hits, 2 doubles, 4 triples, 28 runs, 18 RBIs, 16 SB
- Grayson Thacker, .306 BA, 19 hits, 3 doubles, 16 runs, 9 RBIs
- Craig McDaniel, .286 BA, 16 hits, 2 triples, 18 runs, 10 SB
- Zac Lowther, .446 BA, 25 hits, 6 doubles 2 triples, 2 HR, 20 runs, 29 RBIs, 8 SB
- Tyler Gallo, .283 BA, 15 hits, 1 double, 1 HR, 16 runs, 5 SB
- Nick Orr, .340 BA, 18 hits, 18 runs, 10 runs
- Ryan Oryl, .295 BA, 18 hits, 7 doubles, 12 runs, 15 RBIs
- Jake Marunowski, .262 BA, 11 hits, 9 runs, 8 RBIs, 5 SB
Top Pitchers: - Team Stats: 1.83 ERA, 130 IP, 176 K, 67 BB, 88 hits allowed
- Zac Lowther, 6 W, 1 L, 47 IP, 0.45 ERA, 91 K, 11 BB
- Michael Hartman, 4 W, 2 L, 43.1 IP, 2.58 ERA, 46 K, 27 BB
- Grayson Thacker, 19.2 IP, 0.71 ERA, 20 K, 10 BB
- Aaron Kucia, 11 IP, 1.91 ERA, 13 K, 6 BB
Regional Final: at Lorain Pipe Yard, Friday, 5 p.m.
Division IV State Tournament at Huntington Park, Columbus
Region 14 vs. Region 16, Thurs., June 5, 10 a.m.
Region 15 vs. Region 13, Thurs., June 5, 1 p.m.
Div. IV State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m.