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2015 Team Preview: Shawnee Mission South

February 17, 2015

By Sean McCann
Prep Baseball Report Kansas

As we prepare for the upcoming 2015 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Shawnee Mission South
Nickname: Raiders
Class: 6A
League: Sunflower League
Head Coach: Mitch Wiles
Years as Head Coach at School: 13
2014 Overall Record: 10-11
2014 League Record: 6-5

Returning Starters: 4
Pitchers with 15+ Innings Returning: 3

TOP RETURNERS
Marshall Bland, 2B, 2015 – All-Sunflower League, 2nd Team
Joe Parsa, OF, 2015
Adam North,C, 2016
Jake Anthony, IF, 2015
Tyler Perdue, RHP, 2015
Alex Renfrew, OF/LHP, 2016
Trevor Alpert, RHP, 2015 – All-Sunflower League, Honorable Mention

X-FACTOR
Marshall Bland. The speedy senior lead-off hitter returns after earning All-League honors a year ago.

KEY PLAYER LOST
Austin Giannola, SS, 2014 (Labette CC). All-Sunflower League performer was a fixture at shortstop and in the middle of the Raiders line-up last spring.

2015 OUTLOOK:  
The Raiders return four everyday starters and three pitchers with significant innings from a year ago. Two seniors notched All-Sunflower honors a year ago in 2B Marshall Bland and RHP Trevor Alpert. South’s line-up also returns experience in senior OF Joe Parsa, C Adam North, IF Jake Anthony and OF/LHP Alex Renfrew. Parsa was South’s everyday centerfielder and hit in the middle of the line-up, while North was one of the few sophomores to start behind the plate for a 6A school. On the mound the Raiders will once again look to Alpert, Renfrew and senior RHP Tyler Perdue. Senior 1B/C Ryan Donnelly and RHP Matt Hollingsworth should see an expanded role this spring as well.

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