Prep Baseball Report

2019 PBR IA Team Capsule: Waverly-Shell Rock


Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2019 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state. 

Team: Waverly-Shell Rock
Nickname: Go-Hawks
Class: 3A
League: Northeast Iowa
Head Coach: Casey Klunder
Years as Head Coach at School: 14
2018 Overall Record: 34-8
2018 League Record: 14-4
2018 League Finish: Conference Co-Champions
2018 Post-Season Finish: Lost in State Tournament Semi-Finals

Starting Position Players Lost
: 4
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 3

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

2018 GRADS IN COLLEGE
Ryan Willis- Wartburg
Luke Willis- Simpson
Brady Leonard- Simpson
Tyler Doehrmann- Central College

SENIORS TO WATCH
Kurby Vowels, RHP, 2019
Malcolm Newell, 3B/RHP, 2019
Connor Havlovic, 2B/OF, 2019

Kurby Vowels, RHP, 2019

 

JUNIORS TO WATCH
Payton Leonard, RHP/OF, 2020
Kaden Dewey, OF, 2020
Jeremy Chaplin, IF/C, 2020

Payton Leonard, RHP/OF, 2020

Kaden Dewey, OF, 2020

 

SOPHOMORES & FRESHMEN TO WATCH
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2019 OUTLOOK
"We're very fortunate again this year to have a lot of nice kids that we think will work hard throughout the course of the summer which should give us a chance to compete well. We are hoping to use last year's experience of playing in the state tournament to our advantage. When you look at the landscape of last year's 3A state tournament field it's made up of a lot of Division I players, other scholarship-type players, that's typically not how we're built, we have to do the little things correctly to have a chance to compete at that level. This summer will be no exception to that. We are looking forward to that challenge. We look forward to these seniors filling the leadership void left by last year's great seniors." Head Coach Casey Klunder

 

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.