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Wickliffe Blue Devils


Dylan Hefflinger and PBR Ohio Staff
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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.

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2022 Spring Team Preview: Wickliffe Blue Devils

Team Name: Wickliffe Blue Devils
Head Coach: Phil Motta
Division: III
2021 Record: 11-15
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 9/5

2022 Team Strengths:

  • Experience
  • Depth
  • Versatility
  • Returning Pitching

Coach Outlook: "Having an incredible inexperienced team in 2021, we return all of our starters from a year ago. We were 11-15, but were able to compete in the majority of our games. Our inexperience showed though and our inability to limit big innings was the downfall. Calvin Cackowski missed most of his junior season after fracturing his hip early in the season but returns healthy this year. Lacking a good deal of depth, caused a constant shuffle of positions from game to game. However, our young players got a great deal of experience at the varsity level. We need to do a better job in league play. We have some challenging independent games scheduled. Hopefully, that will challenge us as we progress throughout the season."

Top Returning Players:

  • 12- Calvin Cackowski - Captain, Thiel Commit, 6'2, 185 .C, P, SS, BAA406 (32 Ab) 2B 5,ERA 2.23
  • 12- Josh Dohm - Captain - 5'11, 200, .BA 397, 1B, H 29, 2B 10 , .534 Slg % , RBI18 , R26
  • 12 - Greg Kita - 5'11, 160, P, OF, INF - Ba .306, H 19, RBI 20, R 14, ERA - IP 40, ERA 3.85 K 48, BB 13
  • 11 - Shaun Derganc - 6'1, 175 - P, OF, BA .347, H 26, 2B 3, RBI 16, R 18, IP 40.2, REC 4-4, ERA 2.75, K 51, , BB 18
  • 11 - Colin Casey - 5'9, 160, P, INF - BA - .324, H 22, 2B 2, 3B, RBI 11, R 19, IP 38, , ERA - 3.21, K 46, BB 25
  • 11 - Jimmy Nemeth - 5'11, 160, C, OF - RBI 16, R 17
  • 11 - Vince Gargiulo - 5'9, 165 - 2B, OF - BA .300
  • 10 - Bobby Plumb - 5'7, 150, OF, P

Class of 2022 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Calvin Cackowski
  • Josh Dohm
  • Greg Kita

Class of 2023 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Colin Casey
  • Shaun Derganc
  • Jimmy Nemeth
  • Vince Gargiulo

Class of 2024 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Bobby Plumb
  • Brandon Henderson
  • Noah Dohm

Class of 2025 Prospects To Keep Eye On:

  • Noah Touschner
  • Nunzio Zivnoska

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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