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Berlin Center Western Reserve Blue Devils

March 21, 2022
Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Ohio Staff
PBR Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout

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With 2021 now in the past, PBR Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best 2022 high school coverage that can be found anywhere. Starting in January, we began releasing team previews for squads across the state. Ahead, we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way.

To view the full list of 2022 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here.

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2022 Spring Team Preview: Berlin Center Western Reserve Blue Devils

Team Name: Berlin Center Western Reserve Blue Devils
Head Coach: Jake Zatchok
Division: IV
2021 Record: 15-10
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 3/1

2022 Team Strengths:

  • Versatility
  • Pitching Depth

Coach Outlook: "We are very young this year after graduating 10 seniors from last year's District Runner Up team. We will rely on our seniors that have experienced very successful seasons over the last three years to guide a young group of freshmen and sophomores to compete in a very tough MVAC Scarlet division. We are young but we are very versatile. We have only 3 returning letter winners, so being able to shuffle guys around as needed makes it easier to put our best 9 on the field any given day. We also only have one returning pitcher with varsity innings their belts, but we have a lot of young guys that we are excited to see compete for innings this spring."

Top Returning Players:

  • Gabe Platt, SS/RHP, 2022, 5-10/155-pounds, R/R. 2 Year Letter Winner, 2 Year Starter, Team Captain. Last Year Stats- .371 AVG, 7 RBI, 12 R. 2-0, 2.19 ERA, 22K
  • Jacob Buchmann, C/3B/RHP, 2022, 5-11/200-pounds, R/R. 2 Year Letter Winner, 2 year starter, team captain. Last Year Stats- .356 AVG, 4 2B, 12 RBI, 11 R
  • Parker Reed, 1B/LHP, 2022, 6-1/180-pounds, L/L. 2 year letter winner, Team Captain.

Class of 2022 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Gabe Platt
  • Jacob Buchmann
  • Parker Reed

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Brock Wellman IF/CF/RHP
  • Vance Story 1B/OF/LHP

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Jack Darney 1B/CF/LHP
  • Evan Slaven IF/RHP

A Look Back At The 2021 Season:

To view the 2021 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2021 Ohio Spring HS Report, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To View the 2021 PBR All-State Teams click below:

To view the 2021 Preseason All-State Teams, click below:

To view the Weekly Team Rankings, click below:

To view the 2021 Ohio Spring Scout Blog, click below:

A Look Back At What Would've Been The 2020 Season:

To view each of the parts to the No 'Last Dance' Series, click below:

To view the 2020 Team Previews, click here.

To view the 2020 Preseason All-State Teams, click here.

To view the 2020 Virtual Ohio High School State Tournament/Preseason Team Rankings, click here.

A Look Back At The Last Decade:

To view the Ohio High School All-Decade Team 2010-2019, click here.

A Look Back At The 2019 Season:

To view the 2019 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2019 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2019 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At The 2018 Season:

To view the 2018 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2018 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2018 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

A Look Back At The 2017 Season:

To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here.

To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup, click below.

To view the 2017 All-State Teams, click below.

To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams, click below.

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