PBR NE High School Team Preview: Bellevue West
February 25, 2022
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2022 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
Team: Bellevue West
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Class: A
Conference: Metro
Head Coach: Jason Shockey
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 8 (350-156)
2021 Overall Record: 28-7
2021 Post-Season Finish: Semi-finals of State
# of Returning Starters: 1
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 3
# of Starters Lost: 8
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 5
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Daniel Lester - RHP/OF - 2022 - Committed to DMACC - will be in the 83-87 range. Sharp CB, good feel for CH.
Nick Riggs - LHP/OF - 2024 - Strong/athletic LH bat. 81-84, hard SL, good CH. Goes and gets balls in the OF.
Jackson Steele - Infield/RHP - 2023 - Projectable switch-hitting middle guy. Good pop from the left-side. Can play all 3 infield spots.
Jack Sullivan - LHP - 2022 - Projectable LH arm - 79-82, good feel for CH, decent CB
Nick Glantz - Infield - 2024 - Strong/athletic infielder. Has some pop in his bat. Good arm-strength/footwork.
Tanner Hosick - RHP/Infield - 2024 - 82-84 (up to 86 in the fall). Quick arm-action guy, big over-hand CB.
Drew Grego - MIF/RHP - 2025 - Athletic/projectable '25. Hits from a slightly closed stance, kind of an "inside/out" swing, with some pop. Can play both middle spots. Good runner/arm strength for a freshman. One of the more "advanced" freshmen we've had in our program.
Connor Zbylut - RHP/OF - 2022 - 81-85, good/hard CB. Will have to be a guy for us on the mound. Sub 7.0 runner, goes and gets balls.
Robert Wood - RHP - 2022 - Went 6-0 last summer for us. Will pitch 76-80, with a very good CH and sweeping breaking ball. Throws from a low 3/4 slot.
ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Christian Dumont - Houston Baptist
Kenny Allred - Alabama State
Bryce Walker - Spring Hill
Micah Savine - Bellevue
Cade Povich - Minnesota Twins Organization
Caleb Lemon - Concordia
Treyce Machacek - Doane
Levi Storey - Bellevue
Eric Anderson - Southeast CC
Caden Eby - Southeast CC
Connor Schneider - South Mountain CC
Cam Madsen - Wayne State
Jackson Allred - Alabama State
Easton York - Marshalltown CC
Jack Bland - Allen County CC
Jaxon Jelkin - Nebraska
Gage Allen - Ventura College
Carson Wright - Dodge County CC
Dane Toman - South Dakota State University
2022 OUTLOOK:
“We've got a solid group of young talent that we are excited about. Since we graduated 12 seniors from last year, we will be looking for some new guys to step up from a leadership standpoint early on in the season.”
Head Coach
Coach Shockey