By Dylan Hefflinger
PBR Ohio Senior Writer/Northwest Scout

No. 16 Perrysburg High School

Coach Dave Hall and the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets have reached regionals five times in the last 11 years and in 2014 they are poised to make it six in 12. Perrysburg has a talented one-two punch in Mark Delas (RHP) and AJ Stockwell (LHP). Perrysburg will compete in the NLL which is one of the most competitive league in all of Ohio.

The Yellow Jackets will compete against the likes of Anthony Wayne, Napoleon, Bowling Green and Springfield among others which will get Perrysburg ready for a tournament run.

A few of the top players for coach Dave Hall:

• Mark Delas, C/RHP, 2014 ... Committed to University of Toledo, ranked number 134 in 2014 class. Powerful hitter while sitting mid 80s with the fastball. 6-1, 1.58 ERA last year.
• AJ Stockwell, LHP/1B, 2014 ... Unsigned senior, ranked 143rd in 2014 class. Sits low 80s with the fastball, right.
• Zach Honsberger, OF/LHP, 2016.
• Gus Dimmerling, SS/RHP, 2015. 
• Nick Fleming, INF, 2014.
• Zach Honsberger, OF/LHP, 2016. 
• Gus Dimmerling, SS/RHP, 2015.
• Seth Durham, INF, 2015.
• Kaleb Mahler, RHP/OF, 2015.
  

No. 17 Thomas Worthington High School

Thomas Worthington has quietly positioned themselves as a top five program in the Central Ohio area. This year, Anthony Leahy and Chris Olson will see increased roles within the program as Coach Gussler continues his courageous battle with cancer.

On the field, the Cardinals are lead by one of area's top pitchers, senior Nick Pauley (WSU recruit), who has compiled a 17-2 record over his high school career. Although the team lost LHP Roscoe Blackburn (Marshall recruit) to graduation, there is still plenty of pitching depth within the program with unsigned LHP Sam Ankrom, LHP Tommy Hoerauf, RHP Jace Komminsk, and LHP Brady Roesch. Senior Kegan Lanter, who has been a middle of the order bat since his sophomore year, returns behind the plate while fellow senior Tommy Pischel will anchor the defense from the shortstop position.

This spring, the Cardinals are in a tough battle for a conference championship against the likes of Olentangy Liberty, Marysville, and Upper Arlington.

Top players include:

• Nick Pauley, RHP, 2014 ... Committed to Wright State, ranked number 26 in Ohio and 200 overall in the 2014 class, pictured above. 
• Kegan Lanter, C, 2014 ... Committed to Otterbein, ranked number 261 in 2014 class.  
• Sam Ankrom, LHP/OF, 2014, unsigned senior, ranked number 123 in 2014 class, pictured right. 
• Tommy Pischel, SS, 2014 
• Tommy Hoerauf, LHP/OF, 2014
• Anthony Hopkins, OF, 2014, unsigned senior, ranked number 288 in 2014 class 
• Jace Komminsk, C/IF/RHP, 2015 
• Brady Roesch, 1B/LHP, 2015  
• Andy Burpee, OF/LHP, 2015
  

A few underclassmen to keep an eye on include:

• Jaret Gerber, IF/RHP, 2016 
• Anthony Falks, IF/RHP, 2016 
• Brennan Chiodo, OF, 2016

No. 18 Toledo St. John's High School

The St. John's Jesuit Titans and head coach Greg Christian finished 2013 with a 19-10 record and are looking to improve on that record in 2014 as the Titans return seven starters and five pitchers. 

Coach Christian feels the Titans will have a strong pitching staff that will include a one-two punch of Nolan Silberhorn (RHP) and Collin Korte (LHP).

The Titans also have two top players in the 2015 class in T.J Lake and Devon Garcia.

Some of the top Titans include:

No. 19 Gahanna Lincoln High School 

Gahanna Lincoln and head coach Mike Shade reached Columbus last season, losing in the state semifinals to Cleveland St. Ignatius as seen here. The Golden Lions finished 2013 with a 22-10 record.

The Golden Bears reload in 2014, led by Kentucky University commit Evan White (ranked number 5 in Ohio and 38 overall in the 2014 class, pictured). Other players who have committed to colleges that are on the 2014 squad are Boomer Lowe (Sinclair CC commit, ranked 79 in 2014 class), Bradley Hull (Oakland University commit), Cole Gibson (Oakland University commit, ranked number 47 in Ohio and 330 overall in 2015 class) and Mason Daniels (Elon commit, ranked number 29 in Ohio and 210 overall in 2015 class).

Top players for Gahanna Lincoln include:

• Zach Baumann, OF/LHP, ranked number 263 in 2014 class
• Collin Wrona, OF/MIF, 2015
• Santiago Martinez, OF/3B, 2015
• Loie Greenwood, INF, 2015
• Tim Eidens, 1B/RHP, 2015
• Cole Carey, INF/C, 2015
• Branton Cummins, RHP/INF, 2016
• Tony Lind, 3B/RHP, 2016

No. 20 Avon Lake High School

The Avon Lake Shoremen finished the 2013 season with a 17-10 record and coach Kevin Marlow is looking to improve on that in 2014.

The Shoremen return seven starters and four pitchers and look to sit atop the tough Southwest Conference and make a long run come tournament time.

Some top players for coach Marlow include: