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2015 Team Preview: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller

January 30, 2015

By Dylan Hefflinger 
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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.

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2015 Team Preview: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller

School Name: Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller
Coaches Name/Record: Tim Held / 183-31
2014 Record: 24-5
Conference: GCL
Conference Record/Finish: 6-3
Division Level: I

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 11 straight trips to the regionals.
  • 6 out of the past 7 years in the state finals.
  • 3 state championships in the past 7 years.
  • 7 total state championships (2013, 12, 09, 04, 93, 89, 72).

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Riley Mahan, SS, University of Kentucky recruit. Ranked 7th in 2014 class.
  • Zach Logue, LHP, University of Kentucky recruit. Ranked 6th in 2014 class.
  • Nick Voss, RHP, University of Cincinnati. Ranked 87th in 2014 class.

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/4

Strengths of Team:

  • Offense - Most of the offensive production from last season returns.
  • Pitching - Returning a stable of arms committed to Division I and Division II programs with varsity level experience.
  • Athletic - Very fast and can cover a lot of ground.

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Relief Pitching - Young arms will be appearing late in games and be counted on to close things out.

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

  • Bryan Soth, 1B, Kent State recruit. Ranked 119th in 2015 class.
  • Grant Macciocchi, RHP, Missouri recruit. Ranked 6th in 2015 class.
  • Josh Hollander, IF, Kent State recruit. Ranked 29th in 2015 class.
  • Joe Vranesic, RHP/DH, Kent State recruit. Ranked 13th in 2015 class.
  • Kyle Dockus, IF, Wright State recruit. Ranked 83rd in 2015 class.
  • Bailey Montoya, C, Dayton recruit. Ranked 105th in 2015 class.
  • Zach Hoffman, LHP, Miami recruit. Ranked 24th in 2015 class.
  • Mitchell Bault, RHP, Ohio Dominican recruit. Ranked 145th in 2015 class.
  • Jordan Ramey, OF/IF, Cincinnati recruit. Ranked 63rd in 2015 class.
  • Eric Conner, OF/RHP, Walsh recruit. Ranked 157th in 2015 class.

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

Top Prospects in Class of 2017:

Top Prospects in Class of 2018:

  • Cameron Swanger
  • Tyler McDonough

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Ken Griffey, Jr 
  • John David Heilmann
  • Barry Larkin
  • Eric Surkamp
  • Andrew Brackman
  • Bill Long
  • David Bell
  • Mike Bell
  • Buddy Bell

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