Preseason Power 25 Countdown: No. 4 Sun Prairie
March 26, 2015
By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Supervisor – Wisconsin/Illinois
The Wisconsin high school season kicks off on March 31, the first day for regular season games. Most teams will begin practicing on March 23, getting their rosters set and finalizing their lineups.
Throughout the month of March we will be counting down our Preseason Power 25 Team Rankings leading up to the No. 1 team right before opening day.
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No. 4 Sun Prairie
2014 Record: 27-5
WIAA Classification: 1
Conference: Big Eight
Head Coach: Rob Hamilton
2014 Playoff Run: State Champions – Division 1
TOP PLAYERS
Kanyon Fellers, LHP, 2015 (Minnesota State)
Mike Brekke, 1B, 2015
Coby Oswalt, MIF, 2015
Drew Hamilton, OF, 2015
Marquis Reuter, RHP/3B, 2016
Ben Hauser, INF/RHP, 2017
X-FACTOR
The X-Factor for the Cardinals is simply their winning pedigree. Coach Hamilton is shooting for a four-peat in 2015 and has turned the Sun Prairie program into a baseball powerhouse that simply does not know how to lose.
STAT RAT
Mike Brekke will provide the thump in the middle of the Cardinal lineup. The unsigned senior 1B hit over .400 last year with five home runs, nine doubles and drove in 32. Expect more of the same out of the left-handed slugger in 2015.
OUTLOOK
It’s hard to bet against the three time champs and Coach Hamilton and they will probably make us eat our words come playoff time not having them as the preseason favorite, but the fact of the matter is the Cardinals lost a lot from last year’s state title team. Sun Prairie will need to fill a bunch of holes, they graduated their entire outfield, starting shortstop and catcher, along with 14 wins on the mound. That’s a big load to fill and if anyone can do it, it’s Sun Prairie. The Cardinals still have a good 1-2 punch on the mound with Fellers and Reuter as well as Mike Brekke providing an offensive threat, so the cupboards aren’t completely bare but there is definitely some work to do. I fully anticipate come playoff time Coach Hamilton and his staff will have the Cardinals clicking on all cylinders and poised to make another run at a state title.
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