¯ POSTSEASON: Division IV, Fairport Harbor District ¯ LEAGUE: Northeastern Athletic Conference ¯ LAST YEAR: 11-11 (lost 4-0 to Maplewood in sectional bracket final) Helpy, Vance and Wischerman should lead the offense. The pitching should be strong with Helpy, Vance, Turcola and Figley returning. ¯ SEASON OUTLOOK: The Bulldogs are optimistic despite losing several key players and having low numbers. ¯ OTHERS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE: Senior Daniel Dellick, juniors Trent Watson-Cope and James Bucklus, sophomore Brady Kridler, and freshmen Patrick Bender, Hunter Bourne and Alex Cannon ¯ RETURNING LETTERMEN (*-letters won): Zion Figley (Jr)*, Sean Helpy (Jr)**, Brandon Turcola (Jr)*, Dalton Vance (Sr)***, Cameron Wischerman (Sr)** ¯ POSTSEASON: Division III, Struthers District ¯ LEAGUE: Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference ¯ LAST YEAR: 16-8 (lost 9-1 to South Range in sectional bracket final) Grand Valley is led by three veteran players in Seger, Nye and Jackson. ¯ SEASON OUTLOOK: The Mustangs are looking to compete in their new CVC alignment, hoping to be consistent day-in and day-out. ¯ OTHERS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE: Senior Sebastian Wilson and sophomores Dane Sparks and Zach Hall ¯ RETURNING LETTERMEN (*-letters won): Daniel Gearhart (Sr)*, David Nye (Sr)**, Gordon Seger (Sr)***, Derek Jackson (Jr)**, Hagan Hejduk (So)* ¯ POSTSEASON: Division III, Niles District ¯ LAST YEAR: 15-8 (lost 6-3 to Ashtabula Edgewood in district semifinal) Hubbard is looking forward to competing in the competitive NE-8 race. ¯ SEASON OUTLOOK: The Eagles have a good mix of youth and experienced players, led by two-time first-team all-conference player Jarvis. ¯ OTHERS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE: Seniors Josh Wilcox and Jordan Serrano juniors Dyllan Geraci, Dom Micheline and Albert Gerlick and sophomore Josh Ruban ¯ RETURNING LETTERMEN (*-letters won): Joe Barr (Sr)**, Nate Bencetic (Sr)**, Evan Jarvis (Jr)**, Andrew Frank (Jr)**, Kobe Krisuk (Jr)**, Tristan Adamson (Jr)**, Hayden Fox (Jr)**, Joe Langley (Jr)**, Dylan Durkos (Jr)**, Jace Markle (Jr)*, Ian Wukelich (So)*, Mike Zapka (So)*, Robby Kist (So)* ¯ LAST YEAR: 17-12 (lost 1-0 to Poland in sectional bracket final) ¯ COACH: John Schiraldi (8th year, 107-87) With consistently good, disciplined behavior, Howland has enough talent to put together a winning season. ¯ SEASON OUTLOOK: With 14 returning lettermen, the Tigers are experienced with a well-rounded team led by all-conference players Tomko, Fronzaglio and McCleery. ¯ OTHERS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE: Senior Carson Lewis, sophomore Anthony Massucci and freshman Nicholas Lewis ¯ RETURNING LETTERMEN (*-letters won): Garrett Deemer (Sr)**, Joseph Perfette (Sr)**, Gage Tomko (Sr)**, Cameron Durig Sr)*, Angelo Fronzaglio (Sr)*, Vincent Marimpietri (Sr)*, Zachary Snelson (Sr)*, Matthew Stambolia (Sr)*, Joshua McCleery (Jr)**, Jared Mindek (Jr)*, Austen Price (Jr)*, Braden Gebhardt (So)*, Luca Massucci (So)*, Ian Merkel (So)* ¯ POSTSEASON: Division II, Struthers District ¯ LAST YEAR: 11-14 (lost 11-4 to Cardinal Mooney in sectional first round) The Raiders are out to prove something to themselves and others in the tough AAC Red Tier. Several juniors played significant innings in the last couple of years and some sophomores are poised to contribute. The Raiders are a hard-working group with a great mental and physical approach to the game.

Harding returns its top two pitchers and top three batting average hitters.

¯ SEASON OUTLOOK: The Raiders have seven returning starters and expect to surprise a lot of people this year. ¯ OTHERS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE: Carson Peterson, Quincy Brown, Michael Jones, Dom Heckman, Jutin Abel ¯ RETURNING LETTERMEN (*-letters won): Brandon Arnold ***, Cavin Stouffer ***, Cameron Knupp **, Dakota Simons *, Robert Jakubec *, Jordan Adkins **, Noah Murray **, Elijah Taylor **, Brett Brown *, Dashawn Gunther-Putnam *, Dontai Kellar *, David Devlin * ¯ POSTSEASON: Division I, Hudson District ¯ LEAGUE: All-American Conference Red Tier

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