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By Dylan Hefflinger and JD Heilmann
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout and Ohio Director of Scouting

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Ohio will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings. To view the final regular season rankings of 2014 please click here. To view the preseason rankings from 2014 please click here.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All-State Teams sometime in early March. To view the 2014 preseason All-State Teams please click here.

Please head over to JJHuddle to discuss the team previews.

2015 Team Preview: hilliard darby

School Name: Hilliard Darby
Coaches Name/Record: Chris Fugitt, 258-213
2014 Record: 13-15
Conference: OCC
Conference Record/Finish: 9-5
Division Level: I

Postseason Accomplishments:

• 2013 District Champs, Regional Finalist
• 2008 OCC/District Champs
• 2007 OCC/District Champs

Key Players Lost From 2014:

• Nate Green, RHP/1B, Oakland University
• Eric Norton, RHP/IF, Otterbein University

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/3

Strengths of Team: 

• Depth
• Speed

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

• Bret Hay, RHP, 6-foot, 175-pounds
• Josh Palsgrove, LHP/1B, 6-foot-2, 180-pounds
• Kenny Hurley, OF/MIF, 5-10, 175-pounds
• Woodrow Moore, RHP/OF, 6-foot-1, 160-pounds
• Scott Nadler, SS/3B, 5-foot-10, 145-pounds

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

• Luke Miller, RHP/IF, 6-foot, 215-pounds. Ranked 58th in 2016 class.
• Greg Brown, RHP/OF, 6-foot-1, 175-pounds
• Joe Estepp, C, 5-foot-10, 185-pounds

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:  

• Cory Brooks, IF/RHP, 6-foot-1, 185-pounds
• Luke Morris, IF/RHP, 5-foot-11, 170-pounds
• Justin Fugitt, IF/C, 5-foot-9, 140-pounds

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